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jimbob-mcgrew
16-08-14, 10:32 PM
i dont have a boot light, and want one.

i popped open the n/s/r hatch door and stuck my arm through the hole to have a feel about.
i found a red wire with spade connector on, like the boot lights normally use, but only that 1 wire, no second black.

i havent checked the red wire for voltage yet, but am i right in thinking that the black wire that isnt there, normally comes from the tailgate switch that i dont have ?

if so, i think ill fit a toggle switch.

cheers :thumb:

Dan Stanley
16-08-14, 10:39 PM
The red is a permanent live. It'll go to one spade terminal on the boot light lense/casing. Then from the remaining spade on the light, you have an earth wire that goes to the chassis (an earth) via the switch (your toggle or the OE boot switch).
Most circuits on a car are of a switched earth variety.

jimbob-mcgrew
17-08-14, 01:07 PM
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