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August 29, 2008

Going For The 4•5•6 - Electronics

Here is a picture of the switch installed. This seemed to be the only place to put it that didn't require removing the whole dash cover. And even here, because the metal knee plate underneath extends all the way to the right, there needed to be some cutting done of that plate.
The power lead was taken out to the engine bay where we used an "add a circuit" fuse tap like this one:
I tapped into a 10 amp position called "Ignition E". This way the locker can only draw power when the ignition is in the "on" position.

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