Tailgate Interior Lights

[Guest MyPerfectVehicle]

my interior lights inside the tailgate have stopped working,it's not the bulbs as ive tested them with a battery.where is the switch that trips these lights to come on?.am I blind I can't find it!

[Andrew T]

If there is nothing obvious externally, It may have a Mecury filled switch inside the tailgate trim.

[Ivor_E_Tower]

It won't be mercury for health and safety reasons!

If you mean the lights inside the load area, either the switch is built into the tailgate lock, or else they are wired in series with the door switches, as they all seem to come on together. Anyone got a wiring diagram handy?

[Guest MyPerfectVehicle]

well they dont come on when the other doors are open either,and ive just noticed it's stopped lighting up on the dash when the boot is open,so you think there may be a wire inside the tailgate connected to the lock?

[Guest fredt]

The controlling switch is connected to the lock in the hatch, its a small micro switch that clips onto the locking mech/motor, but as you suggest the most common cause of electrical items in the doors and hatch are the failure of the wires in the loom so check them out first and then start stripping down the hatch

[Guest seatalhambra]

My tailgate gave electrical problems. Squeze the rubber boot ends on the drivers side ooof the tailgae hinge where the electrics are. This should release the rubber cover so you can pull it back and look for broken and cracked wires. I has one broke ( cent locking) and about 5 cracked!!!!

[Guest fredt]

this I believe is the switch that controls the rear load area lights http://i5.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/ae/3f/46_1_b.JPG

 

 

and this ons up for grabs on Ebay if you need one?

[Guest stevebm1]

just had my boot panel off,to retrieve a