Fitting door lights

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Some time ago someone spotted the door lights I'd fitted instead of the British Leyland ashtrays set into the doors and asked for details of the part number etc so while I was messing with the car today I popped one out and took a pic of the part number.

They just press into place but you need the extra bezel around them for them to be a good fit.

I've picked up a feed from the electric windows and haven't bothered wiring them into the door switches. In fact I haven't wired in the passenger light at all as I haven't had to remove the passenger door speaker yet.

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Mine have been fitted for about 5 years but as Peter, I still haven't connected up the Pax side yet purely because i haven't had cause to remove the door trim for anything.

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bobfather said:

These look like a great way to utilise the useless ashtrays but I'm struggling to understand what purpose the light serves. Are they wired to come on when the door opens?

They can be if you can be bothered to run a wire to the door switch in the sill.

I use mine as a reading light as I rarely run with the hood or hoop in the up position so it acts as the switchable courtesy light.

It's a much better used of the holes in the doors then those bloody awful ashtrays.

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rdl001 said:

Can I ask, where can you buy this light and bezel?

I think I bought mine from Amazon but looks like they're no longer available.