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Originally Posted by steamship
The single plug has four connections and plugs into the reading lamp section. I'm opting to go the non-OEM way and just go with the + and - wires.
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Hopefully the reading lamp section gives you (for the nightime downlights?) the power you need to tap into.
Multimeter to the rescue.....
Never quite sure how a lot of those minor lighting circuits work, the reading lights will go back to a controller of some sort and may well switch the earth side so I'd try to leave them alone.
The two I did (both long gone) were slightly different but neither bothered with the reverse feed; the S8 I tapped into the sunroof circuits for power (they go dead soon after ignition off) and the Focus I used dashboard nighttime illumination.
The nighttime illumination logically seems a better choice.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 16th March 2017 at 08:30 AM.
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