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Seat Wiring: Looking for a Run-Only Hot Wire

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Old 08-21-2014, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by iRub1Out
What for? That will change everything - depending on what it is you need a hot wire for...
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Get a multimeter and start hunting for hot wires that are only hot when the key is on.
why even ask when that is your answer


if the airbags deployed, its time to call insurance.

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Oh ya and all my airbags went off.

That's gonna be expensive to repair.

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Your air bags went off!!! Holy crap!!!
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Originally Posted by BulletsForFingers
Thanks for the info rnlcomp. I got those tricky connectors open and hit all the pins with the multimeter. There is no delayed accessory wire in the seat! Grr. The best I found was +6V in run which isn't exactly what I was looking for. Oh ya and all my airbags went off.
Holy crap man, it'll cost a arm and a leg to fix the airbags o.O
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pics or it didn't happen lol
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Originally Posted by sigma pi

why even ask when that is your answer

if the airbags deployed, its time to call insurance.
Because if its just a "switched" signal, meaning you're not using the power to actually power something but rather like use a relay to power it, makes no sense to tap power if it can't handle it and you fry something.

That's what I meant.



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