Glove compartment light in 2003 Accord

i ahve the same vehicle and the year. Same problem.

Maybe Honda feels that it worth the dollar or two they will save per vehicle by eliminating the glove compartment switch, and that since you probably need the light when it's dark anyway, it will work through the headlight switch when the headlights on and of course go off when the lights are off and the car parked. Sure the bulb will have a shorter life but not Honda's concern.

Ken

doug wrote:

thanks.

Maybe you're right!

A two pack of bulbs is like three bucks down at NAPA. Does it really matter that the bulb life will be cut short? Have you ever had to replace the glove box bulb? Have you had to replace any bulbs on that car? I think my concern would be the lens that is in the glove box getting melted on a long trip(but I drive a lot at night).

doug wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Hmmm... Let me see...

(That's the sound of me flipping through the Owner's Manual. Yes, it's a dull document, but it's chock-a-block with wunnerful info.)

Ah, found it. Here's a quote from Page 86: "The glove box light comes on when the parking lights are on." Terse, yet pithy and decisive.

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You're right. I do have the manual and didn't bother to read it. My bad. But its not my fault after drinking 12 cans of beer, I couldn't find the car much less the manual .