My first A2
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Well today I had the main man for electrics Timmus out, what proved to be a lot more of a problem than we first thought was fully diagnosed & sorted in a few hours!
New ‘AF’ CCCU fitted, 2 key fobs coded so I now have a spare key, fitted me the door lock & ignition barrel, sorted my previous wiring mistakes so my rear doors now lock, boots unlocks, & my electric windows now work again! Cannot recommend Timmus’s services highly enough, real nice person to meet & his knowledge is unbelievable!
Fitted the rear speakers & amp this week which Tom correctly coded to the headunit for me, saving for cruise control next.
New ‘AF’ CCCU fitted, 2 key fobs coded so I now have a spare key, fitted me the door lock & ignition barrel, sorted my previous wiring mistakes so my rear doors now lock, boots unlocks, & my electric windows now work again! Cannot recommend Timmus’s services highly enough, real nice person to meet & his knowledge is unbelievable!
Fitted the rear speakers & amp this week which Tom correctly coded to the headunit for me, saving for cruise control next.
Managed to land 1 of the 12v flip out cigarette lighters for the boot, well 2 actually as after a few beers I out 2 offers in on flea bay and won both!!
As I haven’t got the plug or connector that plugs into the back of the socket, I was going to cut & solder the wires either direct to the battery with an in-line fuse or I’ve read I can splice into the front cigarette lighter wires - any hints on how to do this & how do I know which wire is the positive & which is ground?
As I haven’t got the plug or connector that plugs into the back of the socket, I was going to cut & solder the wires either direct to the battery with an in-line fuse or I’ve read I can splice into the front cigarette lighter wires - any hints on how to do this & how do I know which wire is the positive & which is ground?
Pinkythelabrat
A2OC Donor
Use a continuity tester. As far as. I know the wall is always ground and the base is always positive in a modern 12v cigarette socket setup. I think some really old cars had it different but I think it’s standard now. 
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depronman
A2OC Donor
Pinky is correct centre pickup point is 12v +ve. And outer case is ground or -ve
In the docket near the handbrake there will be a third wire which is the 12 volt feed for the lighting circuit ie only 12 volts when side or headlights are on. This is likely to be a thinner wire were as the ground and main power feeds are quite thick wires to handle the 10 amps or so that can be pulled from the power socket
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In the docket near the handbrake there will be a third wire which is the 12 volt feed for the lighting circuit ie only 12 volts when side or headlights are on. This is likely to be a thinner wire were as the ground and main power feeds are quite thick wires to handle the 10 amps or so that can be pulled from the power socket
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