82 CE Courtesy Light question

Team,

When the doors are open the courtesy lights are on and stay on.  I am not sure if this is an issue itself, but I would like to have them turn off with the doors open, either by timer or switch, so that I can have the car sitting for several hours while working on it or showing it without having the lights draining the battery.  Any other time I would like the lights to work appropriately.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Dennis

How bout a battery disconnect on  the battery itself?  The type that can be loosened with a knob on the terminal. 

My first inclination is to not disconnect the battery every time I go to the park and want to open the door up for the breeze and listen to the radio.  It is easy enough to install a battery shutoff if that is the only answer.  Does anyone else have any ideas?

Thanks,

Dennis

I seem to remember in years past that turning the headlight switch counterclockwise to the stop would cancel the interior lights. Don't know if that's still a possibility or not.

you could remove wht wire from courtesy lts delay timer which goes to door switches and add a toggle sw to keep the door switches from turning on lights. not sure how hard it is to get to timer