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[Terbs]

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 !!!!

[RobG]

Have you tried with ignition on

[Terbs]

Yes, unfortunately 

[Andy B]

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

and my bulbs/lamps come out from the back of the board

[Terbs]

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

[Andy B]

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

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

[Terbs]

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

[Andy B]

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?  :-/

[Terbs]

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 .
Someone on here has a signature....'Hope I die before I grow old...B*****ks, too late.......I think that applies to me

[Terbs]

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
 

[Broomies Mate]

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.

[Terbs]

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

[Andy B]

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 

[Terbs]

Top man Andy