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Old 01-03-2018, 12:33 AM   #1
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Phone connection?

Where is the phone connection located exactly? Heard people talking about it but have no idea where it is I would like to use it...thanks

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Under the central dash, beneath the radio.
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Old 01-03-2018, 02:00 AM   #3
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Thanks Jeff I'll have a look tomorrow, any pics of what the connector bit looks like?
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Thanks Jeff I'll have a look tomorrow, any pics of what the connector bit looks like?
here you go.
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Thank You Sir/madam/poodle? Now I know what to look for

Just one more thing... would you kindly tell me the colour codes?

red-green =
green =
yellow-black =
Brown =

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Old 01-04-2018, 06:20 AM   #6
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Here you go:



(updated my post in linked thread too - not sure why flickr images no longer show as they are still in my feed over there)


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Old 01-04-2018, 04:50 PM   #7
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Thanks for that
So, correct me if I'm wrong
RED-Green is 12V Always
Green is 12V Switched
Yellow&Blk is Phone Mute (whatever that means)
Brown is Negative/Ground

I'm just planning to use The Green 12V Switched with a hard wire kit for a dashCam and that's it basically.. so the cam switches on with the ignition.
And the ground wire of the kit to the Brown
Will that work guys?
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PS. Not all the pics came up in your original post with Flickr only the last one
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Yes that will work.
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Old 01-13-2018, 04:51 PM   #9
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Well, after an exhaustive search and removal of panels, carpeting etc. I can sadly report my car doesn't have the phone connection . RoW penalty I guess.

So I am now thinking splicing into the back of the cigarette socket with T connectors.
There are 3 wires running into the back of the socket.
Brown (I assume is ground)
Red (I assume is 12V live)
Light Blue thinner wire ( I assume is for the light ring around the front of the lighter when driving lights are on?)

Anyway any other suggestions?
Bear in mind I don't want to run a line down to the fuse box.
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