[uhaulball]

I just finished hardwiring my v1.

For the ground wire, i used the hex on the driver's side, not the passenger side. also, i didnt put the fork all the way in but it is still pinned down by the hex bolt; this is a pic of it. do u think this will be alright - that i used the driver side hex and the fork is attached like so?

[Artz 330]

Yes. That bolt also touches the metal frame of the car, which the passanger side does also. Is the V1 on? Yes? Then you are fine. Good work.

[uhaulball]

it works fine. however, are you saying that without a ground it wouldnt work at all?

on a side note, i love your sig, not the first time ive seen it... great detailing

[Artz 330]

Originally Posted by uhaulball

it works fine. however, are you saying that without a ground it wouldnt work at all?

Right, the ground is the Neg - terminal on the battery, all the other wiring is insulated and is the Pos+ terminal. There are also wiring that is insulated an is neg -, which goes to lighting and such. But in most cases it is grounded to the frame of the car. But no it will not work with only the + wire connected.

[uhaulball]

awesome, thanks. i guess i did it right then. how do u know all this? did u hardwire urs too? cuz almost everyone used the passenger side hex but i couldnt loosen that one with the tools i had...

[Artz 330]

Originally Posted by uhaulball

awesome, thanks. i guess i did it right then. how do u know all this? did u hardwire urs too? cuz almost everyone used the passenger side hex but i couldnt loosen that one with the tools i had...

I wired up my passport 8500, i used the passanger side because it was easier to get to from the drivers side seat for me. Im pretty good with the electrical end of it, i wired up my own systems do my own carputer installs and other things so.. but anyway your welcome.

Here are a few things I have done...

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=222965

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=171966

http://northamericanmotoring.com/for...ad.php?t=52162

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18302

[poldim]

If it works, it works. A few people experienced proglems when using their sunroof, I used one of the blueish bolts and havent had a single problem...

[moonzappa]

I just hardwired my V1 yesterday and followed sfbmw's post to install the V1 on E90 with pictures sure made the installation look simple. I used steel wool to remove the bluish green stain and a star washer to get a better ground connection. The only hiccup I had was the power connector to the green-white wire. The green-white wire appears to be 24 guage stranded and the connector supplied by Valentine is 22 guage. Crimping the metal splice where the wire goes into helps tighten up the connection. Haven't road tested the V1 as yet, but my road trip to Seattle will be the true test.

[uhaulball]

Originally Posted by moonzappa

I just hardwired my V1 yesterday and followed sfbmw's post to install the V1 on E90 with pictures sure made the installation look simple. I used steel wool to remove the bluish green stain and a star washer to get a better ground connection. The only hiccup I had was the power connector to the green-white wire. The green-white wire appears to be 24 guage stranded and the connector supplied by Valentine is 22 guage. Crimping the metal splice where the wire goes into helps tighten up the connection. Haven't road tested the V1 as yet, but my road trip to Seattle will be the true test.

mine works even though i did not sand the hex or washer with steel wool. in fact i didnt even remove the screw, all i did was loosen it and slide the fork in, and tighten it again. also, what are you trying to say about the splice part? all i did was clasp the green/white wire with the blue clip v1 supplied and plugged it into the red wire v1 supplied. everything works fine. why are u having power hiccups after all those extra measures?

[moonzappa]

No hiccups now since I tightly squeezed the connector onto the green-white wire. SFBMW's post mentioned that before putting the light cluster back into place, make sure that there is no loss of power when all the wires are pushed back into the headliner and that's when I had the hiccup. It was quite a challenge to pull down the light unit, almost gave up but it was worth the experience. There may be a time if ever the sunroof couldn't close, one has to remove it to get to the manual crank. It was good to know how to do it.

[poldim]

Originally Posted by moonzappa

No hiccups now since I tightly squeezed the connector onto the green-white wire. SFBMW's post mentioned that before putting the light cluster back into place, make sure that there is no loss of power when all the wires are pushed back into the headliner and that's when I had the hiccup. It was quite a challenge to pull down the light unit, almost gave up but it was worth the experience. There may be a time if ever the sunroof couldn't close, one has to remove it to get to the manual crank. It was good to know how to do it.

Yea, while doing it I thought it was the dumbest design in the world. Its is easy to get your screw driver on the metal ring that lines the hole of the head liner for the unit. Someone who doesnt have a good idea of how it could be attached could easly destroy their car. I bet the new headliner is not cheap either...