Disable dome light switch?
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Disable dome light switch?
Almost everytime I get in and out of my car, my knee hits the dome light button and activates the lights under the mirrors, which isn't helping my battery any. Is there an easy way to permanently disable the push in function of this switch?
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The only way I could think of to do that is to remove the switch, take it apart, and wedge something inside that would prevent the button from being able to be pushed in, then reassemble and reinstall.
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Glue a rubber o ring of appropriate thickness over the ****. This will prevent the **** from pushing in, but, still allow it to rotate.
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Never knew this was a dome light switch since none of the C6 coupes I ever owned had a dome light. My 2012 Corvette Owner's Manual calls it an instrument panel brightness ****.
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Everyone else figured it out. 
And that's 
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Unplug the top of the mirror plug in. that will keep them off. Also, any other functions of the mirror. If you can figure out which wires on the plug work the lights you could snip those wires. Seems extreme. It is a PITA as I imagine most of us, I know I have, hit that switch. I just blame it on the people who make these choices when they are drunk and trying to plan the operation of the car before the build.
Last edited by NOWUCME; Jul 14, 2017 at 07:32 PM.