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keith2.2

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heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« on: 26 March 2008, 18:41:26 »
Good old VX electricals  ;D

noticed today that with my headlights on, the screen an seat heater buttons turn the illumination on the stereo on and off  ::)

not sure theres much I can do about  it, just thought I'd post it up as an anecdote lol.
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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #1 on: 27 March 2008, 10:55:54 »
Never seen that before, is it ex plod?
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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #2 on: 28 March 2008, 08:48:49 »
no standard production model. I'm just putting it down to a 'quirk'
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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #3 on: 28 March 2008, 08:56:01 »
May be worth checking with a meter to make sure its just the illumination circuit thats coming on and not overloading a circuit somewhere?

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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #4 on: 28 March 2008, 10:20:25 »
try wanging the dimmer switch up and down a few times bud !! :y
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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #5 on: 28 March 2008, 10:22:37 »
wanging hey? That sounds like my kind of mechanicery  :y ;D
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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #6 on: 28 March 2008, 11:38:14 »
It worked!  ;D

« Last Edit: 28 March 2008, 11:42:54 by keith-22 »
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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #7 on: 28 March 2008, 12:24:16 »
nice one !! cheers keith  :y
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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #8 on: 28 March 2008, 19:59:36 »
This thread is hilarious!

Mr. Serious comes out with the meter theory (which I don't want to undermine)


Then you just whang it about and hey presto!

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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #9 on: 28 March 2008, 21:25:17 »
you carnt beat a good wanging dude !! ;D ;D
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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #10 on: 29 March 2008, 01:33:28 »
then if the wanging doesn't work, try a good banging  ;D
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Re: heated seat buttons control stereo illumination?
« Reply #11 on: 29 March 2008, 11:12:50 »
Maybe Sammy Sledgehammer ran away because I weared it out ;D
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