Would you like it to stay permanently lit?, would you like to still see it function as a check lamp?....
I Had a think and came up with this, with my modification as soon as you turn the ignition on and press the the brake light. it will illuminate permanently!.
Then if a fault shows up on the check panel, it will flash the ///M badge on the dashboard.
Sounds great so far?
All thats needed is a 12v automotive relay, soldering iron and solder, wire and crimp connectors for the relay, an inline fuse is recommended for the +12v ignition feed to the relay.
Firstly obtain the parts, then take the dash out.
Then you need to remove the check light bulb, and cut the track that feeds the +12v side of the bulb with a stanley knife, on the opposite side of the bulb part of the cut track you will need to solder a wire, scrape the pcb coating away with the edge of a stanley blade to be able to solder to that track, I will refer to this wire as "check control +12v output", this will need to be connected to 86 on the relay.
Next we solder a wire onto the bulb holder, or the bulb side of the track that we just cut.
*If you decided to solder the wire to the bulb holder, you must make sure that when the bulb is put in, the bit with the wire soldered to must align with the +12v track that we cut, and not the negative side!!!
This wire goes to 87a on the relay.
Next connect 85 up to a suitable earth on the vehicle.
Then connect 30 up to an ignition feed. (an inline fuse is recommended, 5 amps maximum).
Here is a diagram showing connections to the relay. I'll get some pictures of the track cut on the dashboard in a day or two.
Hope this is of some help to someone, will be updated shortly....
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