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kyle_husky
12-08-2004, 08:20 AM
Finally I got my car today... and discover that the storage box light ( the amber instrument panel illumination) only illuminates when any of the doors or the hatch is open. :cry:


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this is a failure...the storage light has lost its beauty and function so to speak..

Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Try to imagine that if the storage box light will ON when you switch on the CD Player and it will OFF when you turn off the CD player.

I really want to know how to at least let me turn on the storage box light. SCION SOULS~~~ I AM SEEKING HELP... THANKS A LOT.
fugeelama
12-08-2004, 08:26 AM
A very, very similar thread was started here:

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31037

Mod, please lock this?
kyle_husky
12-08-2004, 10:43 AM
can anyone provide a DIY instructions???
djct_watt
12-08-2004, 09:39 PM
T-tap a wire from the positive wire going to that light, and T-tap that wire to the wire that goes/would go to the cup holder illumination?
kyle_husky
12-09-2004, 08:28 AM
I dont have a cup holder illumination. So how can I do that? thanks djt_watt.
djct_watt
12-09-2004, 04:55 PM
The wires for cupholder illumination are already there. . . all wiring is laid in a car at the factory. . . they are there, just look for them, once you remove the whole center plastic thingie. . .
fugeelama
12-09-2004, 05:02 PM
Mikochu (a.k.a. The Man) has done a writeup in the FAQ section of the site on how to remove the oven:

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=37733

And there's a Tech article on DIY interior lighting (cathodes, LEDs and/or cup-holder illumination):

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29238
Epitrochoid
12-10-2004, 03:09 AM
The wires for cupholder illumination are already there. . . all wiring is laid in a car at the factory. . . they are there, just look for them, once you remove the whole center plastic thingie. . .

And you can tap into this same harness with a switch to control the "Oven" too. I did that today and it's pretty easy.
kyle_husky
12-10-2004, 04:40 AM
if anyone can provide picture how to wire the light to the harness, it would be great.!!!!