86S contact for glovebox light

graeme86

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Hi, everyone,

Is it possible to wire the glovebox light power to the 86s circuit instead of the 75x Ignition as it is currently on my car?

Would it be okay to tap directly into this circuit to power the 3W bulb, or would that be too much load on that circuit?

Seems to have fairly thick wires and a 10Amp fuse in the circuit, which suggests there is a fair amount of current there.

Seems ridiculous that you have to have the ignition on to find something in your dark glovebox at home in the garage!:rolleyes:

At least the light would come on if the key is in the ignition at least.

I don't want to use battery 30 as I want the option of having the light also stay off when the door is open, for example, say if you park in the street and leave the glovebox open to show the scum you have nothing worth stealing in the glovebox.:mad:

Any feedback welcome.:)
 
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