George et al, Have your technician locate the wire from the ignition switch that senses when the key is in the ignition; it's what drives the door open/ key in buzzer on. Tap off this to control a relay that switches radio power on when the key's in the ignition. It's really trick to be able to have the radio go off automatically when you exit the vehicle (and not sooner, in case you're still listening to something good, but want to shut the engine off) Your welcome :) Mike B. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Jannini" <george_joann@BELLSOUTH.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 4:55 PM Subject: Re: No AC switch on ignition
> Paul, you asked: > >>>... When CAR-TOYS installed my new stereo recently, they installed it >>>different and now it turns off if the key is off. 'm not sure I like >>>that. What is standard for this vehicle (as if that matters)? << > > Standard setup is that the Vanagon's radio isn't switched through the > ignition- it's normally powered by a lead that's always hot. And that's > the way I like it. It shouldn't be too hard to switch it yourself, or > maybe persuade the shop to change it for ya. > > George/ATL > '89 WesTiico, Wernher > '67 Kombi, Puddles > |
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