Date:         Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:00:01 -0600
Reply-To:     Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: '86 GL electrical (sound system) question
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> But I would at least like to require a key to do so, like an
> accessory
> position on the key switch, which my Vanagon does not have. What
> would
> be ideal would be if just having the key in the ignition switch
> closed
> a circuit that was supposed to trigger an alarm letting you know the
> key is in and the engine off (like my other car.) I have looked at
> my
> Bentley and can't figure out if it has such a circuit that could be
> used to power my CD player. Does anybody out there have any
> suggestions
> other than just having it powered all the time?

my brother did this with his rabbit. he found the wires that go to the
relay/buzzer for the door-open-but-key-in-ignition circuit and powered
the radio from the output (?) of that relay/buzzer. i'm not sure which
wire he used, but the idea was that if the key was in the ignition,
that completed a portion of the circuit and the door jam switch
completed the ground. he just put the ground side straight to chassis
(on all the time) and instead of the buzzer annoying you, you could
turn the radio on (if you left the key in the ignition). and the key
did NOT have to be turned at all ... just stuck in the switch.

hope it helps. good luck!
joel