Headlight terminal

[SoCalTurbo]

I am down to the last piece in my nav/a/v setup, and just need to plug into the headlight terminal. Since I have the housing out, for getting to the ACC wire, I'd love to just tap in there. I guess that it's so the display knows when to change from day to night. I'm so anxious, any help would be awesome. I have worked 4 days straight (calling in sick to work), with about 4 hours of sleep total. I'm having so much fun, who needs sleep?

:)

Thanks in advance!

np

[vfxbox]

I am down to the last piece in my nav/a/v setup, and just need to plug into the headlight terminal. Since I have the housing out, for getting to the ACC wire, I'd love to just tap in there. I guess that it's so the display knows when to change from day to night. I'm so anxious, any help would be awesome. I have worked 4 days straight (calling in sick to work), with about 4 hours of sleep total. I'm having so much fun, who needs sleep?

:)

Thanks in advance!

np

I would love to help you out. assuming you are in So-cal.. right?

PM me with where you at.

[szentej]

I am down to the last piece in my nav/a/v setup, and just need to plug into the headlight terminal. Since I have the housing out, for getting to the ACC wire, I'd love to just tap in there. I guess that it's so the display knows when to change from day to night. I'm so anxious, any help would be awesome. I have worked 4 days straight (calling in sick to work), with about 4 hours of sleep total. I'm having so much fun, who needs sleep?

:)

Thanks in advance!

np

I would love to help you out. assuming you are in So-cal.. right?

PM me with where you at.

Connector pin 6 on socket A for the original radio should provide the illumination connection that you're looking for.

[SoCalTurbo]

i'm in sherman oaks, in the LA area. the stereo, amps, sat (for traffic and music), hide-away unit and iPod adapter all in and working! i can't believe it, actually, my first porsche and first install :) things that aren't 'done' are the speakers and sub, and the headlight terminal (thanks for that info, btw, szentej).

vfxbox; if you wanna come up at some point, that's cool. i may have it done by then, though, because i'm a lunatic and can't stop once i start. however, there's a) a chance that i won't be, B) didn't you recently install the same system? i'd love to hook-up and check out your install...pretty much anytime...except this weekend, because i'm going paintballing on saturday and snowboarding on sunday (glad i kept the '05 A6...great for the mountains).

also, if there's ever a get together that's non-pca, i'd love to be involved. i say non-pca, because pca will let me know about those ;)

edit: I am also installing a sub and 12 disc changer...fabricating my own cabinet for that, and have oem carpet. also fabricating new speaker housings for the mb quart speakers...sheesh...lotsa work.

Edited April 15, 2006 by SoCalTurbo

[vfxbox]

i'm in sherman oaks, in the LA area. the stereo, amps, sat (for traffic and music), hide-away unit and iPod adapter all in and working! i can't believe it, actually, my first porsche and first install :) things that aren't 'done' are the speakers and sub, and the headlight terminal (thanks for that info, btw, szentej).

vfxbox; if you wanna come up at some point, that's cool. i may have it done by then, though, because i'm a lunatic and can't stop once i start. however, there's a) a chance that i won't be, B) didn't you recently install the same system? i'd love to hook-up and check out your install...pretty much anytime...except this weekend, because i'm going paintballing on saturday and snowboarding on sunday (glad i kept the '05 A6...great for the mountains).

Just send you PM.

[SoCalTurbo]

vfx: just hit you back in PM. i also almost followed up with the wire question in PM, but decided to do it in public incase a) anyone has any ideas, or B) so that this thread might be able to help someone else. i'll tell you why:

i don't know what color A-6 is supposed to be, because I'm missing that wire into the connector all together. there are one or two other wires that are plugged into the connector that aren't "supposed" to be there based on the diagram (i am probably looking at the same one as you, which says: A6: Illumination. so close, yet so far away :/ - thanks for your help, though.

anyone else with any clues?