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 Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:48 am |
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basic question, im installing cold cathode (neon) tubes into my footwell and want them to power on and off with the interior light, ive looked at the previous guide to this on here but cannot work out the best place to tap into the wireing to achieve this.
where would be the best place to tap into the interior light wireing, its been suggested the right side a-frame? but im unsure how to get the cover off and dont currently have a haynes manual
thanks for any help in advance 
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:50 am |
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So if you drive and leave your door open.... They flash? Hope there not blue 
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:51 am |
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flash? why would they flash lol? nah red ones
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:52 am |
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door pillars there is a switch there for the light. can wire them into that.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:53 am |
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do you mean the push switch that operates on the door opening and closing? could you be more specific
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:56 am |
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Have fun trying to wire that  ..
I tried wiring mine to come on when the doors open (I presume thats what you mean by when the interior light comes on).. I failed, as did ExoVyper (Si). I wired mine to every single wire going to the interior light (4 of them: orange, blue, yellow and yellow/green IIRC)
In the end I wired mine to the Ashtray light, as this only comes on with the sidelights and then added a switch, as I doubt Mr. Policeman will be happy if he saw them on whilst driving.
What to you mean by the A-frame? The A pillar inbetween the windscreen and drivers door?
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:01 am |
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| MrrNoName wrote: |
| do you mean the push switch that operates on the door opening and closing? could you be more specific |
yes thats the one. havent done it on a 206 but did on a leno. worked a treat. sorry for the vague description boss was behind me lol
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:11 am |
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haha yeh it does seem to be more hastle then i thought,
everyone seems to be going for the ashtray one, that was my plan b  i thought wireing to the door switch wouldent work as its not a straight circuit, the light is controlled by computer, i.e it waits 30 seconds then fades and doesnt just go off when the doors shut.
is it easy to wire them into the ashtray light?
thanks for your help guys
p.s yeh thats what i meant by the a-frame lol
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:18 am |
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A frame AKA A Pillar just pulls out, Just catch the corner and pull.
Ashtray light ... Easy as 30minute job to get it all wired and fitted into place in footwells.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:24 am |
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thanks tomd0801754 and others, been very helpful. im probs gunna try doing the ashtray thing
(cba messing around with the door thing because it looks like its gunna be LOADS of hastle)
does the ashtray come out easily? DAMN me not having a haynes manual lol
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:26 am |
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Open the lid, then pull the lid, it will all come out
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:31 am |
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as tom said then the light is on the left and just pops out to
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:04 am |
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Location: Hull -or- The World Of Info Code
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| tomd0801754 wrote: |
Have fun trying to wire that ..
I tried wiring mine to come on when the doors open (I presume thats what you mean by when the interior light comes on).. I failed, as did ExoVyper (Si). I wired mine to every single wire going to the interior light (4 of them: orange, blue, yellow and yellow/green IIRC)
In the end I wired mine to the Ashtray light, as this only comes on with the sidelights and then added a switch, as I doubt Mr. Policeman will be happy if he saw them on whilst driving.
What to you mean by the A-frame? The A pillar inbetween the windscreen and drivers door? |
It's a piece of p**s to wire them in so when the door opens they come on, mine have been like that for over a year 
It's 2 wires, inside the curt light - but you can follow the wire down the A pillar and tap in from there..
Open ze door on come ze lights.. Close the door and off they go..
Cant remember which 2 wires it was though as it was soooooo long ago that I did it 
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:05 am |
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Actually f- it, I'm off out to look and get some instructions
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:16 am |
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Its the +12volts constant feed and the bsi earth
Brown wire and the orange.
Blue is the ignition, and the yellow/green is the earth
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