Cargo light - how is turned on please?
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Cargo light - how is turned on please?
Good evening,
Quick question - how is the cargo light activated 2008 Fit Sport?
My wife just bought a 2008 Honda Fit Sport and loves it. The only problem we have is that the interior light in the trunk area does not work. I thought simple enough, just change the bulb, but it turned out the bulb is fine, I think. It is marked as 12V, 5W. It showed 3.5 ohms resistance and a careful examination showed the filament was intact, I also noted what looks like a resistor soldered onto the bulb holder. I then checked voltage at the wiring harness where it connects to the bulb holder and saw just a few millivolts so I'm thinking the problem is that the light is not being turned on. I don't have the manual yet so can't find how the light is activated, I opened the drivers door, tailgate etc. Thanks for any advice.
Tony
Quick question - how is the cargo light activated 2008 Fit Sport?
My wife just bought a 2008 Honda Fit Sport and loves it. The only problem we have is that the interior light in the trunk area does not work. I thought simple enough, just change the bulb, but it turned out the bulb is fine, I think. It is marked as 12V, 5W. It showed 3.5 ohms resistance and a careful examination showed the filament was intact, I also noted what looks like a resistor soldered onto the bulb holder. I then checked voltage at the wiring harness where it connects to the bulb holder and saw just a few millivolts so I'm thinking the problem is that the light is not being turned on. I don't have the manual yet so can't find how the light is activated, I opened the drivers door, tailgate etc. Thanks for any advice.
Tony
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Thanks
I was told that the car had some rear-end damage, which was repaired before we bought it, and I'm thinking maybe the repair may not have been completed correctly so I'd like to eliminate that possibility.
Thanks again.
#4
On my 2012, at least, the switch that turns the light on seems to be built into the latch mechanism on the tailgate. The light is on when the latch is unlatched. If the tailgate is wide open but the latch is shut with a screwdriver shank or whatever, the light turns out.
It sounds to me as though there's some minor problem with the repair work...maybe they merely forgot to plug the wire in on the latch mechanism.
It sounds to me as though there's some minor problem with the repair work...maybe they merely forgot to plug the wire in on the latch mechanism.
#5
On my 2012, at least, the switch that turns the light on seems to be built into the latch mechanism on the tailgate. The light is on when the latch is unlatched. If the tailgate is wide open but the latch is shut with a screwdriver shank or whatever, the light turns out.
It sounds to me as though there's some minor problem with the repair work...maybe they merely forgot to plug the wire in on the latch mechanism.
It sounds to me as though there's some minor problem with the repair work...maybe they merely forgot to plug the wire in on the latch mechanism.
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