Not sure if you came right with your issue, but I thought I would to throw my tuppence in here in case anyone else had similar issues. I have had one or two small similar issues with various lamps (number plate and luggage compartment specifically) and after checking that the lamps were OK went on a search for the fuses. Turns out that not all of the electrical circuits are fed via fuses but quite a few are switched via MOSFET devices a type of field effect transistor (i.e. electronic switch).
Try disconnecting the vehicles battery for three minutes, reconnect and check to see if your lamps are now working. Worked for my 2009 XKR Portfolio (twice!)
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Hi Graham,
Not sure if you came right with your issue, but I thought I would to throw my tuppence in here in case anyone else had similar issues. I have had one or two small similar issues with various lamps (number plate and luggage compartment specifically) and after checking that the lamps were OK went on a search for the fuses. Turns out that not all of the electrical circuits are fed via fuses but quite a few are switched via MOSFET devices a type of field effect transistor (i.e. electronic switch).
Try disconnecting the vehicles battery for three minutes, reconnect and check to see if your lamps are now working. Worked for my 2009 XKR Portfolio (twice!)
Nice cheap fix, less than the price of a fuse !
Cheers
Andy