Has anyone done a rewire mod on these so they come on with the main courtesy light?

Talk about the DARK AGES ! lol - i can't see a good reason why they don't switch on when you open the door !!!

MTIA

It can be done (and I think it has) but you will lose the ability to switch them on independently.

Mines come on when you open any door. Switch on rear courtesey light has 3 positions 1 on 2 off 3 on when door opens and fades when door closed same as front.

Mines come on when you open any door. Switch on rear courtesey light has 3 positions 1 on 2 off 3 on when door opens and fades when door closed same as front.

I have a 53 Octy Estate Elegance PD130 TDi

The lights are push to illuminate but no third position that i can see !

Mines come on when you open any door. Switch on rear courtesey light has 3 positions 1 on 2 off 3 on when door opens and fades when door closed same as front.

Is your Octy a Mk1? I've never heard of a Mk1 Octy having this feature.

sorry was thinking of front light when talking about switch. Anyway have looked at mine and if rear light is swithched on, by pushing switch on it, when front light is on with the door open.the the rear light will follow the front. do same on other rear job done

err - i thought that was a manual override?

sorry if what i wrote is confusing,but i thought you wanted the rear courtesy lights to come on when a door is opened, which is what will happen if my instuctions are followed.

sorry if what i wrote is confusing,but i thought you wanted the rear courtesy lights to come on when a door is opened, which is what will happen if my instuctions are followed.

I am completely confused. Is it being suggested that the rear courtesy lights can be made to come on by opening the door in a Mk1 Octy? I don't get how.

Adam.

Yes the rear coutesry lights can be made to come on by opening a door on a mk1 octy,Mine do just that. If my previous post is to confusing... flick rear light on when door is open(and front courtesy light on). Now close door and admire front and rear light dimming in tandem, now open door and admire front and back courtesy lights on together.

flick rear light on when door is open(and front courtesy light on). Now close door and admire front and rear light dimming in tandem, now open door and admire front and back courtesy lights on together.

Doesn't work on my 2001 4x4. :(

i've got a late 01 ambiente estate so it has no rear cortesy lights, does anyone know if you can retro fit the lights off an elegance? and if you can is the wiring already there?

many thanks.

Sorry dude but that supposed switch on the rear courtesy lights only switches them on manually.

I guess i will have to rewire them into the switched output from the courtesy light.

I will do this when I swap the light for a W8 passat version.

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