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Power to the awning

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:35 pm
by hob (deleted)

My 2006 Triton has an access door on the awning side of the van under the rear seating.

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It also has a power socket just under the seat that side which is handy as the cable comes through the kitchen unit wall and along the seat frame.
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Si its not that hard to add a junction box and a spur by the locker door (I removed 4 screws and lifted off the seat frame for better access)

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Found this while I was there, suggests a factory fitted coaxial cable .........wonder where the other end is?
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Vauxhall Insignia Sri towing 2006 Triton 430 import

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:53 pm
by Agger (deleted)

The other end of the co ax is probably in one of the top rear cupboards in the plastic cable conduit cover

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:30 pm
by Aaron Calder •

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That's where mine is.

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2003 Triton 420 and Audi A4 2.0Tfsi S-line SE Cabriolet

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:41 pm
by Eribanut •

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Yes mine is in the left top locker as you look to rear of van and left hand side

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:51 pm
by Steamdrivenandy (deleted)

And mine was too.

Amber a Lunar Quasar 464 Sussex Amberley Sussex Caravans dealer special pushing a '59 reg. Kia Cee'd 3 SW 1.6 CRDi Automatic, a rough towing ratio of 86%.

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:54 pm
by hob (deleted)

Thanks everyone I will investigate further tomorrow.

Vauxhall Insignia Sri towing 2006 Triton 430 import

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:12 pm
by hob (deleted)

Found the cable end attached to the wall with a P clip .............where you said it would be in the top rear left locker.

Vauxhall Insignia Sri towing 2006 Triton 430 import

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:08 pm
by hob (deleted)

Tested the socket this morning with my plug in tester then made a cup of tea and sat in the van..............very nice now all the jobs are done and the clock change is looming this weekend I must look into taking it out for a test run with the new car.

Vauxhall Insignia Sri towing 2006 Triton 430 import

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:26 pm
by crow (deleted)

There is no stopping you Neville .....

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:38 pm
by eribanaut •

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>wonder where the other end is?<
Mine is in the overhead locker at the back of the van, tucked into the corner.
Dave

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:46 pm
by Aaron Calder •

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Up to now, we have always passed an extension cable through the side window when we wanted power in the awning but, not to be outdone by a certain cactus grower, I also decided to fit a socket inside the external locker on our Triton.

Our van (a 2003 420) has the kitchen in the sharp end and the fridge immediately to the left of the entrance door. As I was unsure where to pick up the supply for the socket, I emailed good old JohnE who suggested I use an existing junction box accessible from behind the top external fridge vent. Well it would have been accessible if I hadn't fitted a couple of fridge fans behind it a couple of years ago.

So I took the worktop off the fridge, connected the cable into the connector blocks and ran it over the wheel arch to the new socket in the locker.

Dead easy.

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2003 Triton 420 and Audi A4 2.0Tfsi S-line SE Cabriolet

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in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:39 pm
by Agger (deleted)

W G Geissler
Winsford
Kingston Road
Slimbridge
Gloucestershire
Postcode:GL2 7BW

quote="Aaron Calder"|p7172]certain cactus grower.[/quote]

I'm not entirely sure who this is BUT if your attending the Summer Meet you may want to visit this gentleman