Miata Mailing List: January 1995, Message #41
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   From: harrison@cli.com (Calvin Harrison)
Subject: Ignition Illuminator
   Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 12:08:30 -0500


>Hi,

>I've still got a little of Santa's money left and would like to do 
>something to improve "Little Red's" interior lighting. Unfortunately, our 
>campus parking lot is not the brightest at night and I'm tired of 
>dingling around with my keys and doing the ignition by feel. I end up 
>reaching over to turn on the interior light (or leaving the door ajar), 
>then leanding over trying to see the ingition.

>Anyway here's the dilemma...

>Brainstorm offers something called an Ignition Illuminator Module 
>which supposedly leaves the interior light on until you turn the ignition. 
>This sounds cool, except the only light (at least in the 94) is the 
>little deal on the passenger's side.

Well, now, I just received a Ignition Illuminator Module for my car
for Christmas, and I'm planning on sending it back. When I went to
install it, the instructions say first "pop" out the interior light
cover. "It is designed to come out easily." Well, mine came out easily
in two pieces. The skinny part of the plastic below the lenses broke
off. I was a little flustered but knew it could be replaced so I
continued. Next, your supposed to attach two wires to two of the fuses
in the fuse box using fuse clips. The instructions warn you that it
will take some force to put the fuses back in. I tried very forcibly
but did not succeed. I know I could have used a flat head screwdriver
and made the opening in the fuse box wider, but I just decided it
wasn't worth it. Has anyone else succeeded in installing this.

Calvin
'91A Silver Bullet

P.S.  The new light cover from Mazda cost $7.95 and is on order.