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TD5 - finding a decent 12v feed

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thermidorthelobster:
I've been trying to find a good 12v feed for my 300W inverter and some other bits.  At the moment they're hanging off the back of the cigarette lighter.  I'd like to put in my own distribution box.

According to the wiring diagrams there's a 30 amp fused feed to the sunroof motors, which I don't have fitted.  It's the brown/red wire off the back of the multiplug in the centre of the fusebox (coming off fuse F12) - connector C0583 pin 7 at the fuse box end.  However, it's a PITA to get to and I'm not sure I can access it without dismantling large swathes of the dash - unless anybody can suggest somewhere I can easily intercept it?

It seems the other end of this loom is in the headlining behind the sunroof panel (connector C0785-3), in which case it may be useful when I add a CB.

Any other suggestions of a ~30A feed I can tap into easily without messing anything else up?

Thanks, David

Thrasher:
There's a nice fat feed to the electric seats - however - it only runs with ignition ON or the drivers door open  :oops:

Guess how we know :)

thermidorthelobster:
Are you thinking of the satellite fuses beneath the seats themselves?  I was assuming this was a switched feed for the heated seats...  or?  I'll consult the wiring diagrams again when I get a mo...

Oz:
Or u could run ur own wiring to it and buy a fuse holder/switch etc and make it ur self easy job and cheap to

thermidorthelobster:
It's a possibility, but initial poking around suggests that getting wiring through the bulkhead might involve a major strip-down job.  Unless anybody knows an easy-to-get to gromit?

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