Can someone give me a GOOD way to hardwire the V1

**benaudia4** · 06-16-2008 02:23 PM

ok so I have read over so many different ways of hardwiring the V1.
Anyways I have the v1 hardwire kit. Has anyone done it on a S4 in a manor that they didnt have to take the whole car apart. Someone please help. I just spend 20 bucks on this kit and I can not figure out a good way to wire it.

**ngng** · 06-16-2008 02:26 PM

tap into the fuse box, use the windshield wiper fuse or any of the other numerous switched ones

**channad** · 06-16-2008 02:32 PM

STFA

down the Apilar - slide it in with a credit card.

tap the fuse box to something switched - Gas pump - 28 or 29....

**ngng** · 06-16-2008 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by benaudia4

ok so I have read over so many different ways of hardwiring the V1 and when I thought I found a good one (using the power from the switches near the sunroof) I ran a volt meeter and found that the connection that other people used did not have power on my sunroof. Maybe this was because mine is a s4 and theirs was an a4.
Anyways I have the v1 hardwire kit. Has anyone done it on a S4 in a manor that they didnt have to take the whole car apart. Someone please help. I just spend 20 bucks on this kit and I can not figure out a good way to wire it.

i had mine hardwired to the sunroof as well, did you make sure to turn your key on?

**benaudia4** · 06-16-2008 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by ngng

i had mine hardwired to the sunroof as well, did you make sure to turn your key on?

Is your a s4?
What wire did you tape into?
Can you provide a pic of the install?

**baungS4** · 06-16-2008 03:56 PM

I hardwired mine to the Fuse#31..
Followed this writeup and I had no issues so far.
http://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/941898.phtml

Good luck!

**quattro.it** · 06-16-2008 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by ngng

tap into the fuse box, use the windshield wiper fuse or any of the other numerous switched ones

This is how mine is wired. It's wired into a 5amp fuse on the right side of the fuse box.

**MikeS4** · 06-17-2008 01:45 AM

like the others said, run it along the roof between the glass and the headliner, down the drivers A pillar using a credit card, back along the seam where the pillar meets the dash, then to the fuse box. use a fuse tap to a switched fuse.

if your radar detector works while the car is off, you arent using the right fuse. this happened to me, i got done plugged my radar in, it came on and realized my car was off "crap". i think i ended up tapping the fuse for the rear wiper or something non vital like that

should take you about and hour. that includes driving to radio shack for fuse taps.

oh and i use an escort so ymmv. pretty much the same concept though

**wwb4** · 06-17-2008 02:46 PM

Mine's also hardwired to my windshield wipers.

**Eddie Man** · 06-18-2008 09:59 AM

Hardwire just as everyone has mentioned, down the A-Pillar then use an OEM Dash Switch for a remote mute connected to your V1 hardwire kit.
Also to make it even cleaner, route the cable in through the RVmirror trim plate.
That's how my V1 is hardwired and it is clean as hell !!!
I only have about 2" of telephone wire coming out of that trim.
For more info, click my sig "HwV1".

**wat2022** · 06-18-2008 11:35 AM

This might help
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...hlight=wat2022

**covertS4driver** · 06-18-2008 06:14 PM

All these replies are spot on!

I used the fuel pump fuse. Done in 30 min and the only thing you have to take off is the fuse box cover.

Installed the concealed display in the ashtray... looks sweet!!

Eddie: I love the idea of using a stock switch on the dash... that is smooth! What switch did you use?