Road Angel Wired To Interior Light help

[s1ggm]

Just hard wired my Road Angel 2 into the interior light, it works a treat, ran the cable straight up the A Pillar into the roof liner and into the light unit

Only problem i have is when i turn the engine off and lock the car the road angel stays on

Any ideas, i wanted to wire it to the Cigarette lighter but i couldnt get to it after an hour are rarving around!

Im assuming the only way round this is sticking a switch in some where? any advice would be appreciated

By the way is a Mk4 Cupra TDi

 

[m0rk]

what was up with an ignition on feed from the fusebox?

 

[s1ggm]

im hopeless at stuff like that and i didnt want to F***K anything up, little knowledge being dangerous and all

 

[Triple D]

I would also like to know haow to hardwire the road angel as i currently have it running into the cigarette lighter and have to take it out everytime i turn the car off, and it also looks messy having the cable up and over the dash.
Has anyone done or know of a guide of how to harwire it to the ignition?

 

[CARL BRIGHTON]

why not wire in a rocker switch, you can turn it off an on as you like then....

 

[STOKOE]

take it to halfords and let them wire it in they did my navman, cost about £30.00.

 

[maxcars1]

I think this one was done on an Audi http://www.tyresmoke.net/ubbthreads...,25,26,27,3/Number/482995/page/0/fpart/1/vc/1

 

[VRStu]

You need to identify a switched live.

Buy yourself a cheap digital multimeter - Maplins do a nice one for around £8.

Off of the radio is normally an easy to get to switched live.

 

[s1ggm]

thanks for all the advise, i have booked it into the dealer, charging me £30 to do it

 

[BlackFR]

The feed to the interior light is turned off after a few minutes... saves the battery if you leave the interior light on

As said above, the radio is probably the best place to pick up what you're after

 

[Funkyfin2000]

thanks for all the advise, i have booked it into the dealer, charging me £30 to do it

pretty surprised a dealer will do it for u???? wouldn't think they would touch that kind of thing??