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Old Jan 19, 2024 | 07:02 PM
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Is there a way to shut off all interior lights and keep the doors and rear hatch open? When I wash my car, I like to leave all the doors and hatch open for the night to drive out. The DOOR/OFF/ON switch on the roof only shuts off a few dome lights. All the door lights stay on and all the rear hatch lights stay on.
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Old Jan 20, 2024 | 12:19 PM
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all my door and back hatch lights have switches (2004 RX330)... your car does not?
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Old Jan 20, 2024 | 01:42 PM
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all my door and back hatch lights have switches (2004 RX330)... your car does not?
The doors have switches that shut the door lights off if I close the door. I want to leave the doors open for 12 hours to let the seals dry. Are there other switches?
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Old Jan 20, 2024 | 03:01 PM
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I see what you're saying... the overhead lights all have switches as do the tailgate and rear cabin area... the lower lights on the door themselves do not have switches I do no believe they can be turned off individually.

A sidenote that isperhaps a bit hlepful here is that I replaced all those with LED bulbs, far brighter, very inexpensive, and use @90% less power to keep on.
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Old Jan 20, 2024 | 04:58 PM
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I see what you're saying... the overhead lights all have switches as do the tailgate and rear cabin area... the lower lights on the door themselves do not have switches I do no believe they can be turned off individually.

A sidenote that isperhaps a bit hlepful here is that I replaced all those with LED bulbs, far brighter, very inexpensive, and use @90% less power to keep on.
Thanks. I might be SOL. I guess I'll just hook up a battery charger when when I want to leave the doors open all night. I've debated LED lights. Maybe one day, along with the update stereo.
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Yeah a charger/maintainer will solve that problem.

LED lighting was dirt cheap from eBay. My stereo upgrade was @$300-350 including rear camera, wiring harness, head unit, and face plate
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