2014 24ssrx helm courtesy light out

[kcd3257]

any help on how to remove or fix the helm courtesy lamp. Can I replace the bulb or is it a whole unit?? Mine stopped lighting up, its the push to light one on the side
Thanks

 

[ILLINOIS AVE]

any help on how to remove or fix the helm courtesy lamp. Can I replace the bulb or is it a whole unit?? Mine stopped lighting up, its the push to light one on the side
Thanks

Welcome ! Only a guess did you look inside the compartment to see if bulb comes out from there?

 

[CLDave]

If you're close to your dealer that should be covered under the 10 year warranty...

 

[kcd3257]

I did look up there and cant figure out if it can even come out..too far from the dealer to even try

 

[CLDave]

ITC makes the lights - I googled around a bit and it looks like the trim ring either twists or pops off, exposing the screws. Check this diagram from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ITC-Push-Lens-Switch-Courtesy-Light/dp/B07L3JK19X

 

[kcd3257]

yes you may be right, Ill try that this weekend...Thank you so much
a little thing but very annoying

 

[CLDave]

I don't know why I didn't ask this before - but just in case you didn't try this, that light only works on my boat when the running lights (either Anchor or Navigation) are active. Super-obvious, but you never want to assume

 

[kcd3257]

you know I never tried that....gonna do it this weekend..now that you mentioned it I never tried it without the nav lights off...

 

[kcd3257]

yup that was it.....duhhhhh

 

[CLDave]

yup that was it.....duhhhhh

Haha! Glad it worked out. Funny little quirk, but useful in avoiding power draw-downs... now I just wish there was a way to better alert other pontooners that a) their nav lights are on in the daytime and b) to turn off their MOTHER SCRATCHING dock lights when they're running around at night