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Keith Newby · 03-30-2006, 11:47 AM

The micro switch for the trunk is located under the trunk latch mechanism. The simplest way to kill the light would be to remove the bulb. The wires leading to the trunk latch are found by pulling back the carpet from the front of the trunk where you’ll see the plastic connector attached to the nose of the trunk. It took me some time to locate the little weasel since the Bentley manual makes no mention of the front trunk switch. The way I located it was by following the alarm wiring schematic. The switch is a sub assembly of the latch piece it’s self, and now you can purchase just the switch ($75) rather than the whole assembly ($150). Early Porsches used the simple spring loaded posts rather than micro switches, but no longer. The front latch switch is activated by a funky rotary mechanism which was hanging up on my 2000 S, preventing the light from coming on. But I ramble…pull the bulb!

03-30-2006, 11:47 AM	#3
Keith Newby Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 200	front trunk light switch The micro switch for the trunk is located under the trunk latch mechanism. The simplest way to kill the light would be to remove the bulb. The wires leading to the trunk latch are found by pulling back the carpet from the front of the trunk where you’ll see the plastic connector attached to the nose of the trunk. It took me some time to locate the little weasel since the Bentley manual makes no mention of the front trunk switch. The way I located it was by following the alarm wiring schematic. The switch is a sub assembly of the latch piece it’s self, and now you can purchase just the switch ($75) rather than the whole assembly ($150). Early Porsches used the simple spring loaded posts rather than micro switches, but no longer. The front latch switch is activated by a funky rotary mechanism which was hanging up on my 2000 S, preventing the light from coming on. But I ramble…pull the bulb!