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Ignition switch replacement wiring - Which wires do I need? Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:55 am
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Hi all,
My beloved (err..) K was recently stolen and recovered, thankfully the mirror pods are still intact so it's worth repairing (have you seen the price!?) but the thief has chopped off and thrown away the ignition switch. After discovering that ignition switches don't really exist for sale any more I have bought a car style remote blipper thing, officially an alarm but I reckon I can wire it up using the "unlock" output of the magic box to work a relay to turn the ignition on. For posterity, here is the wiring diagram out of the manual for it (I reckon I'll be using the DC setup, it matches the ignition lock setup more closely):
![Ignition switch replacement wiring - Which wires do I need? X622AAF](https://i.imgur.com/X622AAF.jpg)
I'm guessing the orange unlock wire sends power "around" the ignition switch which would still be off, so hopefully I can use it to power the (diode protected!) relay coil, and have the relay connect the red and green wires that used to go to the switch, thusly:
![Ignition switch replacement wiring - Which wires do I need? Ignition+switch](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OexfRxwnAmU/UUyuDVsl9UI/AAAAAAAACPE/-1d2-BK9xEY/s208/ignition+switch.png)
However, to have full functionality do I also need to power the grey wire? This is how the thieves wired it up, they tied red, green and grey together but if I tie red and green together everything seems to work. Am I missing something? What do the other pair of wires actually do? Linky to the interactive wiring diagram for people smarter than me!
Basically, want to wire up simple ignition switch, what wires do I need to bridge?
Thanks babes![Ignition switch replacement wiring - Which wires do I need? 447221](/users/4211/29/48/93/smiles/447221.gif)
My beloved (err..) K was recently stolen and recovered, thankfully the mirror pods are still intact so it's worth repairing (have you seen the price!?) but the thief has chopped off and thrown away the ignition switch. After discovering that ignition switches don't really exist for sale any more I have bought a car style remote blipper thing, officially an alarm but I reckon I can wire it up using the "unlock" output of the magic box to work a relay to turn the ignition on. For posterity, here is the wiring diagram out of the manual for it (I reckon I'll be using the DC setup, it matches the ignition lock setup more closely):
![Ignition switch replacement wiring - Which wires do I need? X622AAF](https://i.imgur.com/X622AAF.jpg)
I'm guessing the orange unlock wire sends power "around" the ignition switch which would still be off, so hopefully I can use it to power the (diode protected!) relay coil, and have the relay connect the red and green wires that used to go to the switch, thusly:
![Ignition switch replacement wiring - Which wires do I need? Ignition+switch](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OexfRxwnAmU/UUyuDVsl9UI/AAAAAAAACPE/-1d2-BK9xEY/s208/ignition+switch.png)
However, to have full functionality do I also need to power the grey wire? This is how the thieves wired it up, they tied red, green and grey together but if I tie red and green together everything seems to work. Am I missing something? What do the other pair of wires actually do? Linky to the interactive wiring diagram for people smarter than me!
Basically, want to wire up simple ignition switch, what wires do I need to bridge?
Thanks babes
![Ignition switch replacement wiring - Which wires do I need? 447221](/users/4211/29/48/93/smiles/447221.gif)
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1989 K100RS SE ABS 8v VIN: 0149214
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