I have never in the entire time I've owned any vehicle with unswitched
power had any problems
with starting.   You guys must run with weak batteries.....

Steven
91 Westy

On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 6:03 PM, John Anderson <wvukidsdoc@yahoo.com> wrote:

> You are missing nothing Art, in fact you will find unswitched power behind
> the dash, check out a Bentley if you don't want to run a wire.  The only
> thing you are missing is the number of times you are going to need to jump
> your car in the following year before you truely learn to turn off the
> radio.  Not being funny, it will happen, be prepared.  Otherwise a fine
> idea.
> John Anderson
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Art awa0330@GMAIL.COM
>
> my radio in my '86 Vanagon Westy.  I plan on wiring it
> directly to the battery so that it will operate without the ignition or key
> in the slot. Isn't this simpler, except for the obvious downside, which is
> that I'll need to remember to actually turn on and off the radio by
> depressing the on/off button? Am I missing something?
>
> Art
>