Bypass or disconnect trunk hatch light switch

The hatch light has an off switch. That said, when the hatch is ajar, or any door for that matter, there’s other things that “wake up”, increase load on the 12 volt. I don’t think that’s avoidable, or would be another rabbit hole.

You’re concerned about the cord being stolen? I seem to recall there was some way to secure with a padlock.

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Great modification, we can’t help because ours are stock on this side of the foruM.

 

Then I’m wondering why you want the charger brick in the hatch, to keep it out of the weather?

 

Can't you just undo the sense wire from the lock assembly in the back that tells the car to put the light on and to put the red door a jar light on the dash etc so on and so forth I would think so of course then anytime you leave the hatch open the lights not going to come on and the door ajar icon on the dash isn't going to display but that's the end game right?

 

Find the wire that goes to the trigger assembly that tells the computer that the trunk is latched and the light should be off wire a switch to that but push button or something you could put it right on the piece of plastic next to where the latch assembly is and when you're charging or doing whatever to your car you push the switch and the car doesn't know the trunk is open and the lights not on then when you disconnect your charging business your hand is right there by that button you hit it again icon comes on the dash trunk light lights up you grab your cord close the trunk and off you go pretty easy in your wife can probably do it. I mean remembering to push the button and so forth.

 

There is probably already switch on the market that you can purchase that would do that I'm sure the electrical engineers will be a long shortly with some part numbers or something that could be simply rigged up I can't imagine any of this would be any kind of a big project a few minutes and some splicing kind of like putting in audio speakers or a crossover or something similar to your car stereo but of course different obviously.

 

Shoebox size plastic storage tub, with a couple of notches cut in the lid, for the incoming/outgoing charger cord? Push under the car too, a bit more sheltered?

 

I guess what's the deal of these chargers so crappy that they're like made for indoor garage only use they don't even have an outdoor cord on them like a weed eater or a pair of hedge trimmers you know like the cord that's rated to go outside It has heavy Romex on it it might even be orange or something so that's the deal That's what I figured That's real good engineering probably why I don't own one of these cars because they're going to give me a vacuum cleaner cord to plug it in with that sounds so funny but I guess it's typical of today's manufacturing. I've never really looked so I don't know this model of cars is not one I don't think I would really invest in because they just don't seem to do that well and prime time really or you need to be out of them at 100k and that's not real Toyota to me. And I guess you have to have the trunk open or access to trunk to plug the car up that's too funny.

 

I would modify the latch mechanism or wire which has the switch in it. The latch has two closed positions, one with the lights still on and the full closed position that opens the switch.

Latch and door open switch middle right

 

i use to use my oem cord outside in all kind of inclement weather, never had an issue

 

And is the charging port on the inside of the hatch or something?

 

There’s a door on the right rear fender, similar to a gas filler door, on the outside

 

That's what I figured and what should be so I'm not sure why everybody's worried about putting something in the trunk I guess part of the charger or something.? I wouldn't do that I would just come up with a little case to keep it in if I'm not worried about it like snow or ice or rain if it's not weatherproof which I would think it might ought to be but probably not. So a little sleeve or something like my clamp meter goes in from fluke.