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Offline andc1

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bora vent illumination help
« on: 21 December 2010, 14:24 »
picked up a set yesterday and bought a oem loom as well so it all plugs in to each vent as it should be im stuck on power to them, me and electrics do not mix so how do i power these babies up? is there a guide anywhere or someone point me in the rite direction!!! all im left with is a black wire and a yello wire which i presume is earth and power, where do i get the power from?
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Re: bora vent allumination help
« Reply #1 on: 21 December 2010, 14:44 »
Pop the light switch out by pushing it in while turning it a click clockwise then tap into the sidelight power cable. Check it with a voltage tester. There should be 12V present when the sidelights are on and 0V when its off

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Re: bora vent allumination help
« Reply #2 on: 21 December 2010, 14:47 »
ha ha i dont have a voltage checker!!!! just seen this and its saying plug the wires into dimmer switch!?
 brown and blue/grey, so am i correct in saying my brown to cars brown and my yello to cars blue/grey?
sorry to sound thick!!!!

http://www.carbasics.co.uk/vw_golf_mk4_bora_vents.htm


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Re: bora vent allumination help
« Reply #3 on: 21 December 2010, 15:05 »
Correct.  You tap into the blue / grey wire :afro:

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Re: bora vent allumination help
« Reply #4 on: 21 December 2010, 15:32 »
Blue/grey one yeah. Just done this with boost gauge  :wink:
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Re: bora vent illumination help
« Reply #5 on: 21 December 2010, 15:57 »
yello = blue/grey
brown= brown

sorry but im complete sh.t with electrics!!!!

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Re: bora vent illumination help
« Reply #6 on: 21 December 2010, 15:59 »
yello = blue/grey
brown= brown

sorry but im complete sh.t with electrics!!!!

That will do it

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Re: bora vent illumination help
« Reply #7 on: 21 December 2010, 16:00 »
cheers mate, dont wont firebrigade out this time if year!!!! :grin:

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Re: bora vent illumination help
« Reply #8 on: 21 December 2010, 16:29 »
yello = blue/grey
brown= brown

sorry but im complete sh.t with electrics!!!!

That will do it

I wired vents with light switch and vents only light when headlights are turned ON, not with parking lights. can i just remove the yellow wire from light swtich and connect with dimmer and leave black wire as earth with light switch??  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: bora vent illumination help
« Reply #9 on: 21 December 2010, 16:33 »
Cant see any reason why not, an earth is an earth right?
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