Glovebox light not working

RanjS8 · #1 4th September 2012, 10:35 PM

Do a continuity test across all your fuses in the fuse box....It might be a not so obvious fuse....Failling that I would check the wiring diagrams in elsawin and see if you can trace the wire back....not an easy task at all....

good luck

ps taking the glove box off is easy really...just three bolts as shown above...putting it back now I have to say it is the one job I absolutely hate on this car....lining up the holes, holding the glove box up and getting the bolts in....such an awkward job hate it every time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wiingg · #2 4th September 2012, 10:44 PM

I take it that means pulling the fuses one by one and testing or is there a quicker method

sloss · #3 5th September 2012, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by wiingg

I take it that means pulling the fuses one by one and testing or is there a quicker method

Using a Mulitmeter set to the beeper alarm just touch each visible end of the fuse while it's in position, it should beep: no beep = duff fuse/connection.

Don't hold it on for long as, depending on type of meter, you may complete the circuit and have current going through the meter.

As you are checking a small part within a circuit there will be no shorting or problem caused elsewhere

wiingg · #4 5th September 2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sloss

Using a Mulitmeter set to the beeper alarm just touch each visible end of the fuse while it's in position, it should beep: no beep = duff fuse/connection.

Don't hold it on for long as, depending on type of meter, you may complete the circuit and have current going through the meter.

As you are checking a small part within a circuit there will be no shorting or problem caused elsewhere

I've tested all the fuses and they all had continuity across them. I checked for wiring diagrams in elsawin but couldn't find anything.

Has anyone got any wiring diagrams associated with the glovebox light wiring?

sloss · #5 5th September 2012, 12:02 PM

Something just occurred to me so I went out to my car to check....

You need at least the side lights on before the Glovebox one will work

wiingg · #6 5th September 2012, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sloss

Something just occurred to me so I went out to my car to check....

You need at least the side lights on before the Glovebox one will work

That's that one sorted then!! I just assumed it would work all the time as did the one in my previous car