1st Gen R53 Cooper S Trunk/hood light won't go off

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  1. lr19

    lr19 New Member

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    Hello have a 04 mini my trunk/hood light won't go off both are securely shut. Any ideas?


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  2. SeanKidd

    SeanKidd New Member

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    The switch is on the right bonnet (hood) latch, its sticking...a little silicone spay should fix it.
     
  3. lr19

    lr19 New Member

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    So just some wd40?


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  4. DneprDave

    DneprDave Well-Known Member
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    No, use silicone spray. WD 40 will dry out and the problem will come back.
     
  5. N2MINI

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    The spray might work but, I could better understand that working if the "button" was stuck closed meaning the light won't come on. Once the hood/trunk is closed the button should be compressed as always and the light turn off. Unless... What I had to do on my '06 cabrio for the boot light to turn off was tape a washer right where it touches said "button" to compress it alittle more and it turned off. Probably a better way to do it out there but it worked for me and I left it like that for years..
     
  6. lr19

    lr19 New Member

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    Update got back from a service today and now the lights off lol, not sure if they did something but regardless it's off... for now...


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    Nice to hear the problem is gone and hopefully stays that way.
     
  8. lr19

    lr19 New Member

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    Yup I might put some of the silicon spray just to avoid any issues, I'm assuming it had to just be the latch stuck


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