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Title: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Terbs on 20 May 2010, 13:32:20

Hi all....sorry about this !!!!!

I am servicing my vehicle (Well I opened the bonnet, closed it, sat inside with the handbook, then came here)

Both the Reading lights do not work (Courtesy lights do) so have taken off glass, but....how the heck do those bulbs come out  :-? I cannot get my fingers in at them !!! I assume they are on the same circuit as the Courtesy lights so not a fuse problem, but weird they are both out !!!!

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: RobG on 20 May 2010, 13:50:17

Have you tried with ignition on

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Terbs on 20 May 2010, 14:06:47

Yes, unfortunately  :(

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Andy B on 20 May 2010, 14:17:05

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Hi all....sorry about this !!!!!

I am servicing my vehicle (Well I opened the bonnet, closed it, sat inside with the handbook, then came here)

Both the Reading lights do not work (Courtesy lights do) so have taken off glass, but....how the heck do those bulbs come out  :-? I cannot get my fingers in at them !!! I assume they are on the same circuit as the Courtesy lights so not a fuse problem, but weird they are both out !!!!

This is my courtesy light
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/Tiff4327/OmegaPhonemic.jpg)
and my bulbs/lamps come out from the back of the board
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/Tiff4327/CCRT700009.jpg)

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Terbs on 20 May 2010, 14:21:59

That looks the same as mine (I also have two little round things (Alarm ?) so obviously I have to dig out the housing....here goes :)

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Andy B on 20 May 2010, 14:27:10

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 (I also have two little round things (Alarm ?)  ....

 :y  :y Interior sonics for the alarm, they're what the switch with a picture of a man running away from ))) turn off  :y  :y

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Terbs on 20 May 2010, 14:30:11

Yes Andy....got it out.
Have switched bulbs and good bulb does not work in Reading lights socket....any thoughts

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Andy B on 20 May 2010, 14:36:05

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Yes Andy....got it out.
Have switched bulbs and good bulb does not work in Reading lights socket....any thoughts

pushon/push off switches fubar'd due to lack of use?  :-/

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Terbs on 20 May 2010, 14:40:27

Worth a try mate, if no go its not the end of the world. Can't see why have them to be honest. Mrs can't use them, blind as a bat ;D.
Someone on here has a signature....'Hope I die before I grow old...B*****ks, too late.......I think that applies to me :(

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Terbs on 20 May 2010, 15:00:02

Tried all sorts....quite a few wires feed in, but with no wiring diagram, I do not know if there is more than one live feed in :(

I am afraid its.....OMEGA 1....Tony 0
 :( :( :(

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Broomies Mate on 20 May 2010, 15:18:02

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Tried all sorts....quite a few wires feed in, but with no wiring diagram, I do not know if there is more than one live feed in :(

I am afraid its.....OMEGA 1....Tony 0
 :( :( :(

The Reading lamps only work when ignition is live, the main interior light has a permanent live feed.

Red cable is permanent live.
Check the black cable with the ignition on.

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Terbs on 20 May 2010, 16:14:12

Thanks Broomie,
Are you saying Black is live? as in ignition on...I assumed it was Gnd.
I have a AC/DC circuit tester.... so which wire is grnd or can I use the bodywork as grnd

Yours sincerely,
Thick Bugger

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Andy B on 20 May 2010, 17:44:54

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Thanks Broomie,
Are you saying Black is live? as in ignition on...I assumed it was Gnd.
I have a AC/DC circuit tester.... so which wire is grnd or can I use the bodywork as grnd

Yours sincerely,
Thick Bugger

Vauxhall uses
Red .... permanent 12v
black ..... ignition live
Brown .... earth/ground/zero volts  :y

Title: Re: Reading light bulb renewal
Post by: Terbs on 20 May 2010, 19:02:41

Top man Andy  ;) ;)