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General => Car audio => Topic started by: vee-dub90 on 21 February 2010, 17:47

Title: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: vee-dub90 on 21 February 2010, 17:47

i need to run a switched live in my mk2 and im not sure how to.

anyone able to tell me how?

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: troublestarter on 21 February 2010, 19:11

black wire at the ignition switch
or you can take it from the thick red/black at the heater switch

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: Cooper_si on 21 February 2010, 19:33

Quote from: troublestarter on 21 February 2010, 19:11

.....
or you can take it from the thick red/black at the heater switch

Exactly what ive done for my stereo  :wink:

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: russ-vdub on 24 February 2010, 12:23

You need to establish if when choosing you're wire tap that it is 100% switched live by simply using a multimeter.

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: troublestarter on 24 February 2010, 14:12

hence the reason i have told him the exact colour and location of a switched live

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: russ-vdub on 25 February 2010, 12:47

^^ Easy mate chill, you can never be too careful. There is no 100% guarentte the cables with be exactly the same colour tho is there?

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: troublestarter on 25 February 2010, 14:32

i'm chilled buddy
i was just explaining that he CANNOT go wrong using either of those 2 coloured wires i listed previously
the wiring colours i have listed are the same from an early mk1 golf right up to a mk4 golf

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: russ-vdub on 25 February 2010, 15:00

But there is no harm is checking. I'd never trust something I've read on the net, always make my own judgement... Checking good practice, i'm not saying you're wrong or anything just being double sure never hurt :afro:

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: troublestarter on 25 February 2010, 19:55

no worries about checking if in doubt
but with over 20 years experience in both the car audio industry and volkswagens i can guarantee i'm right

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: russ-vdub on 01 March 2010, 10:17

^^ Lol you don't give up do you!

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: troublestarter on 01 March 2010, 14:41

not when i know i'm right LOL!!! :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: russ-vdub on 01 March 2010, 15:57

Hahah pride. :P

Title: Re: running a switched live? in my mk2
Post by: troublestarter on 01 March 2010, 16:30

hell yeah !!! :wink: :wink: