The interior light has become ‘sometimes it will, sometimes it won’t, come on’ when the passenger door is opened, so I set about rectifying the problem.

HOWEVER, I have learnt, from having carried out this job on a number of cars over the years, that it is important to clip the lead, as soon as you disconnect it, so that it does not disappear into the bodywork.

So, what happens? It slips out of my fingers and disappears!!!

After ten minutes of fruitless probing there is no sign of the lead so I packed up for today.
Has anyone had this happen to them, and were they able to retrieve the lead without stripping out the interior trim?

 

Can anyone help?

 

Cheap metal coat hanger, turn into a hook and go fishing. Can't think of another way?

 

Have you taken any of the interior trim off?

I did one on mine recently. I took the plastic panel off from behind the seat, two bolts that hold the hooks on. Also the panel to the side of the seat which is directly behind the door switch.

Really quick to whip them off and from there it took seconds to get the door switch hooked up.

 

I have tried fishing with a hooked piece of copper wire without success. I will try again, but if unsuccessful I will do what MJK46 suggests!


Thank you for the suggestion. If the bent wire doesn't work that is what I will do.

 

Magnet on a telescopic stick with a little light on the end.

Halfrauds do em for about £4 and they are dead handy for fishing things out of places you can't get to like this or when you've pushed a ball bearing down the end of your knob to see how it feels.

 

I have got one of those, but there is nothing ferrous to attract! The connector is brass and covered in a heavy plastic sheath.

 

Can you put some bluetac on the end and keep poking down the hole til it sticks?

 

Is that in reply to Gary or the OP?

 

Blu tak won't pull out a ball bearing... Ask me how I know.