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hard wire
« on: January 08, 2012, 02:06:51 pm »
hi guys
Can anyone help me with this
I'm looking to hard wire my road pilot with a ign on only
I'm thinking of fitting it near my rear view mirror so thinking of running the power wire from the
over head consule/interior light thingy?
any idea which wires i should run the lead from?
Cheers
Stu
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Re: hard wire
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 02:12:12 pm »
There's loads of free ignition sources in the fusebox under steering wheel.

I'd get a multimeter, find an ignition live, put a fuse in the slot, get a VW repair wire and extend it up the pillar to the mirror, under headlining.
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Re: hard wire
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2012, 07:57:28 pm »
Hi mate
cheers for the info any idea what gauge the repair wire is??
Stu
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Re: hard wire
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2012, 09:44:25 pm »
Hey

Not sure, I reckon 1mm2 repair wire (18 AWG?) would suffice for this (can't get the part number at minute as I had the parts program on a netbook I just sold).

Or, you could use something like this which means you don't have to take out the fusebox - as long as you pick a circuit that copes with both circuits and doesn't interfere. All you do is run your positive wire to it and squeeze it to crimp together http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-ADD-CIRCUIT-FUSE-TAP-PIGGY-BACK-STANDARD-FUSE-/250861927244?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a68893b4c
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Re: hard wire
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2012, 10:34:59 pm »
Any advice on which one is a spare switched live? In fuse box?
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Re: hard wire
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2012, 10:48:22 pm »
Fuse layouts will be a tad different due to spec and installed accessories.

Best bet is to use a multimeter on the top pin of the fuse slot, and take a reading with ignition on and off.
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Re: hard wire
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2012, 01:20:51 pm »

I have hardwired my Tom Tom

I will dig out the pic of the slot I used for switched live.

One thing I plan to do to improve it is add a switch so it's not on charge all the time so I don't kill the battery on the Tom Tom.

Also rather than butcher a charging cable I created a female 12v socket in the fuse compartment.

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Re: hard wire
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2012, 01:25:35 pm »



It now has a fuse via an inline fuse holder and I'm
Looking to fit a switch somewhere.

Excuse the stray black wire I've run wire to my rear view mirror for a future mini mod
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Re: hard wire
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2012, 11:41:02 pm »
Cheers Mike. I will check mine to see if its a switched live with a multi meter
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