Boot warning light dashboard

Hi All,

My boot warning light is on permanently even though my boot is shut properly. I wondered if anyone knows if there is a way I can turn it off as the bright red light on the dash is annoying when driving!

Thanks

The only way would be to remove the bulb, but I suspect you have a problem with the loom attached to the nearside boot hinge. The wires can break due to constant flexing and give all sorts of problems with rear lights, warning lights and even the radio!

Open up the loom and check the wires carefully they may be broken inside the insulated outers, just to make the job easier! :nonod:

Thanks very much for the info David,

I'' have a look round there. Luckily it's the only issue I have on the car touch wood.

If that doesn't work I'll either live with it or I'll get a quote from an auto electrician to fix it for me. I'd rather not remove the bulb from the dash, and I know from past experience how fiddly it can be removing instrument clusters on cars!

Cheers

VVCric wrote: Thanks very much for the info David,

I'' have a look round there. Luckily it's the only issue I have on the car touch wood.

If that doesn't work I'll either live with it or I'll get a quote from an auto electrician to fix it for me. I'd rather not remove the bulb from the dash, and I know from past experience how fiddly it can be removing instrument clusters on cars!

Cheers

David will tell you how easy it is to remove the instrument cluster to replace/change bulbs. I dont know if the bulb removal will affect the next MoT, with the new rules coming into force on 01.01.2012 (see my recent thread on MoT changes)
I would check the wiring first, this is a very common problem, with breaks in the wiring at the boot hinge. I had a simmilar problem with a Hoitpoint fridge/freezer recently :rant: the control panel on the door went on when the door was open and off when it was closed!!! found two broken wires in the insulated harness, repaired them, saved £25 for a new harness, now works perfectly. please let us know how you get on.

Boot warning light!! Where's a bonnet warning light when it's needed?

rog1963 wrote: Boot warning light!! Where's a bonnet warning light when it's needed?

You don't want a warning light distracting you when you've got a bonnet covering the windscreen :silly:

Serious point - wouldn't you better curing the cause than removing the effect?

The bulb lighting when the boot is shut suggests that there is a broken wire some where, proberbly several, which may eventually lead to a fire.

However if you are set on removing the bulb the clocks come out quite easily, only 4 screws IIRC. You wont fail the MOT if the bulb is lit or if it doesn't light.

I agree with James, it is much safer to find and fix the problem than remove the bulb!, after all the fault is still there :rant: May be a silly question :silly: but have you checked the switch in the boot, that makes the circuit when the boot is opened (like door switches) these are a very simple switch and if the spring breaks it will stay connected! :bust:

Hi all, just thought I'd give an update in case anyone ever has the same issue. I tried living with the boot light on but eventually I decided enough was enough so this evening I looked into fixing it! I thought I'd try with something simple first, i.e. removing one of the electrical connectors behind the boot lock.

Amazingly the light went out, and it comes on again when the boot is actually open (basically working as it should do) So it took me a few seconds to fix it!

Then it was time to fix my faulty zip on my roof (with the help of an MGF Zip kit from Ebay). I fixed this in 5 minutes!

It's nice to have no problems at all now with the car (oh, other than the clock which stopped working - that's my next job!)

:woohoo:

VVCric wrote: ..It's nice to have no problems at all now with the car (oh, other than the clock which stopped working - that's my next job!)

:omg: the clock :nonod: have a read of this thread

:lol:

yep I'm afraid so the hour hand doesn't move when you adjust it, only the minute hand,lol.

I wonder if a more reliable clock from another car would fit in its place....?

As shown in the thread, probably more use fitting another gauge