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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: nickmpower on May 02, 2006, 09:01:09 PM

Title: Getting city light to stay on all the time
Post by: nickmpower on May 02, 2006, 09:01:09 PM

I want my city lights for my ellips to be on all the time. is there an easy way to do this with out having to run wire a great distance? If i could tap into the sidemarker wires some where i could use those, since i no longer have sidemarkers. Any ideas?

Title: Getting city light to stay on all the time
Post by: nickmpower on May 03, 2006, 12:01:46 AM

what about the AFM? does that have a positive wire?

Title: Getting city light to stay on all the time
Post by: ak96ss on May 03, 2006, 06:51:01 AM

I don't know that I would mess with the AFM wiring unless you are confident that you can do it without altering the AFM signal.

If you really want the lights on all the time, you can run a wire off of the lead to that small auxiliary fuse box that is next to the fuse box.

Or, even better, install a fuse and lead from that, similar to what I did when hooking up the rear fogs. According to my notes, the part number you need is 61 13 1 370 692. Feed a wire of sufficient current-carrying ability (at least 18 ga) up through the boot that covers the bottom of that auxiliary fuse block, then crimp the connector on to the wire. That connector will then snap in to the bottom of the fuse box, and you can put a fuse in.

Some pics attached.

Make sure you pick the right socket - one of those leads is keyed 12V (only hot when the car is running), the other is constant 12V (hot all the time, even with the car off).

Title: Getting city light to stay on all the time
Post by: Febi Guibo on May 03, 2006, 08:05:50 AM

Quote from: ak96ss

the other is constant 12V (hot all the time, even with the car off).

dude, he did say, ALL the time...

seriously, tap into the sidemarkers... most logical choice

Title: Getting city light to stay on all the time
Post by: ak96ss on May 03, 2006, 08:21:52 AM

Quote from: Febi Guibo

dude, he did say, ALL the time...

seriously, tap into the sidemarkers... most logical choice

Good point, he did say that...  :)

I have my city lights tapped into the sidemarkers as well, I just have to turn on my parking lights for them to come on.  I'm ok with that.