borarob 0 Posted August 23, 2013 hi, when should the glove box light come on. mine has a manual switch on it, but it appears to do nothing. does it get power when your lights are on or should it be all the time or just when ignition is on. will help me sort it if i know what needs to happen make the volts flow.. cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted August 23, 2013 Mine has power all the time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon green 5 Posted August 23, 2013 Mines ignition fed ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
borarob 0 Posted August 23, 2013 so is it supposed to have power all the time and dragon has modified it or what? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkR 11 Posted August 23, 2013 mine is ignition fed as well. If it is powered up all the time it could drain the battery if you leave it on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon green 5 Posted August 23, 2013 Believe it's supposed to be ignition fed, When I was researching on here to put my Audi gauge's in,I found a thread that said take the volt wire from the glovebox light as its ignition fed ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted August 23, 2013 interesting. Mine doesnt work at all for some reason. Bulb is fine. maybe need to check the +ve as the ground is fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
borarob 0 Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) interesting. Mine doesnt work at all for some reason. Bulb is fine. maybe need to check the +ve as the ground is fine. well it looks like i'm in the same boat, new bulb but light doesn't work under any scenario! side note, is there anywhere I can get a 12v feed thats live when dash illumination is on? Edited August 23, 2013 by borarob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted August 23, 2013 Will double check mine then. Was playing with it the other day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted August 23, 2013 well it looks like i'm in the same boat, new bulb but light doesn't work under any scenario! side note, is there anywhere I can a 12v feed thats live when dash illumination is on? Should be one in the radio loom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanl82 23 Posted August 23, 2013 Can you not take it from the ashtray light or the back of the heater dials? Easy enough to splice in.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
borarob 0 Posted August 24, 2013 Can you not take it from the ashtray light or the back of the heater dials? Easy enough to splice in.... Didn't realise the ashtray was illuminated, this sounds like a good place to start, cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vw rule 19 Posted August 27, 2013 Hello I hope you've sorted your glove compartment light issue. I take it your rear wiper works ok, it's just that fuse number 4 is for the rear wiper, and can be for the glove compartment light as well. These fuses can some times have bad connections. Si Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
borarob 0 Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks for the tip, can't be my issue though as rear wiper is working fine. Checked my ashtray and it does indeed light up with dash so going to use that for some cabin illumination :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sankysvr6 0 Posted August 29, 2013 Just so you know the ashtray is illuminated by a perspex tube, coming from the cigarette lighter. There is no actual bulb in the ashtray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony_ack 0 Posted August 29, 2013 Just so you know the ashtray is illuminated by a perspex tube, coming from the cigarette lighter. There is no actual bulb in the ashtray. I'm almost sure there is a bulb at the top of the ashtray-holder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmaaah 0 Posted August 30, 2013 I'm almost sure there is a bulb at the top of the ashtray-holder? There certainly is a bulb in it's own holder on my 94 vr :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sankysvr6 0 Posted September 2, 2013 I do apologise, but on my rado its the same bulb for the lighter and the ashtray. Maybe its an earlier corrado thing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
