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Old 16th September 2010, 10:02 PM
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Just about to start the wiring at the weekend - having looked over the diagram and picked up a new fusebox I have spotted a way to ease the wiring. I have moved the fuses for the fuel pump and ignition circuits to the other side of the relays so they are on the permanent live side. I have also moved the order of the fuses around in the fusebox so that they are grouped by their feed. The fusebox I bought has a busbar with it that can be cut to size so by grouping the fuses together I can run a single wire to each grouping.

I've attached a copy of the latest diagram along with the fusebox and relay listings.

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Old 17th September 2010, 12:37 AM
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Where did you get your fuse box from? Do you have a part number or picture of it.

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Old 18th September 2010, 12:06 AM
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Thanks for the links, most appreciated.

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Old 18th September 2010, 09:49 PM
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Brilliant work David,I could be losing the plot here but talking of parking lights is it possible to do as VW does and use the indicator switch for them with ignition off.
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As originally wired - i.e. if you take the column and wiring out complete - the lights work off the permanent live circuit. I.e. the sidelights will come on regardless of whether the ignition is on or off.

I have made the decision to modify this so that the sidelights will only work with the ignition on. This means that if the car is parked up and anyone 'plays' with it they cannot leave turn the lights on.

I also realised at the weekend that the sames applies to the cooling fan over-ride swithc, which should be fed from the switched live rather than permanent live to stop people messing with it. I will update the diagram to reflect this when I get a chance.

The only items that can be 'switched' on with the ignition off in my circuit is the horn and the hazard lights. Everything else requires the ignition on.

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I see what you mean David,in the case of MOT the sidelights must work with ignition off as must hazards and to be honest I have not looked at the IVA regs so it may not be needed.

Cooling fans mostly work independently of ignition as the idea is to reduce the rad temp,cutting the feed would defeat the whole object of cooling the system and could lead to overheating.

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in the case of MOT the sidelights must work with ignition off as must hazards
The lights on my girlfriends Fiat only come on with the ignition
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I knew that was coming and thought about it later, and I have tested loads of them unfortunately.
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Got my wiring connected to the battery today and the main beam kept coming on with the dipped beam. I spent 2 hours trying to sort it, tracing back the wires, but they all seem to be as per diagram. I unplugged the fog relay and it sorted the problem. Is there more than one type of 5 pin relay? Or could it be the diagram?

Hope someone can help.

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