maty j 6 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 (edited) just a fter a bit of advice guys. say for example i had a parking sensor or similar that i needed to fit to the front of the car. is the only hole in the firewall were the cable for the bonnet release passes the firewall in the passenger front well? im planning on putting the switch on the pull out panel (were the wheel is to adjust the height beam on the lights) and tapeing the buzzer on at the back save drilling more than i need to. if theres a blue wire to mute the stero when the sensor comes on, on the power cord that is supose to connect to the blue on the stero is it just a case of unscrewing the stero and fitting it in place or is that to be done at the fuse box or somewere else? may aswell post the diagram and see if that helps with any ideas.. red - positive, hotwire?? typicallay mounted in the fuse box apparently but were? radio, cigarette lighter and radio point so as the ignition is turned a click or two the sensor will start up?? black needs to go to brown but again, were?? just found another diagram if this is any help. cheers, Edited April 11, 2008 by maty j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbithunter 456 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 (edited) go under the car mate the lazy way.... anyway, why do you want to fit sensors on a small car Edited April 11, 2008 by Rabbithunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbithunter 456 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 be careful, i've seen brown wires in cars that are (-) just pick up a permanent live from the (+) on the battery, get a small inline fuseholder close to the battery as possible.. and earth (-) can usually be picked up from metalwork. or again straight from the battery. get yourself a crimping tools and some "fork" crimps, or crimp "lugs" the hardest part i find is getting your wires from your engine compartment, into the cab.... once before i have took wires under the vehicle, and drilled holes in the cab floor.. be careful with any trims you take off, as they can often be a nightmare to get back on.. good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbithunter 456 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 or just learn how long your car is L.O.L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maty j 6 Posted April 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 (edited) or just learn how long your car is L.O.L coming from you who says the hardest part is to get the wires from the engine bay into the cabbin if worst comes to worst i'll slice the gromit so ive space to get the wires in and tape it up after. knowing my luck if i route the cables under the car they'll end up getting sliced! the parking sensor was an example it isnt permanant live i want, it'll flaten the battery if i leave it on all the time or forget to turn it off surely. is the black/brown just earth then? looks like its going to the - terminal on pic 1,? i've got plenty of crimps and that in the garage if needed so thats no problem. if the blues going to the stereo ive been advised to get my red connected in there at the live. least then it will come on when the ignition is turned abit and go off automatically....and the black to metal work or the - on the battery??? cheers Ryan, Maty. Edited April 11, 2008 by maty j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbithunter 456 Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 i've seen all sorts of colours used for the earth in a vehicle. best way to be sure is get yourself a continuity tester i cant quite get my head round what your saying, im thick as feck when it comes to reading instructions. If you only want an ignition live, be careful where you take it from as you may overload a circuit (it will only blow a fuse, but its inconvenient and time wasting if you use permanent live, justs dont forget to knock it off... use an illuminated switch so you can see that it is still on. all you need to do is get an earth to the switch, for the neon/led if i had your car in front of me, im sure id do it soon enough,,,, but tryiong to explain something isnt my stong point Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbithunter 456 Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Right just had another little look at diagram 1. Just follow it. Take a cable from the + (positive/live) from your battery. straight into a fuse holder. then from the fuse holder, to a switch mounted on the dash. from the switch go to your first sensor, link from sensor 1 to sensor 2. Take another cable from the - (negative/earth) off your battery go to sensor 1 then link to sensor 2. and link to the buzzer. take another cable (which is a signal cable judging by the pictures) from sensor 1 to sensor 2 then to the buzzer... does that make sense..... what is it your installing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maty j 6 Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 thanks Ryan. im still confused but i'll have a look and as i say probably get back with my problems. i havnt even had the package yet but checked the instructions from it online and watched a vid but im still non the wiser. perhaps once i get the radio out i can just get it in there. all the cables and that come with it and there 2-3 core that have the phone jacks on one end so plug straight into the interface. i've had another look at the instructions online and i still havnt got much of a clue but sure i'll figure it out. i'll send you a pm in abit mate.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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