Audi S3/A3 Illuminated vents installation ?

[M20FES]

Got some illuminated middle vents I want to install, there's 2 wires live and earth. I want to wire it so it works on the dimmer, which colour wire on the dimmer switch do I have to patch it in to ?

Also when I take the vents out the air ducts are all sealed, do I just put a small hole in the duct to feed the wire through then seal the hole ?

Would it be easier to wire to to the rear window heater switch below the vents or straight to the dimmer switch itself ?

 

[M20FES]

Wired it in to the rear heater switch in the end and tapped th earth n to the brown wire and the live into the blue/grey wire, so nows all working with the dimmer switch.

 

[M20FES]

got the two outer vents now, the drivers side one i can wire straight to the headlight\dimmer switch, any ideas on the passenger side one ?

 

[drka-drka]

Just run to new cables to the passenger side? From the drivers side

 

[LEE69]

Just make a loom up to join all 3 to the dimmer switch

 

[M20FES]

done it and all working on the dimmer

 

[LEE69]

Had mine for years you forget they aren't standard after a while lol

 

[Brettyboy]

Just been looking at a set of these on ebay,any pics ?

 

[M20FES]

Had mine for years you forget they aren't standard after a while lol

They are a nice little touch though, i keep looking at mine, but like you after a few months i wont notice lol

Just been looking at a set of these on ebay,any pics ?

was it a complete set or just the centre vent ?

 

[drka-drka]

I'm picking a set up of a s3 breaking near me since I'm keeping the LCR dash

 

[LEE69]

Just been looking at a set of these on ebay,any pics ?

in my sig mate

 

[LEE69]

 

[Brettyboy]

was it a complete set or just the centre vent ?

2 listings for centre 1's & outer 1's

 

[Brettyboy]

They do look smart

 

[M20FES]

2 listings for centre 1's & outer 1's

One of them centre ones on eBay will be mine lol

I bought just a centre one, then when I was looking for the side ones I could only find a full set so get them kept the sides ones and put the centre one on eBay lol

 

[Kali]

Sorry for digging it up but just got mines and manage to do only drivers side. Connected it to the dimmer straight away without any holes in the air duck (managed to get cables through), now my question is how did you get the cables from the passenger side and where do you suggest to connect it? I was thinking to get the cables under the glove box (un-screw it) then connect the passanger cables with the middle vents cables (so they would be in sort if " Y " shape) and then connect the end to the rear heater switch in the middle? Also, do you have to take your radio out and facia to do all that?

Thanks.

 

[LEE69]

yeah glovebox out for ease, make a loom from the passenger side to meet the middle ones then connect to the join you have at the drivers side.

 

[bruceR]

Lee do you know the part numbers for the plugs that would be needed for making a loom?
Looking at this for future, cheers

 

[LEE69]

no sorry just use crimps if you can't get the right ones and make your own.

 

[bruceR]

Ok cheers mate, have just made up a quick loom and will wait to see if I can get some illuminated vents