GIXXERUK Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 where is the best place to get a permanent 12v+ live (not ignition controlled and dont say the battery ) from the dash area cheers Quote
Stew Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 The little light in the ashtray? Not sure if it's permanent actually.... The seats will be permanent but not exactly in the dash area Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 18, 2008 Author Posted March 18, 2008 cigarette lighter? is ignition controlled The little light in the ashtray? light switch controlled seats ? hmm aibags ! dont wont to go there if poss, plus i dont like the idea of the wire trailing Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 18, 2008 Author Posted March 18, 2008 i could use the interior light which is constant live and switched on the negative side but i was hoping for something closer to the footwells thanks for the help Quote
Guest prescience Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 cigarette lighter? is ignition controlled Not doubting you but are you quite certain? Granted it was a while ago but pretty sure when I had my Origin B2 wired into the ashtray from the front cig. lighter it was on w/out the ignition. Sure you've checked this out though Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 18, 2008 Author Posted March 18, 2008 cigarette lighter? is ignition controlled Not doubting you but are you quite certain? Granted it was a while ago but pretty sure when I had my Origin B2 wired into the ashtray from the front cig. lighter it was on w/out the ignition. Sure you've checked this out though yeah my snooper is plugged into it and it comes on with the ignition i'll check its not negative switched now though Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 18, 2008 Author Posted March 18, 2008 Stereo? only on with the ignition although it should have permanent live to hold the memory, not easy to get at though Quote
Chris`I Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Which side of the dash area? I ask as there are permenant live and ground wires running up the passenger A-pillar for the dome lights. Cant remember the colours but can get hold of them if you like Next choice is to take it from the headunit feed. Always an easy to find wire with a voltmeter Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 18, 2008 Author Posted March 18, 2008 Which side of the dash area? I ask as there are permenant live and ground wires running up the passenger A-pillar for the dome lights. Cant remember the colours but can get hold of them if you like Next choice is to take it from the headunit feed. Always an easy to find wire with a voltmeter interior lights on the a pillar would be ideal Quote
Chris`I Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Which side of the dash area? I ask as there are permenant live and ground wires running up the passenger A-pillar for the dome lights. Cant remember the colours but can get hold of them if you like Next choice is to take it from the headunit feed. Always an easy to find wire with a voltmeter interior lights on the a pillar would be ideal I'll rip the pillar cover off later and take a look. It has a permenant live, permenant ground and switched ground for when the doors are open. All easily accessable, I'm using them for my footwell lighting when I get around to finishing it! Quote
Guest prescience Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 Which side of the dash area? I ask as there are permenant live and ground wires running up the passenger A-pillar for the dome lights. Cant remember the colours but can get hold of them if you like Next choice is to take it from the headunit feed. Always an easy to find wire with a voltmeter interior lights on the a pillar would be ideal I'll rip the pillar cover off later and take a look. It has a permenant live, permenant ground and switched ground for when the doors are open. All easily accessable, I'm using them for my footwell lighting when I get around to finishing it! Nice one This info will help quite a few more peeps in the future Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 18, 2008 Author Posted March 18, 2008 Which side of the dash area? I ask as there are permenant live and ground wires running up the passenger A-pillar for the dome lights. Cant remember the colours but can get hold of them if you like Next choice is to take it from the headunit feed. Always an easy to find wire with a voltmeter interior lights on the a pillar would be ideal I'll rip the pillar cover off later and take a look. It has a permenant live, permenant ground and switched ground for when the doors are open. All easily accessable, I'm using them for my footwell lighting when I get around to finishing it! thats what i'm doing Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 18, 2008 Author Posted March 18, 2008 theres a connector behind the A pillar that has 3 wires, black, pink, red and black the red and black is a permanent live cheers chris Quote
Chris`I Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 theres a connector behind the A pillar that has 3 wires, black, pink, red and black the red and black is a permanent live cheers chris No worries Quote
jim Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 theres a connector behind the A pillar that has 3 wires, black, pink, red and black the red and black is a permanent live cheers chris That's really helpful information. If I wanted to use this to feed a spare power supply in the front, would the black wire give me an earth? Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 18, 2008 Author Posted March 18, 2008 theres a connector behind the A pillar that has 3 wires, black, pink, red and black the red and black is a permanent live cheers chris That's really helpful information. If I wanted to use this to feed a spare power supply in the front, would the black wire give me an earth? I didnt check the black wire jim but you can take an earth from anywhere (eg. the power supply at the front) or just take it straight to the bodywork Quote
Chris`I Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 theres a connector behind the A pillar that has 3 wires, black, pink, red and black the red and black is a permanent live cheers chris That's really helpful information. If I wanted to use this to feed a spare power supply in the front, would the black wire give me an earth? I didnt check the black wire jim but you can take an earth from anywhere (eg. the power supply at the front) or just take it straight to the bodywork I beleive, but you better test with a voltmeter, that red is perm live, black is perm ground and pink is switched ground controlled by the Body Control Module (BMC) which turns the lights on with things like open door, unlock car etc. I'd check in the Service Manual (download in FAQ section) as to what can be driven from it as I'm unsure as to what it is fused with. Footwell lighting like I'm doing with LEDs is generally safe as they pull next to no power Quote
GIXXERUK Posted March 19, 2008 Author Posted March 19, 2008 theres a connector behind the A pillar that has 3 wires, black, pink, red and black the red and black is a permanent live cheers chris That's really helpful information. If I wanted to use this to feed a spare power supply in the front, would the black wire give me an earth? I didnt check the black wire jim but you can take an earth from anywhere (eg. the power supply at the front) or just take it straight to the bodywork I beleive, but you better test with a voltmeter, that red is perm live, black is perm ground and pink is switched ground controlled by the Body Control Module (BMC) which turns the lights on with things like open door, unlock car etc. I'd check in the Service Manual (download in FAQ section) as to what can be driven from it as I'm unsure as to what it is fused with. Footwell lighting like I'm doing with LEDs is generally safe as they pull next to no power the red wire is red and black on mine which is a perm live, to do the footwell lighting connect the live to the red and black and the neg to the switched earth on the pink will take some pics when it goes dark Quote
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