I fixed it with tin foil and blu tak and it works exactly the same. Bent a thin piece of tinfoil and stuck it on each terminal with blu tak. No problems so far and quicker than soldering iron
Hi Thanks for all your videos. I bought a 2016 QASHQAI TEKNA DCI 1.5 a few weeks ago. Like you the courtesy lights did not work. With the information you provided, I bridged the 2 terminals with a blob of solder, sorted. Cheers Bill😊
Thank you very much, this worked wonders for me. I got myself a soldering kit from temu for under 10$ and got working and fixed both my lights under 10 min, again thank you.
Hi! I am the owner of Qashai 2015. I'd like to say, Thank You, to you. I had the problem with the switch not working properly. This video has helped me fix light and now works when I open the doors in my cars but yes as you mentioned on the video, the switch will not work, which I'm perfectly fine with that. Cheers buddy!
Good solution. The failure of the part is caused by a tiny ball bearing on the middle of the switch (inside the module) you need to gently pry the switch out). After a few months the spring pushing the bearing out onto the contacts is not strong enough to retain contact. If you replace the spring with a stronger one you can fix the unit as new. If you are going the low tec route - still a good solution, and you don't have a soldering iron, twist some copper speaker wire into the gap between the contacts.
Any suggested places to look for stronger springs? Edit: Took the switch out myself, found the ball bearing and spring. My spring was measuring 3mm OD (outer diameter) and 17mm free length. Bought some springs measuring 3mm OD and 20mm free length online so compression on the ball bearing is now higher
Tried this, but doesn’t seem to work. Does the spring press down on the white carriage part? I can’t get it to clip back in that way. The other way the switch is still intermittent.
Hi Dan a know its been like a 2 year post but I've just purchased the qashqai and used your great video, so many thanks I just soldered across the pins but might if I can replace them .
I have a 2020 Qashqai and want to install a rear dash cam and feed cable through roof lining. I want to install it on the top of the back window, but I'm unsure how to remove trim on the inside of the boot lid. Could you possibly produce a video showing how this comes unclipped, as I'm unable to find any RUclips videos showing this? Thanks Len
Hi. Quick question. With this solution will i be able to turn on the light whenever i want, or only when the door is opened? because I need the light when the car is in motion, cause of my children. Thank you.
Hi , I have followed what you have done and they do work and go off when you lock the car. The problem is when the car is unlocked they stay on all the time. Have o done something wrong?
Nice fix, can’t believe that they try and charge that much for them a complete rip off! Look to be worth about 40 pence🤣. With soldering it’s all about being quick and re tinning the joints. Always use multicore solder, never acid based flux! Pre tin the new copper wire before starting to solder to the terminals having given them a drop of new solder. It looks from the terminals you could just bridge them without fitting a loop as they are next to each other which would be neater. Sorry I’ve been in electronics, TV then computer services all my life, so I’m a bit ocd about it😉. Nice offer to do other people’s, good on you, expect Nissan UK have loads for you to fix 🤣🤣.
Hello. Thank you for your very useful videos . You are helping to many people all around the world . One question: after fix as you explain in this video is still possible to turn the light completely off ?
Hi Dan, do you have any videos on replacing external rear lights? I can do it all except having huge difficulty disconnecting the electrical wires - I just can't find the right place to put pressure on to release them
hi, great thanks to your video. I got my rear interior courtesy light back after followed you video. However, it only light up when I open the car door. The switch button is not working(the clicking sound from button is working perfectly). Any further advices? thank you very much.
Hi dan...can you fathom out why i have constant live on one terminal but need the door shut and light to go off? Mine either stays on or not at all ? The other side is fine thanks
Do you really need to take the unit apart and remove the switch. Can't you just add a short wire across the two terminals without taking anything apart?
Hi, I'm having a problem with the passenger side light in the back. The light only works if I press down on the switch, as in put pressure on it. I replaced the bulb and checked if anything was loose. Do you have any fixes for this? Thanks in advance!
Yes I have a permanent fix that makes it work only with door open or on unlock. Check my other videos. Or you can send me the lights and I can do it for you
Hi Dan, thanks for yet another excellent video. Speaking as someone who breaks everything he touches, could you possibly repair my light? i have one working and one not and it drives my ocd mad...
I couldn't see a way. It looks like the heat from the bulbs causes them to deform and stop making the correct contact. I guess you could look into finding a similar switch but I don't think that would be too simple!
The problem I have with mine is not the switch but the light can be intermittent if it works, it comes on and after a while it starts to flicker and gradually dims
Hi Dan, I’ve had my 19 plate Qashqui for almost 2 years and finally, they are now working! Thank you!
