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Wher to connect "lights on signal" to ne headunit?
Wher to connect "lights on signal" to ne headunit?
I have a wire call "lights on signal" from the car and it goes to the radio.
Where should this wire be connected to, 12V acc, 12V ant or something else?
I have a wire call "lights on signal" from the car and it goes to the radio.
Where should this wire be connected to, 12V acc, 12V ant or something else?
Re: Wher to connect "lights on signal" to ne headunit?
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:40:46 -0700, " Frank"
<noreplay@nothome . net > wrote:
>I have a wire call "lights on signal" from the car and it goes to the radio.
>Where should this wire be connected to, 12V acc, 12V ant or something else?
Sounds like it would be connected to your dimmer switch.
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:40:46 -0700, " Frank"
<noreplay@nothome . net > wrote:
>I have a wire call "lights on signal" from the car and it goes to the radio.
>Where should this wire be connected to, 12V acc, 12V ant or something else?
Sounds like it would be connected to your dimmer switch.
Re: Wher to connect "lights on signal" to ne headunit?
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:40:46 -0700, " Frank"
<noreplay@nothome . net > wrote:
>I have a wire call "lights on signal" from the car and it goes to the radio.
>Where should this wire be connected to, 12V acc, 12V ant or something else?
It should be connected to something that is at 12V when the lights are
switched on. You cannot use instrument lighting, because that has a
variable voltage. Look for some light that does not dim when you turn
down the instrument light dimmer (glove compartment, maybe?). If you
don't have anything near the radio, you may have to draw a wire from
the light switch. You will definitely find the right signal there.
--
RoRo
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:40:46 -0700, " Frank"
<noreplay@nothome . net > wrote:
>I have a wire call "lights on signal" from the car and it goes to the radio.
>Where should this wire be connected to, 12V acc, 12V ant or something else?
It should be connected to something that is at 12V when the lights are
switched on. You cannot use instrument lighting, because that has a
variable voltage. Look for some light that does not dim when you turn
down the instrument light dimmer (glove compartment, maybe?). If you
don't have anything near the radio, you may have to draw a wire from
the light switch. You will definitely find the right signal there.
--
RoRo
Re: Wher to connect "lights on signal" to ne headunit?
"Robert Roland" <fake@ddress.no> wrote in message
news:hagj04t08tljcmk4ftududmjk0leu5klud@4ax . com ...
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:40:46 -0700, " Frank"
> <noreplay@nothome . net > wrote:
>
>>I have a wire call "lights on signal" from the car and it goes to the
>>radio.
>>Where should this wire be connected to, 12V acc, 12V ant or something
>>else?
>
> It should be connected to something that is at 12V when the lights are
> switched on. You cannot use instrument lighting, because that has a
> variable voltage. Look for some light that does not dim when you turn
> down the instrument light dimmer (glove compartment, maybe?). If you
> don't have anything near the radio, you may have to draw a wire from
> the light switch. You will definitely find the right signal there.
> --
> RoRo
>
Thanks, what does the "lights on signal" do anyway? Does it activate a chime
when the headlight is left on when the ignition key is pulled out or is it
something else? I've tried to connect to the new headunit antenna terminal
but it just pull too much current for the antenna motor to operate. The next
thing I could think off is the ignition wire terminal from the radio.
"Robert Roland" <fake@ddress.no> wrote in message
news:hagj04t08tljcmk4ftududmjk0leu5klud@4ax . com ...
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:40:46 -0700, " Frank"
> <noreplay@nothome . net > wrote:
>
>>I have a wire call "lights on signal" from the car and it goes to the
>>radio.
>>Where should this wire be connected to, 12V acc, 12V ant or something
>>else?
>
> It should be connected to something that is at 12V when the lights are
> switched on. You cannot use instrument lighting, because that has a
> variable voltage. Look for some light that does not dim when you turn
> down the instrument light dimmer (glove compartment, maybe?). If you
> don't have anything near the radio, you may have to draw a wire from
> the light switch. You will definitely find the right signal there.
> --
> RoRo
>
Thanks, what does the "lights on signal" do anyway? Does it activate a chime
when the headlight is left on when the ignition key is pulled out or is it
something else? I've tried to connect to the new headunit antenna terminal
but it just pull too much current for the antenna motor to operate. The next
thing I could think off is the ignition wire terminal from the radio.
Re: Wher to connect "lights on signal" to ne headunit?
Frank wrote:
> Thanks, what does the "lights on signal" do anyway?
Most likely, it will dim the deck lights when your dash lights are
turned on.
> I've tried to connect to the new headunit antenna terminal
> but it just pull too much current for the antenna motor to operate.
Then you need to use a relay.
> The next
> thing I could think off is the ignition wire terminal from the radio.
The radio's ignition wire is there to turn the radio on when you turn
the key on.
Frank wrote:
> Thanks, what does the "lights on signal" do anyway?
Most likely, it will dim the deck lights when your dash lights are
turned on.
> I've tried to connect to the new headunit antenna terminal
> but it just pull too much current for the antenna motor to operate.
Then you need to use a relay.
> The next
> thing I could think off is the ignition wire terminal from the radio.
The radio's ignition wire is there to turn the radio on when you turn
the key on.
