Glove box light

At night you can see through a very small gap that my glove box light on my CL9 is always on. Is this normal or should it be off when it's closed?

Also, what bulb type is the light in there, it doesn't say in the bulb types thread?

Thanks :wave:

There's no glovebox light switch on our cars, so our glovebox lights stay permanently on whenever the parkers/headlights are on. I can also see the light through the gap on mine!

Off the top of my head, the glovebox light is a 168, a low power (3.8W) version of the 194 (or W5W) used in our parkers.

If the glovebox light ticks you off, imagine the cigarette lighter light! :p oops.....

LOL don't forget the ashtray light which runs off the same circuit either... :P

What year did they start making lights for the Glove box??? my 03 doesn't have one.....

i would of thought all years have them, my 04 has one

My 03 has one, it doesn't come on unless the headlights are on (obviously)

yea never mind, i never noticed mine before....