The Tiago is a DIYer\u2019s dream. I have frequently found bits and bobs to do with the car ever since I got it a year ago. Mine is a 2021 XZA+ AMT DT. The most expensive and supposedly top-specced of the lot. Yet, it lacks so much on the interior and the exterior! One may read through the TeamBHP threads and\/or watch my uploads on YouTube for all the DIY I have done so far. A few examples are a front armrest, auto-dimming IRVM, parcel-tray strings and a rear 12v socket.<\/p>\n
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- Front armrest<\/li>\n
- Parcel tray strings<\/li>\n
- 12V rear socket<\/li>\n
- Auto dimming IRVM<\/li>\n
- AMT Hydraulic oil change<\/li>\n
- Padded door armrests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This time, I went about installing an OEM boot lamp. Perhaps the older models had one because there are slots for lamps on both the left- and right-hand side. Or maybe it is a panel part shared with the Tigor, which has a boot lamp.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nInspired by this video<\/p>\n
and dissatisfied with my own \u201cjugaad\u201d lamp, I went about getting things bought and ready for this DIY. My earlier attempt to Velcro a push-button LED spot lamp was not up to OEM standards, as one may see in this video.<\/p>\n
Once again, I found myself heading to the Maruti workshop for a part to be fitted on a Tata car! The lamp is ditto amongst at least these two company\u2019s cars. And it costs much less too. The Tata OEM lamp is Rs. 144 plus a shipping charge and a minimum order value of Rs. 399 from the website.<\/p>\n
The identical one from Maruti is \u20b996 over the counter! Please note that the shapes of the left and right-side lamps are not similar. This one would only fit in the slot on the right-hand side of the boot.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nOther things needed:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- 2.5 metres of wire. This cost me \u20b920.<\/li>\n
- long flat-head screwdriver<\/li>\n
- short cross-head screwdriver<\/li>\n
- electrical insulation tape<\/li>\n
- super glue\/glue gun<\/li>\n
- soldering iron, flux, and wire<\/li>\n
- optional extra-long laparoscopic forceps to snake the wire through<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
you may or may not disconnect the battery. I did not.<\/p>\n
Start by removing the cabin lamp with a flat-head screwdriver. It comes off easily.<\/p>\n
Unscrew two + type screws of the lamp\u2019s frame and pull the lamp\u2019s harness outwards<\/p>\n
Snake the wire towards the right-side B-pillar<\/p>\n
Take the wire towards the rear C-pillar<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nUnfasten the panel fascia on the C-pillar. There are two yellow clips that are easily undone with a long flat-head screwdriver.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nBring the wire out through the slot for the lamp and replace the weather strips.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nMake the connections on the cabin lamp. The black wire is neutral, and you merely need to slide in some exposed wire to make a connection. There is no need to splice or cut any original wires! Glue them together and tape them up for double security.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nContinue reading BHPian Lemdico’s D.I.Y report for more insights and information. <\/p>\n