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Originally Posted by randy328
The small light in the black oval is the orientation light. The small switch in the clear part is the switch for the orientation light. Press it with a pointed object such as a pen and the orientation light brightness will change.
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What is an orientation light? I read the link Kevin attached and I don't quite understand what the extra light actually does but it's good to know it's an easy wiring job to get the new one to work.
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Originally Posted by KevinH1990
Dome light swap from 97 to 04 type, possible...?
This thread includes information about installing a newer version of the interior light in an older car. I installed one in my 2000 and I think it is a better option. I suggest that you consider substituting an LED for the incandescent bulb while you have the assembly out.
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Thanks so much for the link, that has most of the info I was looking for. But I'm surprised it's such an easy update; Porsche engineers must have been asleep when this new light was developed, otherwise they would have changed the whole wiring harness and ECU just because....well, just because that's what they usually tend to do.
Oh, another question: my alarm wasn't working properly when I bought my car and so I never really got full use of it but what do the alarm sensors do exactly? I know they detect people in the car when the alarm is on and the roof is down but is that all they do? Is one of the little black pods an infrared light and the other side a detector?