grande punto switched ignition

bladecs_04 · Oct 1, 2009

i know it has been discussed alot but i was wondering if someone who has wired up their stereo using a switched ignition could post a picture of which wire they used so i can get a rough guess at where to look

thanks

mehstg · Oct 1, 2009

bladecs_04 said:
i know it has been discussed alot but i was wondering if someone who has wired up their stereo using a switched ignition could post a picture of which wire they used so i can get a rough guess at where to look

thanks

Not got a piccie as it is dark. But I scotchlocked a cable to the positive wire on the cigarette lighter then run it up the centre console and up to the stereo.

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bladecs_04 · Oct 1, 2009

i have had the gater off the gearstick but its full of foam in there so can't get to the bottom of the 12v socket how did u get to it??

mehstg · Oct 2, 2009

bladecs_04 said:
i have had the gater off the gearstick but its full of foam in there so can't get to the bottom of the 12v socket how did u get to it??

Full of foam? - Mine isn't lol. Could see the 12v socket when I had the gaiter off no problems

bladecs_04 · Oct 2, 2009

yea its full of foam i can see the socket but cant seem to get to the wires at the bottom i will post a pic in a bit

bladecs_04 · Oct 2, 2009

pics as promised

the foam seems to be glued in.

mehstg · Oct 4, 2009

bladecs_04 said:
pics as promised

the foam seems to be glued in.

Wow, Mine was not like that. I could just get my hand in and pop the 12v socket out. Sorry but i'm no help, lol. Can you find a switched live on the fan circuit or the ignition barrel?

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bladecs_04 · Oct 4, 2009

i didnt want to take to much apart did u remove the socket to get to the wire if so how easy was it do you just push the bottom or is it clipped in?

mehstg · Oct 5, 2009

bladecs_04 said:
i didnt want to take to much apart did u remove the socket to get to the wire if so how easy was it do you just push the bottom or is it clipped in?

Pushed it up from underneath.

Ruuko · Oct 5, 2009

oo helpfull thread, I've not wired mine into ignition yet lol!

Might do it tonight hehe

bladecs_04 · Oct 5, 2009

i have finally done it

this is a sort of guide

i removed the foam and removed the socket from the bottom of the 12v socket and checked the connections to find the 12v switched mine was a red and white wire

i put some clips on the wire to connect the 12v switched to a red wire i had lying round and clipped the other end to the red wire on the back of the H/U i fed the wire around the back through the gap at the bottom

i then put all the foam back in after making sure the wire worked correctly

the only thing it doesnt do is turn on when the key isnt in the ignition you have to put it to the first setting to turn it on

hope this helps

mehstg · Oct 5, 2009

bladecs_04 said:
i have finally done it

this is a sort of guide

i removed the foam and removed the socket from the bottom of the 12v socket and checked the connections to find the 12v switched mine was a red and white wire

i put some clips on the wire to connect the 12v switched to a red wire i had lying round and clipped the other end to the red wire on the back of the H/U i fed the wire around the back through the gap at the bottom

i then put all the foam back in after making sure the wire worked correctly

the only thing it doesnt do is turn on when the key isnt in the ignition you have to put it to the first setting to turn it on

hope this helps

Got there in the end, lol! Congrats!

bladecs_04 · Oct 5, 2009

thanks for all your help yea finally been looking at doing this since last year

JonActiveSport · Oct 7, 2009

Scotch Locks are the tool of the devil.

Solder, Heat Shrink, and inline fuse are the way forward!

Ruuko · Oct 7, 2009

scotch lock aint too great eeek,

I did mine yesterday used crimps and ehem scotch lock lol

mehstg · Oct 7, 2009

Ruuko said:
scotch lock aint too great eeek,

I did mine yesterday used crimps and ehem scotch lock lol

I used them on the switched live and only that, lol! - Ive seen people use them on speaker cables, lol! How to kill your SQ!

Ruuko · Oct 7, 2009

mehstg said:
I used them on the switched live and only that, lol! - Ive seen people use them on speaker cables, lol! How to kill your SQ!

Damn not good, ive got some nice 10awg speaker cables pretty good stuff, wish i had some more moneys I wann upgrade my amp

bladecs_04 · Oct 7, 2009

sod solder too many things that go wrong and its alot harder to get them off the scotch locks are safe did u see how much electrical tape i put on them

mehstg · Oct 7, 2009

Ruuko said:
Damn not good, ive got some nice 10awg speaker cables pretty good stuff, wish i had some more moneys I wann upgrade my amp

Just ordered some new speaker cable as I want to rerun everything from amp to crossover/ to speakers using matched cable. 12m of twisted OFC 10gauge

volxstu · Oct 7, 2009

Sorry you will have to bear with me here as i only know the thickneses of cable by eye but Noooo. Im pretty sure that the speaker cable can potentially be too big if you are not puting enough power through it.
Also remember that if you have to trim it down to fit your connections then you are wasting your money. I would think the 14 gauge would suffice for front speakers especially considering that is a bit of a push to get into most spade/bullet connectors without coning.
Big wire does look better though :devil:

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