Re: E32 Lic Plate Lights Error

>1994 740iL
>The Lic Plate Lights (in trunk lid) will not turn on.  Interesting thing
is 
>that when I lift the trunk lid to the full stop, they both turn on.  When
I 
>lower the trunk lid, they turn off again.  Any ideas from you electrical 
>gurus?  I need to get these working to pass VA inspection.

1. Bad connection... when you lift the trunk, it moves the wires around
and
   makes a good connection.  Wiggle things and see.

2. Bad ground... but when the trunk light is turned on, the license plate
   lights get grounded through the trunk light circuit.  

--scott
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