12v ign?!!!!????

[S3tony]

well finally got around to removing the standard hu! with my pc9-404 absolute cr,ap!!!! 1st thing i had to do was swap the yellow with the red wire, only wire in the right plce was the earth, but only thing is that i cant find a 12 volt ignition! seemed kinda strange to me so i wondering if im doing somethin wrong as the only 12v ignition i could find is in the fuse box... any pearls of wisdom would be greatly appreciated

cheers tony

 

[AndyMac]

Common problem with late A3's. They use the CAN-BUS to sense whether the ignition is on or not.
You therefore need to wire in an ignition on feed.
see

 

[AndyMac]

see this thread No ignition on?

 

[S3tony]

cheers andy im doing something similar at the moment just so i could get it working. i will do wat you suggest as its much more professional than my job!

cheers tony