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I don't think the Illuminated kick plates Z symbol does turns off when the door is closed. If it's always on will it drain the battery if you don't drive

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Old 09-24-2010, 05:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I don't think the Illuminated kick plates Z symbol does turns off when the door is closed.
If it's always on will it drain the battery if you don't drive your car for a month?
It does only draw .5 Watts each
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Old 09-24-2010, 06:05 PM   #2 (permalink)
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not sure whether they turn off when the door is closed, but i'm pretty sure they probably turn off when the car is off for a few minutes.
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I'm pretty sure they are wired into the door switch circuit.
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I'm pretty sure they are wired into the door switch circuit.
Correct, they are supposed to turn of with the interior dome light. Leaving them like that will eventually burn out the led, and might drain the battery if left on for an extended amount of time.
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, but i'm pretty sure they probably turn off when the car is off for a few minutes.
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I think you absolutely right, it does turn off like the dome light when you close the door.

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Yes, they do turn off with the dome lights when the doors are shut. You can test it if you want to. Hold one door open so the Z logo in the kick panel is illuminated. Then just push in & hold the "door trip sensor" near the door latch in the door jam for about 10 secs or until the dome lights go off and you'll see the kick panels go out as well. (Your just simulating the door being shut even though its not... while keeping a kick panel visable to check)
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Hum...I did test mine yesterday, but the lights is always on. Does anybody tested this b4?
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Does the fridge light turn off when I close the door?
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Does the fridge light turn off when I close the door?
I thought it did but now I'm not sure!
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Does the fridge light turn off when I close the door?
Only way to tell for sure is to get in that bad boy and close the door!
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Hum...I did test mine yesterday, but the lights is always on. Does anybody tested this b4?
The light is hooked to a factory harness and even if it isn't triggered by the dome light, it would be triggered by an accessory wire. No reason to believe that your situation would be any different than anyone else's and no one has reported battery drain from the kick plates being left on.
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Approximately how much are these bad boys to order for a DIY?
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