Analogue to Digital TV in 2002 S8

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Originally Posted by IT

Pin 17 of the 26 pin connector on the back of the RNS-D, Should be blue with a red stripe. I strongly suspect it will be labelled as such on the top of the RNS-D.

Many thanks Ian, I knew someone like you would have the answer off pat.

That pin is labelled RFLS which I now know stands for Rückfahrlichtschalter (reversing light switch). I was pretty sure there was such a connection but a look at the RNS-D and online didn't show anything definite.

The blue/red wire is very evident in the loom to that connector block. I'll attack that another day.

Meanwhile over lunch today I stripped out the trim above the battery, found the cables to the boot lid and tapped into the blue/red wire there for "future use" (probably a bit of testing before the final wireless install). I did test it to confirm it was the correct one.

A bonus of removing the trim was that I got good access to the collapsing grommet on that side and glued it back together. And sorted out some other bits that were a bit "irregular".
A downside was that the cable loom was wrapped in the most disgusting gooey certoflex mess I've ever encountered. White spirit sorted that out.