side lights on when ignition on - compulsory??

annandchrisdavies · Post by **annandchrisdavies** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:03 pm

when trying to watch tv with ignition on, we lit up the campsite. can you stop the sidelights coming on? Sorry if its obvious but we are Bongo Apprentices!!

Dizzy-Dots · Post by **Dizzy-Dots** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:21 pm

Our side lights don't come on automatically with the ignition, so can't help you sorry.....

Dabs · Post by **Dabs** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:26 pm

Annandchris,
Never heard this one before the switch for the sidelights is on the end on the indicator stalk on the right hand side if they come on with the ignition it must have been changed to do so.
As a thought does You Bongo have a leisure battery?,if it doesnt I would consider having one done as You are running the TV from the vehicle battery which is a bit risky.
Loads of info on here about leisure batteries.
Dabs

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:27 pm

My lights come on with the ignition. Have wired my radio, tv,etc direct to the battery

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:39 am

The lights come on with the ignition?

Only if the end of the light stalk is twisted into the on position, if the lights illuminated with the ignition, you would have your lights on in the daytime also?

I thought only old school volvo's/saab's had daytime running lights?

Never heard of this before with a bongo

Dizzy-Dots · Post by **Dizzy-Dots** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:46 am

Have you got a new shape one? Perhaps it's a 'new' thing?

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:54 am

mines a 1995 model and my lights are as volvo.

Dizzy-Dots · Post by **Dizzy-Dots** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:22 am

bang goes my theory then,

cause mine's a '95 too, and mine don't come on

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:28 pm

Dizzy-Dots wrote:bang goes my theory then, cause mine's a '95 too, and mine don't come on

Neither do mine, and I've never seen another Bongo driving around with lights on - sounds like someone has rewired them.

Matt&JoyBongling · Post by **Matt&JoyBongling** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:40 pm

I would like to know how to re-wire my lights so that they come on when ever the ignition is on. I was fined £30 in Croatia for not having my lights on at 1pm on a bright, sunny day

and while I will not be returning to Croatia for some time, the law is being applied to more and more countries across Europe.

pippin · Post by **pippin** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:18 pm

I too like to drive on dipped headlights even during the day.

I am quite pleased when oncoming drivers flash me to tell me that I have my lights on - they have obviously served their purpose as the other driver has spotted my vehicle!

bongo joe · Post by **bongo joe** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:48 pm

have you also fitted a cd player/stereo? it can be very easy when installing a new head unit to assume that the wire that has no feed to it is an earth when it turns out to be an illumination feed wired into the side lights. i have seen several times side lights that come on with the radio!. does the tv work through the head unit for sound? or does the tv just plug into a cigar lighter in which case there goes my theory. still sounds like a back-feed through an earth to me(but i have been drinking)