ignition live feed under hood

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ignition live feed under hood

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were would i find a ignition live under the hood of a 2001 406 110
i know theres an engine fuse box would there be a spare fuse link for an ignition live that i could use a spade connection for?
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No sorry idont think there is mate, (Icouid be Wrong tho!)

iwas looking for one when ihad my 406 but was unable to find anything under the- bonnet icouid get a feed off that was ignition fed,
the only place icouid find one was near the fuse box-(Interior), think it was a Thick yellow or orange wire, ("Please check with Multi-meter first")
all the other places itried Getting a Feed off played Havoc with the Bsi!,
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Ignition relay? Fuel pump relay? Can't imagine something like that would be too hard to find?
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mjb wrote:Ignition relay? Fuel pump relay? Can't imagine something like that would be too hard to find?

Well this topic is something that i would need in the future, so let's talk about it.

But from what they say mjb, the BSI won't be screaming if you plug some stuff to that parts ?
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thats what im trying to find out have a day light kit wanting to put them on the car but need an ignition live didnt want to go through the trouble of running a wire from under the dash
with it being a d9 estate
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I used a feed from the passenger fusebox. (On mine the top row are ignition fed, the bottom row, accessory position).

Found a handy grommet, behind the carpet, about 2" to the right if where the steering goes thro the bulkhead. Reach behind the carpet, pull the bung out, make a hole that's a dead tight fit round the wire, push grommet back in......
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RayneR wrote:
mjb wrote:Ignition relay? Fuel pump relay? Can't imagine something like that would be too hard to find?

Well this topic is something that i would need in the future, so let's talk about it.

But from what they say mjb, the BSI won't be screaming if you plug some stuff to that parts ?
Not if you take your feed from the high current side of the relay...
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all sorted now put led drls on the car works great will have to post pics soon also found the ignition live no problem
the controler i brought works great if theres no power going to the bettery it turns the drls off after 8 secs
would love to show a pic but dont now how lol
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