Legend, this fix worked a treat for my wifes Qashqai, it only took me 8yrs of having non-working lights to get around to fixing them. 😂
I fixed it with tin foil and blu tak and it works exactly the same. Bent a thin piece of tinfoil and stuck it on each terminal with blu tak. No problems so far and quicker than soldering iron
Hi
Thanks for all your videos.
I bought a 2016 QASHQAI TEKNA DCI 1.5 a few weeks ago.
Like you the courtesy lights did not work.
With the information you provided, I bridged the 2 terminals with a blob of solder, sorted.
Cheers Bill😊
Thanks, a very clear video, well done..
I have the same issue in my Qashqai, but Nissan should really replace these rubbish lights for free.
Sent mine to Dan and he fixed and returned within a week. He's a top man 👍👍
Thank you very much, this worked wonders for me. I got myself a soldering kit from temu for under 10$ and got working and fixed both my lights under 10 min, again thank you.
Hi! I am the owner of Qashai 2015. I'd like to say, Thank You, to you. I had the problem with the switch not working properly. This video has helped me fix light and now works when I open the doors in my cars but yes as you mentioned on the video, the switch will not work, which I'm perfectly fine with that.
Cheers buddy!
Just done this yesterday as mine were not working and now they are working :), luckilyi had a solder iron in the garage. thankyou Qashqai Guy.
I just use some foil and some tape and it works just fine
Hopefully it doesn’t cause me any problems
But thanks for helping me sort out this problem
Dan very kindly sorted mine out too, can't thank him enough, top man!
Good solution. The failure of the part is caused by a tiny ball bearing on the middle of the switch (inside the module) you need to gently pry the switch out). After a few months the spring pushing the bearing out onto the contacts is not strong enough to retain contact. If you replace the spring with a stronger one you can fix the unit as new. If you are going the low tec route - still a good solution, and you don't have a soldering iron, twist some copper speaker wire into the gap between the contacts.
Was about to comment the same thing! 🙃
Any suggested places to look for stronger springs?
Edit: Took the switch out myself, found the ball bearing and spring. My spring was measuring 3mm OD (outer diameter) and 17mm free length. Bought some springs measuring 3mm OD and 20mm free length online so compression on the ball bearing is now higher
@@Schnazologist Where did you buy those springs? thank you
Thank you, just done it took around 20 mins to do both sides works brilliantly 😊
Tried this, but doesn’t seem to work. Does the spring press down on the white carriage part? I can’t get it to clip back in that way. The other way the switch is still intermittent.
Yesss it worked!! Thank you. I used solder without wires. Just connected the two pins. Ow.. and i didn't open up the part at all.
Yeah I think opening it up was overkill, but nice one
Great fix, my right hand light wouldn't light and now done this hack to both lights and works great when doors open, top man!
Great fix this has been annoying me for a few years, worked perfectly, thanks for sharing 😊
Works like a charm! Thanks!
Good simple fix, Dan.
Nice one Dan, great gesture at the end of the vid to. Top man 👏🏼
Hi Dan a know its been like a 2 year post but I've just purchased the qashqai and used your great video, so many thanks I just soldered across the pins but might if I can replace them .
Day 2 of Qashqai ownership for me and i found this fixed one of the rear interior lights! Like you say it feels like the switch is quite badly made.
Awesome, tried it and it works like a charm. ✌️
Thank you for the fix! Did it to my QQ 2015. ❤
Gr8 thank you I have same issue with the rear passenger light on my QQ I looked online to get one but to expensive thank you
I’m gonna try replacing the spring first of all, see if this helps. 3mm by 20mm is what you need.
❤ really good tutorial thank-you
I have a 2020 Qashqai and want to install a rear dash cam and feed cable through roof lining. I want to install it on the top of the back window, but I'm unsure how to remove trim on the inside of the boot lid. Could you possibly produce a video showing how this comes unclipped, as I'm unable to find any RUclips videos showing this? Thanks Len
Very useful video.I have a same issue on my 2015 Qashqai.
Worked a treat, thanks :)
That s why i love england people
Rubbish Indian made switch!!! Thank you for the help...
Hi. Quick question. With this solution will i be able to turn on the light whenever i want, or only when the door is opened? because I need the light when the car is in motion, cause of my children. Thank you.
I did the same .I just soldered the 2 elements without the wire
Many thanks. Took longer to take the light out that to solder the wire. both sides done in less than 20 min. They have been bugging me for ages.
Glad it helped
Amazing it just worked. Legend
Hi , I have followed what you have done and they do work and go off when you lock the car. The problem is when the car is unlocked they stay on all the time. Have o done something wrong?
