Mirror lights
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Mirror lights
Hi all,
got good info here on a lot of stuff- which showed me the #2 fuse (pass.footwell) was supposed to cut power to underhood lite and mirror lites. I wanted to take out the underhood lite (big battery drain) and pulled fuse (cold lite easier to take out than hot one)...which cut power but mirror lites stay on. Anyway question is .... is there any way to defeat the interior lites staying on (for the 20-30 sec after door opening and closing) ???? used to be you could turn down the dimmer and there was a detent or on other cars a seperate switch to cut power to the interior lites.
Manual says HL on/off quick but that only cut the dashboard lites not the other courtesy'floor/mirror lites. Oh yeah- this is on 2000 Vert 6 spd. if that matters.
Just getting to know the "new" car and starting to do a few minor things- this is my first C5 and it is a lot different than the C4's and C3's I had in the past. BTW you guys are great and I appreciate all the help on stuff.
STW,
Rich
got good info here on a lot of stuff- which showed me the #2 fuse (pass.footwell) was supposed to cut power to underhood lite and mirror lites. I wanted to take out the underhood lite (big battery drain) and pulled fuse (cold lite easier to take out than hot one)...which cut power but mirror lites stay on. Anyway question is .... is there any way to defeat the interior lites staying on (for the 20-30 sec after door opening and closing) ???? used to be you could turn down the dimmer and there was a detent or on other cars a seperate switch to cut power to the interior lites.
Manual says HL on/off quick but that only cut the dashboard lites not the other courtesy'floor/mirror lites. Oh yeah- this is on 2000 Vert 6 spd. if that matters.
Just getting to know the "new" car and starting to do a few minor things- this is my first C5 and it is a lot different than the C4's and C3's I had in the past. BTW you guys are great and I appreciate all the help on stuff.
STW,
Rich
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I understand your concern, and I too put in a switch for the hood light to defeated it since I have my hood up in the garage to disipate the heat after each drive.
BUT.....even at shows and cruise-ins, there are no real issues with battery drain from the interior lights. They do cycle off soon and even with the door open for shows, they cycle in just a few moments.
Unless you are just wanting a project, I would suggest not worrying about it and let it ride.
To address you question about a switch, I have not seen a mod for this, though I am sure it can be done.
Good Luck
BUT.....even at shows and cruise-ins, there are no real issues with battery drain from the interior lights. They do cycle off soon and even with the door open for shows, they cycle in just a few moments.
Unless you are just wanting a project, I would suggest not worrying about it and let it ride.
To address you question about a switch, I have not seen a mod for this, though I am sure it can be done.
Good Luck
