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opee
4th September 2011, 21:21
I had a fan switch in my old xr2i.

I bridged the wires leading to the fan and hooked them up to a switch on the dash so I could run the fan when I wanted (i.e in traffic) The fan still worked as usual when it needed to.

Is it a case of doing the same thing on a vts or is it a different set up?

ta. :A:
666saxo666
4th September 2011, 21:31
ye. not many places to get wires thru to dash so i drilled under the front window through the chassis to save feckin around. Then a green switch that illuminates when i turn it on. Its NOS to my mates ;)
opee
4th September 2011, 21:36
ye. not many places to get wires thru to dash so i drilled under the front window through the chassis to save feckin around. Then a green switch that illuminates when i turn it on. Its NOS to my mates ;)

lol. cheers. gonna bang one in then. :y:
666saxo666
4th September 2011, 21:42
I wired 2 fans in. (only had one fan in the twin fan housing ) dnt no if this is standard, anyway got an extra fan and wired it in and when i turn them on sounds like an aircraft takin off. Mite b diff to ur old car tho. Just power to battery then switch with relay...
666saxo666
4th September 2011, 21:45
oh and where i put the switch... ya can put it anywhere obvs but easiest and i think best place is to use the ashtray thing above the immobilser code entry thingy. It pulls all the way out. drill hole thru front, then wire it up and put switch in the hole, wire it up, put ashtray back in. All hidden and switch is nice and tidy... I searched for this wen i was doin it and not one sod could help me...
stevo1600
4th September 2011, 22:05
im doing this. as engine temp is a problem for me and im using an oil cooler...

vts radiator i think will be fitted then a twin fan setup one fan on one switch, and one fan on the normal circuit just in case i forget to put it on when its hot.

should come as standard on saxos tbh as they all run in the top half of the temp gauge...
666saxo666
5th September 2011, 10:59
With the twin fan mine runs only at 1/3rd of the dial. In between cold and the middle. The air at speed must make both fans move and provide extra cooling. Twin fans should be standard on both vtr and vts.