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Lights-on
warning alarm
Godfrey Barnes posted a note on the V8BB seeking help with a
lights-on alarm saying "as I shall be driving my MGBGTV8
in Scandinavia later this year and headlights-on are mandatory,
does anyone know of a gizmo that gives a warning when ignition
is turned off and the headlights are left on?" Graham Cornford
responded with an idea and here he expands on his V8BB posting.
(Jan 10)
Graham
Cornford says I'm sure we have all left our lights on some time
and then returned to the vehicle and tried to start it, with
fingers crossed and wishing that we had parked it on a hill.
The typical response is "thank goodness it started this
time so my best clothes didn't get oil on them again!"
As I have reached a forgetful age, I saw an accessory that would
stop a lot of inconvenience with having to jump start a car
with a flat battery - particularly inconvenient with an MGBGTV8.
I have the ideal solution, a lights-on warning relay, that when
you open either door to leave the car, it sounds a buzzer if
you have left the lights on. It works independently of the ignition
switch."
Vehicle
Wiring Products, Ilkeston Derbyshire (tel: 0115 9305454) do
a lights on warning relay which is wired in to operate when
the door is opened independently of the ignition. You also need
a relay socket to mount it in, which comes with the socket connectors,
and fit it somewhere up under the dash. The relay costs £10.29
and the socket is 93p plus VAT and post and packing. They come
with fitting instructions and a wiring diagram. The connections
are straightforward - one to the courtesy light wire near the
back of the courtesy light switch and the other to the wire
between the light switch and sidelights. |
Lights
on relay buzzer has part number GLR3
First, turn off your battery isolator switch or remove the
battery leads to disconnect the battery. The relay unit needs
to be attached up under the dash and connected first to the
side light wire between the switch and the light itself. I
found that I could access that by removing the fresh air vents
and just get on to the wire. My loom was so tight that I could
not access it by removing the light switch itself, but you
may be lucky. Just T into that wire - I used scotchlock type
connectors and 16 gauge wire. The other wire is attached to
the Purple/White wire to the courtesy light switch. I accessed
that wire just before it dropped down the back of the trim
panel by the driver's knee, T-ing into that one. Reconnect
the battery and turn on the lights and then open the door
whereupon the buzzer will sound loud enough to make you realise
what you have done.
Simple
to fit in about an hour and a half and then you will never
again have a flat battery from leaving your lights on.
See the relay on the Vehicle Wiring Products' website
www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu
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