22-08-2012, 08:58 AM
Bear with me!
I've spent a good half hour studying the wiring diagrams in the back of the Haynes manual to no avail.
Basically I'm looking for the feed or the wire which causes the courtesy lights to come on with the unlock function of the doors.
The only feeds to the interior light (on the diagram at least) come from the door switches (2 or 4 depending on number of doors you have). I'm interested as to how the interior lights come on from the central locking module, what circuit to tap into and whether it gives off a positive signal upon activation.
The reason?
The interior lights come on when you unlock the doors, this could be very handy as a feed for a secondary external bootlock switch, as I have a smoothed boot. I don't much fancy having an external switch wired up to permanent live, despite retaining the locking mechanism (so the boot still locks as it would with a handle in place). If the feed from the central locking can be taken from there then it could be used to power the switch / solenoid for the 20 seconds or so that the light stays on after the car has been unlocked.
Phew.
Finally, it could also be used for some external LED lighting to come on when unlocking the car. Think; illuminating the door handles, small LEDs in the headlight assemblies or the rear number plate lights, which come on when you unlock the car.
Any help?
I've spent a good half hour studying the wiring diagrams in the back of the Haynes manual to no avail.
Basically I'm looking for the feed or the wire which causes the courtesy lights to come on with the unlock function of the doors.
The only feeds to the interior light (on the diagram at least) come from the door switches (2 or 4 depending on number of doors you have). I'm interested as to how the interior lights come on from the central locking module, what circuit to tap into and whether it gives off a positive signal upon activation.
The reason?
The interior lights come on when you unlock the doors, this could be very handy as a feed for a secondary external bootlock switch, as I have a smoothed boot. I don't much fancy having an external switch wired up to permanent live, despite retaining the locking mechanism (so the boot still locks as it would with a handle in place). If the feed from the central locking can be taken from there then it could be used to power the switch / solenoid for the 20 seconds or so that the light stays on after the car has been unlocked.
Phew.
Finally, it could also be used for some external LED lighting to come on when unlocking the car. Think; illuminating the door handles, small LEDs in the headlight assemblies or the rear number plate lights, which come on when you unlock the car.
Any help?
Disclaimer: The above is not to be taken to heart and is probably a joke, grow up you big girl.
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