RobH, get that sent of to Romford Astra to go into the Tutorials.

Do any of the light units fade then? just wondering whats the point in having a crcuit board if all it does is light up??? cheers!

The fading circuitry on the vecras is electronically controlled because the courtsey light fades on when the car is opened, and off when the doors are closed. The vectra light will proberbly work that way as the vectras live supply to the light may only be able to handle 10watts max.

Rob :)

I've wired up mine just as it says in the tutorial, but I have found that when I switch on both map lights, all three lights come on, but dimmed. When the door opens, the two spots go off and the middle one comes on full power!! its a bit strange. Also, mine has no circuit board, it is one from a Vectra (tinted grey) looks great but I was hoping that the circuit board had the fading circuitry!!

it depends if its a permanant live or not, i think it is.. dont know what size, you will have to work it out.

how & where and what size capacitor?

Cheers!

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Originally posted by S21NMP
Does the courtesy light not fade or delay at all? This would be great!!

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Does the courtesy light not fade or delay at all? This would be great!!

no pix :(

The carlton "eyeball" style lights are better. Did the conversion on mine few months back.....well handy and look mint!
Matt

Cheers Rob, but as you said it dont look like I will be able to do it as i have the vauxhell alarm (see below) Maybe when I have a new alarm put in i will do it.

Excellent tutorial! Make sure it goes into the FAQ section too :)

Wiring up Map reading lights

I decided to do this because I tinted my curtsey light green, which gives a nice green glow to the interior at night, but if you ever need to look at something, there wasn’t enough light to see it [the time spent looking for dropped money is untrue :lol:]. I have wired the light up so that the map reading lights will work without the ignition, but on cars with these lights in originally, the map lights only work when the ignition is on, they also have a delay 10 second delay on the curtsey light, but this is cut when the ignition is turned on, and so is automatically cancelled due to it being permanently live. If you want this, you can simply run an ignition live wire to “15”

Firstly you’ll need a light [I know, it’s a shocker :D]. I got my light from a Mk 2 Astra GTE (see pic at the bottom) in a scrappy and it cost a few quid, but they might be available in High-spec Mk 3 Astras/cavaliers, or possibly Carltons/Senators. On the back of the light there are 4 connecters. These have written by them 15, 30, 31 and TK. (1)


15: Permanent live for map lights (or ignition live if you choose to run one to the back of the light)
30: Permanent live for curtsey lights
31: Permanent ground
TK: Door switch ground

The original connectors in the Corsa go onto 30(Red wire) and TK(Black wire). To save cutting into the red wire for a permanent live to 15, I used a “piggyback” crimp connector pushed onto 30 with a length of wire (Red) attached to it with another crimp connector on the other end of the wire, pushed onto 15. Another crimp connector (spade) was pushed into 31 with a length of wire (Black) attached to it and a ring crimp connector on the other end (2). There was a hole in the panel behind the light that could have been used as an earth with a small self taper, but as I was fresh out [Didn’t have the guts to put it in, in case I went through the roof skin with it ;)], I took out one of the screws holding the plastic panel to the roof, and then put the ring connector behind it and re tightened the screw (3). You should now be able to switch the map lights on and off, and the curtsey light should come on when you open the door :).

My light for the Astra GTE


(1)


(2)


(3)


Courtsey light on


Map reading lights on


All three lights on



There are different types of map reading lights available, but I’m pretty sure the wiring to them should be the same as on mine (If you know different let me know, as im considering changing to a type with the movable spots from a carlton). Sadly I dont think this mod is possible on cars with the alarm sensor built into the curtosey light.

Rob :)

[Edited on 12-04-2003 by Rob H]

I'd definitely be interested as I was looking at buying the light yesterday!

Let us know when you do it!

I would be intreasted, but i have a sport with a factory alarm that has a sensor on the interior light pannel? Would I still be able to do the conversion?
You got any pics?

what sort of interior light is this mate? and whats it off cos ive got a fancy one from a carlton with two eyeball lights, but i cooked the circuit board and it dont work anymore :(

U2U Sent

won't do any harm mate. I wouldn't mind seeing how hard it is to do.

Did it on mine today. Change the standard single interior light, to an interior light andtwin map reading light setup.

Just wondered whther it worth doing a tutorial for it or not?

:)