stereo

[tom t]

putting a new stereo in my 5 at the moment.
i dont think its going to turn on unless i have its orange wire for its illumination control wired up.

it says it should go to car light control switch? what is this? is it just a 12v feed for the stereo? cheers

[phase i 16 v turbo]

It is for night use, it is 12V, so when you switch your lights on the stereo illuminations come on, should work without it though.

[tom t]

kool. will have to have another look then. if i was to wire this in where would it go on a 5? cheers

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Do you have a power probe? If so find a wire that has 12V when the car lights are on and 0V when off. You could have a look behind the fuse box.

[Scoff]

any of the blue wires that go to a light up part of the dash is what you want. look behind the heater controls, find the blue wire in the connector.

[tom t]

top man have got it in now working without it. do you think its worth me putting it on at all? cheers

[TNT Tricky Nicky]

All it does is dims the display so it's not so bright at night, try it without and if you feel it's too bright then connect it up. I find it's a bit annoying when driving in low light or heavy rain as you tend to have lights on but the display also disappears as it's not bright enough