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Hi,

Im trying to wire up a positive feed for a clock and require one that provides 12v when the ignition is on only. I have had my tester round the wires to the ignition and they seem to provide 12v constantly. Anyone know of a feed that is provided only when the ignition is on?

Cheers for your help

Dave

Take it from the fusebox

^^^^^ WHS ^^^^^^

>85 ceramic fusebox: see if there's a spare 1/4" blade at the back on fuses 11 or 12 (black wires) *
85> blade fusebox: see if either G1 or G2 are available on back/right near the top

* the feed from the ignition switch is the lower connection

Use a *black* wire when making a connection to ignition on a VW. Not red, brown, blue...

How do you add additional wiring?

Probably a really daft question (i'm trying to install a ignition on 12v feed for a dash cam & sat nav) but how do you add the wiring? I'm not going to use scotch blocks!
The back o the fuse box all seems to be block connectors - so splicing seems to be the obvious way but its so crowded in there i'm checking options. A tidy way would be nice


Also - fuse 11 (I think) is rear wiper - I don't have one on the van so thought it could be an option. Its fused and live but it isn't a black wire (so I guess will be interrupted by ignition start etc). It is part of a compact block connector and even trying to establish exactly which wire goes to that fuse is difficult.

It's probably pretty obvious i'm no sparky ,

My write up in the WIKI on upgrading the feed to the stock fusebox which is only 6mm, allows yout to move the heavy stuff (like headlights, fans etc) to a new mini fusebox. This then frees up the stock one for all those dash accessories we like to add these days.

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/VW ... ry_to_dash" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

CovKid wrote:My write up in the WIKI on upgrading the feed to the stock fusebox which is only 6mm, allows yout to move the heavy stuff (like headlights, fans etc) to a new mini fusebox. This then frees up the stock one for all those dash accessories we like to add these days.

https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/VW ... ry_to_dash" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I've read the write up and it makes total sense about being a sensible thing to do. I have the battery in th eengine and the alternator and earth cables are upgraded. I have done a system like this with the leisure batteries by locating a fused junction box under the dash so I dont have multiple wires routed under the seats.
Your wrote up on the instalation is clear apart from the bit where you swap things from one system to the other -is this really obvious and so basic it hardly needs saying? am i being stupid?

Yep - becomes obvious once its all in. I couldn't cover that specifically as each vehicle is different, but you basically do one line at a time.

Jim San wrote:How do you add additional wiring?

Jim, there are several single 1/4" blade connectors on the back of the fusebox, for both battery and ignition. They are designated P.. and G.. as mentioned in my post above. Just crimp a 1/4" terminal onto your wire and plug it on. Simples.