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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: Golfbuddy on 24 October 2007, 20:09:11
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So, this weekend I took on the Hilper Boot Release project. All went well and the boot now opens whenever I want it to. The only problem is that the interior light now only goes off on the timer not on the switch.
To explain a bit better. When you pull the headlamp switch the interior light comes on and should go off when you push it back in again, but it doesn't. It does go off after about 10 seconds but this is annoying. Why should this be the case? Is the interior light switch connected to the wire you have to cut for the boot release mod?
I am a bit lost with this. Anyone got any ideas?
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So, this weekend I took on the Hilper Boot Release project. All went well and the boot now opens whenever I want it to. The only problem is that the interior light now only goes off on the timer not on the switch.
To explain a bit better. When you pull the headlamp switch the interior light comes on and should go off when you push it back in again, but it doesn't. It does go off after about 10 seconds but this is annoying. Why should this be the case? Is the interior light switch connected to the wire you have to cut for the boot release mod?
I am a bit lost with this.
Piskies got into it? ;D ;D
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So, this weekend I took on the Hilper Boot Release project. All went well and the boot now opens whenever I want it to. The only problem is that the interior light now only goes off on the timer not on the switch.
To explain a bit better. When you pull the headlamp switch the interior light comes on and should go off when you push it back in again, but it doesn't. It does go off after about 10 seconds but this is annoying. Why should this be the case? Is the interior light switch connected to the wire you have to cut for the boot release mod?
I am a bit lost with this.
Piskies got into it? ;D ;D
Hmmm. I hadn't thought of that. Can I get some sort of removal kit from Halfords? :-?
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All went well and the boot now opens whenever I want it to
Can I ask how You did it?
Thanks
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All went well and the boot now opens whenever I want it to
Can I ask how You did it?
Thanks
Don't know if it will be suitable for your car as it only works on the facelift model and I don't know if yours is or not but this (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1155211091) is the link.
Others will know if you have a facelift model and, if you do the job, let us know about the interior light.
:)
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Thank You very much :y
It's not for my car, but several days ago We talked about solution this problem on our polish forum of user Omega: http://forum.omegaklub.eu/.
I will inform about the light problem, if anybody will use this solution ;)
Regards Pat.
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Well, I have resolved the problem, somewhat.
I decided that I couldn't live with the lights staying on for 10 to 15 seconds everytime I got into the car or when I pulled the headlight switch to turn on the curteousy lights. So, the only option was to put it all back the way it was before.
The good news is that the interior lights now go on and off as they should. The bad news is that I have to take the bloomin' key out everytime I want to open the boot.
If anyone has any better ideas then please let me know.
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there isn't unfortunatly >:(
i decided the opposite and live with the light being on for about 10 sec after the door is closed or switch is turned off....it is a pain in the a$$ though
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there isn't unfortunatly >:(
i decided the opposite and live with the light being on for about 10 sec after the door is closed or switch is turned off....it is a pain in the a$$ though
I looked at it on the basis that I only need to pop the boot with the key in once a fortnight or so but I have to get in and drive in the dark every day so that's the more important to me. I fitted a spade connector so I can easily unplug it in the summer when we may use the boot more often. :)
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Central Locking / Alarm ECU controls the boot opening and the interior light. If you take away the signal that tells it the keys are in it affects both functions as they rely on the same input, I imagine. :(
Kevin
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Central Locking / Alarm ECU controls the boot opening and the interior light. If you take away the signal that tells it the keys are in it affects both functions as they rely on the same input, I imagine. :(
Kevin
It didn't affect the central locking or appear to have any affect the alarm system but it just wasn't easy to live with the delay on the lights going off. :(
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I realy must get round to doing a simple leaky cap circuit for this one.....
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I realy must get round to doing a simple leaky cap circuit for this one.....
Good call. That'd sort it :y
Kevin
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I was going to take the speed signal and use it to charge a small cap with a resistor in parralel.....so when moving the boot cant be opened but, when stationary the cap discharges and the boot can be opened
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Well, if you make them and can supply fitting instructions I'd buy one. :)
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Well, if you make them and can supply fitting instructions I'd but one. :)
Me too :y
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Well, if you make them and can supply fitting instructions I'd but one. :)
You would still get the light staying on with the ignition on but, it would go off the second you started moving away.
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How about a push to break switch on the feed line, Push both switches and the boot pops.
Wouldn't affect the interior light and unlikely to hit both at once when moving?
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Well, if you make them and can supply fitting instructions I'd but one. :)
You would still get the light staying on with the ignition on but, it would go off the second you started moving away.
Sounds like interior light nirvana. The light is on when you need it but off when you don't.
Although, would this mean that you couldn't put the light on at all when the car was moving?
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Well, if you make them and can supply fitting instructions I'd but one. :)
You would still get the light staying on with the ignition on but, it would go off the second you started moving away.
Sounds like interior light nirvana. The light is on when you need it but off when you don't.
Although, would this mean that you couldn't put the light on at all when the car was moving?
You could still put the light on when moving.