boot lights

[oldnick]

as stated , all the lights came on , so unless all 3 festoon bulbs are failing at the same moment can't be that ; same with the microswitches , not likely both fail at the identical moment ; and central locking works correctly so can't be the fuse

been thinking about it , need to know if there is a delay on the boot lights going off...same as interior lights ; is there , and how long is the delay ? my theory is that all these lights are controlled from the central locking , and when I held the microswitches in it wasn't for long enough

in which case the problem must be in the feed from the central locking ...failing intermittently , maybe shorting out in the boot lid or the connection at the pump