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>Mercury switches?? The Brits were never that hi-tech. Look up behind the
>left (driver side) trunk support. There's a simple, spring loaded, push
>switch mounted on a tab that hangs down. When the lid closes, the curved
>portion of the support rotates up and pushes against the button. I think
>the wire color to that switch is purple.
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Charlie and others:
correct except it's purple with red stripe- I jiggle it and the light goes
on, so it's either the switch itself or the connection to it, it's not in a
very convenient spot, I haven't figured out how to get it out to
inspect/repair/replace yet
thanks to all for the help
Joe
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