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 Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:02 am |
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Hi Guys,
I'm new to this community, so a warm hello to begin with.
I've recently ordered and received this - a replacement bonnet vent for the standard black plastic one (which I'm not a huge fan of).
Now it was mainly the chrome look I was after, but when I saw the white LED's I thought why not (I don't have any other style modifications made to my silver 206, 04 plate - other than lexus style lights to the rear).
I've only had the car 6-7 months, its my first ever and I'm really pleased with it.
My problem now is the wiring for this thing. It comes with wiring for it and the guide is utter crap. It literally reads "wire it into the side light", with nothing more detailed than that.
I know this is a big ask - but if anyone could possible take me through wiring this up I'd be very much obliged. I don't know if its possible to explain to someone with 0 auto-electrical knowledge, but if you feel it is and think you can help me with a guide, I will send whoever replies with a guide that can help me complete it a few bob via paypal.
As I've said this is my first car, I'm keen to learn more about the ins and outs which is why I fancy doing this myself (that and the 7-8 auto electricians I've called have all shrugged off the job as somehow alien :S).
Also, is wiring it into the sidelight the best idea? If I do this when will the LED's come on? (I thought my side light only came on when I indicate?)
Thanks in advance,
Joe
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:12 am |
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Side lights come on when you turn them on, and when your autolights come on [if you have them]
The vent will have two wires, most probably red and black. Take the black wire to the yellow and green wire on your sidelight bulb on your drivers lamp, and then the red wire to the other wire.
You can either use T-taps, scotch locks or solder and heat shrink for the connection
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:24 am |
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Hi Lee,
Thanks a lot for your quick response. Just to be clear, by sidelights are these lights to the side of the front headlamps? If so when you talk about where I should be wiring these lights into, do you mean I don't have to wire anything into the box under the steering wheel? (rather, make the connections to wires into the headlamps)?
Sorry for being vague/soft but I really am useless.
Cheers
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:26 am |
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As you look at the car, the are the little lights on the outer edge.
Yeah just wire them into the wires going to the bulb
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:59 am |
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Lee seems to be covering this one pretty well, but where around the north west are you? I might be able to help out of you've not got the hang of it. 
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:09 am |
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I'm from Liverpool mate, you're probably a smidge out of my range. Much obliged for the offer though.
I think I may have a crack at doing this.
If I've understood correctly there are wires going to the driver-side headlamp, some of which go to the side-light of the headlamp. I need to find these wires and connect them to the wires I have for the vent, as Lee has described.
Given I'm a complete stranger to this type of thing: "T-taps, scotch locks or solder and heat shrink for the connection", am I best going for scotch locks to complete the connection? I.e is this the most straight-forward.
video.google.com/video...3298635405 <- Is this video an accurate description of what to do?
Much obliged again for the speed of your responses Lee/Toad. Cracking.
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:32 am |
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On your sidelight, it will [or should be] a brown connector with only two wires coming from it, you connect your vent lights to those.
Yeah Scotch locks are the easiest to use. But ideally if you can, the other two are the most secure, but scotchlocks will do the trick
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:38 pm |
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One thing missing from Lees installation instructions is the switch on the dashboard that needs fitting, to make sure the car doesn't fail it's MOT for having the LED's on (unless you are going to fit a second LED bonnet vent on the passenger side)
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:46 pm |
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To wire the switch connect the negative wire from B/V to one end of the switch and from the switch a new wire to the negative wire of the sidelights
Then a straight connection from B/V positive to positive sidelight
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:57 pm |
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And don't forget to disconnect the battery before doing any electrical work, one small slip could cost you a few hundred to get sorted.
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:15 pm |
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Thanks for the additional advice guys, I'm a bit more concerned now though as the job sounds a fair bit bigger.
So if I do manage to get the LED lights to work, I have to fit a switch inside the car? What does this switch do?
The LED's don't flash and are white, I thought they'd be ok to pass an MOT? All the websites that sell these say they're "E" marked and road legal/guarantee they'll pass an MOT?
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 4:37 pm |
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Not sure on the legal aspects of having the bonnet vent lit up but wiring in a switch is as simple as I put it a switch can cost as little as 10p if you find the right place
I made a little gadget of my own where my switch when pressed in (push button) it turned on a small motor and I was going to use this as part of a robot costume to rotate a key to give the impression I was a clockwork robot! But I never finished painting the costume in time 
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 3:50 am |
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Doesn't need a switch, because if he's using scotch locks he can just remove them
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:25 am |
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I've actually bought a soldering kit online now, Lee, as I'm wanting to do it properly (as you've suggested soldering is the way forward with this).
From my research online, though, I don't see why I'd need a switch? If I need a switch to switch them off, that means I shouldn't have it on ? But as I've mentioned above, I thought the lights are supposed to be street-legal :s
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Last edited by JoeMonroe on Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:44 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:44 am |
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Just fit them, it'll be fine. See loads with them or similar style lights. Doubt anyone removes them for the MOT. Should be fine
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