sidelights and radio

Laurie · Post by **Laurie** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:30 pm

Hi John
Sorry to be a pest but when you say secondary battery do you mean leisure battery? I have two batteries fitted but think the second is a winter battery. Just bought my Bongo so don't really know much about them,as you can see from all these questions.
Thanks for your help
Laurie

mister munkey · Post by **mister munkey** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:35 pm

Thats right. The second battery is part of the Jap Winter Pack & is wired up to boost the main battery rather than run anything else from it.

Its a fairly straightforward job for an auto-electrician to adapt the 2nd battery into a leisure circuit though.

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:30 pm

Hi Laurie

I believe this is the relevant part of Pippin's instruction for you:-
Cut the thick red/black wire going in a couple of inches from the rear of the fuseholder for 6,7,8. Insulate the end that comes out of the loom.
Use a short length of similarly sized wire to extend the end going into 6,7,8 and tap it into the thick white/red that feeds fuses 1-5.

Laurie · Post by **Laurie** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:57 pm

Hi John
did what you suggested with the wires,but now I have my sidelights on permantly even without the keys in the ignition. Not sure what to do next.
Cheers
Laurie

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:46 pm

Hi Laurie

Well that's different

The fuse for the sidelights isn't even in the fusebox in the driver's footwell

I've done that wiring mod with no problems whatsoever, but I can't see how you could possibly get the sidelights on as a result of the rewiring - sorry, but you've got me stumped.