Just done the mod worked first time next LED bulbs
Nice one
I did this and it worked thank u so much
Nice fix, can’t believe that they try and charge that much for them a complete rip off! Look to be worth about 40 pence🤣. With soldering it’s all about being quick and re tinning the joints. Always use multicore solder, never acid based flux! Pre tin the new copper wire before starting to solder to the terminals having given them a drop of new solder. It looks from the terminals you could just bridge them without fitting a loop as they are next to each other which would be neater. Sorry I’ve been in electronics, TV then computer services all my life, so I’m a bit ocd about it😉. Nice offer to do other people’s, good on you, expect Nissan UK have loads for you to fix 🤣🤣.
Cheers mate. As you probably guessed it's been a while since I did much soldering! Thanks for the tips. I was tempted to bridge them but decided not.
Hello. Thank you for your very useful videos . You are helping to many people all around the world . One question: after fix as you explain in this video is still possible to turn the light completely off ?
So this fix makes the light come on with unlock and door open. After that it turns off. There's no way to stop it coming on unless you desolder it.
@@TheQashqaiGuy Got it .Thank you .
Hi Dan, do you have any videos on replacing external rear lights? I can do it all except having huge difficulty disconnecting the electrical wires - I just can't find the right place to put pressure on to release them
Tnx mate
Done, thanks
Job done! Thanks Dan!
hi, great thanks to your video. I got my rear interior courtesy light back after followed you video. However, it only light up when I open the car door. The switch button is not working(the clicking sound from button is working perfectly). Any further advices? thank you very much.
That is the fix I'm afraid.
@@TheQashqaiGuy got it and thanks again!
My grandmas back intreia lights ARE APSULOOTY rubbish the switch doesn’t work I bought one and I’m going to fit it in
Hi dan...can you fathom out why i have constant live on one terminal but need the door shut and light to go off? Mine either stays on or not at all ? The other side is fine thanks
I don't understand sorry. There should be 3 terminals
Do you really need to take the unit apart and remove the switch. Can't you just add a short wire across the two terminals without taking anything apart?
Nice
Hi,
I'm having a problem with the passenger side light in the back. The light only works if I press down on the switch, as in put pressure on it. I replaced the bulb and checked if anything was loose. Do you have any fixes for this? Thanks in advance!
Yes I have a permanent fix that makes it work only with door open or on unlock. Check my other videos. Or you can send me the lights and I can do it for you
Hi Dan, thanks for yet another excellent video. Speaking as someone who breaks everything he touches, could you possibly repair my light? i have one working and one not and it drives my ocd mad...
Drop me an email to the address in the description bud ta
@@TheQashqaiGuy Sent this morning mate👍
@@daveatkinson5160 just replied, driving back from Wales today so may not reply again til later.
Tnx 👍
Hi sir. The cabin isint working the bulb is good theres a. Switch some where please may faulty thanks a lot.
Yes its the switch that is the fault. This guide is a fix
Hello sir thank you for the great tips. I have a question ! Is there any chance to have both lights mean with the doors and manual as well ?
You need to wire in a new switch
@@TheQashqaiGuy Thanks for the reply. Also could you please tell us about that new switch. Thank you so much for your help
So it would need to be a 3 stage switch that you wire each terminal to the existing ones.
@@TheQashqaiGuy you are amazing man thank you again 😊
Interesting how this is a fault on all Qashqais world wide. Out of curiosity, is there any what to fix those switches?
I couldn't see a way. It looks like the heat from the bulbs causes them to deform and stop making the correct contact.
I guess you could look into finding a similar switch but I don't think that would be too simple!
@@TheQashqaiGuy thanks for the reply. Keep up the good work
The problem I have with mine is not the switch but the light can be intermittent if it works, it comes on and after a while it starts to flicker and gradually dims
Hmmm, deffo not the switch? It could cause the flicker, mine was doing that before it finally died.
I've have a 69 plate Tekna and have the same problem, but I believe the problem caused by too much condensation inside the vehicle,
The only bit I might need help on is the heat
Yeah, maybe worth finding someone with a soldering iron? If you're still at school maybe a technology teacher could help?
I need to replace mine. What bulb is used for Nissan Qashqai (2014) model?
It is a festoon bulb, see my other video for info and a product link
lights not working because of too much condensation inside the car
Hi do you no the part no for the rear head rest for 2014 j11 1.5 diesel asenta please
Maybe worth a Google search?
I've done this to both the rear lights but still no light any ideas?
Have you checked the fuse?
What type of bulb is it
31mm festoon bulb
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07JCNL3V2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=dansmith0a-21&linkId=2b00047e033498e63644b73be64596c4&language=en_GB&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Anyone know if this would be covered under warranty?
I'd say so yes.
@@TheQashqaiGuy Do you think the Unit or a switch button would be?
I might be 12 doesn’t mean I can’t do the same as adults