Date:         Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:09:04 -0800
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 85 Westy  radio connection
Comments: To: joel walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <009b01c6fd29$58b8cb70$b25a9904@gpa207joel>
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>that way, he could just leave the key IN the switch
>(but not turned to any position) and listen to the
>radio. take the key
>out, and the radio goes off.

My '87 does this and I thought it was pretty nifty of
VW to arrange it.  Maybe the PO's vanagon-guru brother
did it for her instead?  I would have to do some
digging to find out which wires are connected to
provide this feature.

Stephen

--- joel walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:

> > 85 West doesn't have accessory position on
> ignition.
> > Does it hurt ignition etc. to play radio with key
> on
> > and motor not started?
> how can radio be connected to power when
> > key is off. Move connection on fuse panel?
>
> someone i know got sneaky in his rabbit ... he found
> the power wire to
> the ignition switch key-left-in buzzer (the one that
> goes off when/if
> you leave the keys in the switch AND open the door)
> and used it to
> power the radio. that way, he could just leave the
> key IN the switch
> (but not turned to any position) and listen to the
> radio. take the key
> out, and the radio goes off. :)  neat, eh?
>
> now the not-so-neat part: i don't know which wire it
> is. so i'm
> assuming you'd have to backtrack the color from the
> little door jamb
> switch and find out which relay it goes to and piggy
> back power from
> the relay. he just showed me how it worked, not how
> he wired it. :(
>
> hope it helps. good luck!
> unca joel
>




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