Lights and more light issues...

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Chaps,

Some questions on interior lights:

  1. My Exige handbook states I have an interior lamp for night time / when the door opens etc. Where is it? I can’t locate it!!

  2. Does the area around the fan speed dials / cold/hot temp setting illuminate when the lights are on. Mine is totally dark in that area which is a bit frustrating!

Ciao - Carttman

2

The interior light is on the aluminium shelf that runs across above your knees, towards the centre of the car, up above the cigarette lighter socket… It has a standard three way switch… It is b@gg@r all use when map reading and driving though !!

There is no lighting around the heater controls - you need to memorise them in some way

3

Strange but true - there are two yello LED’s above the heater controls on my aircon version ( I assume they are there to throw light on to the controls … ) - but I know they do not light up …

4

They did not come stock.
You bought yours secondhand? or is it an S2?

5

I think there’s some vain effort to light my knobs up too.

My interior light stops working sometimes, try a twiddle with the black door sensors.

Ian

6

Uldis

Nope - they are stock on the A/C cars - and they do light up - just not a lot and they are shrouded by the surround for the switches.

So … Master plan

  • A/C switch is moved up to the main switch panel next to the hazards and fog lamp switch to replace the spare

  • Big hole is cut in panel where A/c switch was to fit 52mm oil pressure/temp gauge - at last somewhere to fit it and keep the radio …

  • tin foil stuck to surround to reflect light from LED’s better

  • Switch for guage in column surround next to existing reset

Yeah - that will work

7

Andy

where will you put the sender ??

8

Andy

where will you put the sender ??

Temp sender is in modified sump plug and pressure sender will be ala De Edwards installation - which means an extension from the existing pressure switch with -3 braided hose to a “T” piece where both pressure sensors go.

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cheers ANdy

10

I mounted an oil temp gauge on top of the gearlever surround instead of the cigarette lighter in a pod.Looks neat and there is a ready made power source with lighting at night.Sender is in the sump-plug.