Best idea I've heard all day. On the 84 Westy, the over-door lamps and over-counter lamps all come off Fuse 8 ("S8 on the wiring diagram). It's a piece of cake to pull the wire off the fuse, and re-route it under the carpet to my house battery fuse panel behind the driver's seat. Thanks, Loren! -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR
On 5/17/2005 9:03 AM Loren Busch wrote: >RE: Interior Lighting >Although I haven't moved all my interior lights to the aux battery, >the best solution I have seen is to make the change at the fuse block >under the dash. All the interior lights and radio run off fuse 3. >Remove the fuse an run a fused line from the aux battery to the load >side of the fuse bracket, this will move the interior accessories off >the starter battery. >As for adding lights, when I added lighting above the front seats I >pulled the headliner loose and tapped into the wiring above the >drivers door, the line that runs back inside the tray above the >sink/stove. And for the rear light I added above the rear seat/bunk, >I pulled that tray loose and tapped into the line at the stock light >and ran a pair of wires from the back end of the tray to the center of >the headliner (in my '85 w/o AC) or in the case of my current '90 with >AC into the AC plenum to that light. >Hope this helps. It's not complicated, but does require pulling a >bunch a little screws and some sneaking of wires. > > > |
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