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Technical => Body/Appearance/Interior => Topic started by: mcb82gt on September 16, 2011, 08:31:18 AM

Title: glovebox question
Post by: mcb82gt on September 16, 2011, 08:31:18 AM
I may be losing my marbles.:hick:

I opened my glovebox the other night and thought it was dark in there.  No biggie, must have burned a bulb out.  I found the bulb number on Coolcats and bought it.

I went to install it, and Ill be ed, I cant find a light anywhere?:mad:

Now Im wondering if it ever had one, and Im just losing my mind.:crazy::crazy:

Question is, was this just an option or is it magically hidden somewhere?:confused:

How many of you guys have glovebox lights??:wtf:
Title: glovebox question
Post by: EricCoolCats on September 16, 2011, 08:58:31 AM
1987-88 seems to be the period where some people had them, some didn't.

I never had one on any of the '88s that I owned (4). But some people report that their '88s have them.

If you can find the light assembly, you already have the wiring in your car...it's literally plug and play.
Title: glovebox question
Post by: mcb82gt on September 16, 2011, 09:10:28 AM
Good to know.  I will remember that, next time Im at the yard.

Thanks Eric.
Title: glovebox question
Post by: hwy73 on September 16, 2011, 09:10:34 AM
My 88 XR-7 (built 10/87) did NOT have one. But I aquired the light/switch assembly and screwed it in.  Mounting holes were there.
Title: glovebox question
Post by: vinnietbird on September 16, 2011, 09:48:45 AM
I don't have one on the Sport.....yet. It didn't come with one. It will as soon as I get around to installing the one that came with the replacement dash.
Title: glovebox question
Post by: cougarman on September 16, 2011, 10:59:00 AM
Got one on both of the 88 Sports.
Title: glovebox question
Post by: hypostang on September 16, 2011, 01:10:52 PM
My 88 LX did not have one , I got one at the JY and installed it ..plug and play like Eric said
Title: glovebox question
Post by: blain_gatterdam on September 16, 2011, 11:01:20 PM
my 88 LX (4/88) has one
Title: glovebox question
Post by: mcb82gt on October 24, 2011, 05:36:23 PM
Quote from: EricCoolCats;367798

If you can find the light assembly, you already have the wiring in your car...it's literally plug and play.

 
I found the light assembly at the yard, I cant find any wiring though.  Any heads up what area it may be?
Title: glovebox question
Post by: hwy73 on October 24, 2011, 09:13:53 PM
No wiring in my car either.  Grabbed power from the gas-cap door button (hot all the time) and ground from the mounting screw for the passenger side foot-well light.
Title: glovebox question
Post by: EricCoolCats on October 24, 2011, 09:54:02 PM
OK, well...then that means there could be a dash wiring harness change that didn't have a provision for the glove box light.

If you did have the wiring, it would be taped up somewhere above the glove box hole, unless someone else has found it elsewhere.
Title: glovebox question
Post by: mcb82gt on October 25, 2011, 08:57:56 AM
Thanks guys, I was wondering where I could find a constant hot wire under there.
Title: glovebox question
Post by: Eliminator on November 02, 2011, 08:57:54 PM
most of mine , minus my 86 Xr7 had one. But I had LSsesssess..... I know most of my Birds didnt have them