montravia
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Discovered that the front passenger vanity light had switched itself on, a unit that I can't recall ever touching. Consequently it drained the battery.
Very strange behaviour, switching it 'off' at the press button switch, turned on the driver's vanity light, which could be switched off by the driver's side switch. Nummmmmmmmmm.
10 minutes of fiddling, with contact cleaner spray, and finger nails prising the push button, eventually managed to switch the light off.
Exacerbated by a dreadful layer of 'sticky' from where I've no idea.
I'm concerned with the odd symptoms that it's more than a sticky press button.
Or at least it's going to spontaneously turn itself on again, an immaculate event.
The interior lining was renewed last year (I recall having to mess with the rear passenger vanity light to switch it off).
As always, the more that is done to a car of this age, the more opportunity to 'disturb' things. I'm sure that the respray didn't fit the rear reversing sensors correctly, now playing up when wet. They could have a t least cleaned the terminals. So much for Aston Martin Approved Workshop.
I'm inclined to remove the roof switch unit, and inspect the switch wiring.
If the microphone is embedded here, I might replace that too.
It appears to be secured by two 'screws/bolts', but the head seems strange.
Does anyone recall what type of head is on the bolt.
I have 'hex', square, and 'star' bits.
I'd be pleased to hear before I start poking.
Very strange behaviour, switching it 'off' at the press button switch, turned on the driver's vanity light, which could be switched off by the driver's side switch. Nummmmmmmmmm.
10 minutes of fiddling, with contact cleaner spray, and finger nails prising the push button, eventually managed to switch the light off.
Exacerbated by a dreadful layer of 'sticky' from where I've no idea.
I'm concerned with the odd symptoms that it's more than a sticky press button.
Or at least it's going to spontaneously turn itself on again, an immaculate event.
The interior lining was renewed last year (I recall having to mess with the rear passenger vanity light to switch it off).
As always, the more that is done to a car of this age, the more opportunity to 'disturb' things. I'm sure that the respray didn't fit the rear reversing sensors correctly, now playing up when wet. They could have a t least cleaned the terminals. So much for Aston Martin Approved Workshop.
I'm inclined to remove the roof switch unit, and inspect the switch wiring.
If the microphone is embedded here, I might replace that too.
It appears to be secured by two 'screws/bolts', but the head seems strange.
Does anyone recall what type of head is on the bolt.
I have 'hex', square, and 'star' bits.
I'd be pleased to hear before I start poking.
