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Switched live in the boot area

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Switched live in the boot area

Post by sleepyfolk » Wed May 02, 2018 4:58 pm

Is there somewhere in the boot that has a live that is switched with the ignition? All the fuses seem to be live all the time, I thought I could use the phone fuse but it’s live even with the ignition off, does the car going to sleep make any difference to any of those fuses?
I forgot to check but the 12v sockets are always live aren’t they?
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Re: Switched live in the boot area

Post by ttr » Wed May 02, 2018 7:54 pm

Eh up Sleepyfolk

I recall a thread started by a member called bascule in June 17 re his upgrades and he was having the same issues

I used this to assist when I was researching my phone kit.

In his thread there is a picture of the location of a genuine switched live in the boot.

Try searching as I cannot figure out how to post a link on here

Hope this is an assist

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Re: Switched live in the boot area

Post by sleepyfolk » Wed May 02, 2018 10:45 pm

Cheers - I’ll have a search
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Re: Switched live in the boot area

Post by sleepyfolk » Wed May 02, 2018 11:21 pm

Cheers ttr, (and bascule!) found the thread, I shall see tomorrow if I have the same spare hole, I think I do so hopefully that will sort my rear view camera power
Here’s the photo for anyone else wondering in the future

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Re: Switched live in the boot area

Post by Alan Gunn » Thu May 03, 2018 9:15 am

That is the one I used.

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Re: Switched live in the boot area

Post by chinamanuk » Sat May 19, 2018 10:27 pm

Just want to say thank you , installed my rear camera today using this as a switch live.

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