I believe the wiring to the stereo goes to the fuse box for the fuse that feeds the key on power. I may be misunderstanding what you are saying, but coming off the fuse box provide plenty of juice. --- On Wed, 5/30/12, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: I'd suggest a relay if you do that. I've been inside that switch and it's definitely not made for carrying any real load. It's a pretty nasty kluge, in fact. I don't think I'd trust it even with an amp. The rest of the ignition switch may be too light, but it's well designed. Yours, David At 01:32 PM 5/30/2012, David_Vickery wrote: >one of the nice mods people do is to wire the radio to the key-in >position. that way radio will work w/o the engine running but won't >drain the battery when van is parked. I haven't done it but it is >simple. Sarah Kieschnick |
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