GoWesty also sells a radio switch kit. I like it, lets you flip the switch
to turn radio on with key or always on. You could probably do it yourself
if you are smarter than me. It taps into the wiring in the steering column
then to switch, from switch it goes to always on power and remote power.  I
put mine under the bottom lip of the dash and made it so the switch flipped
towards steering column is on with keys, flip towards radio is always on.

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23361

On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 6:23 AM Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Trying to figure it how to rewire the radio to be shut completely off when
> I want it off. Add toggle switch somewhere in line ? I have the GOWESTY
> aux. kit installed. I'll get this battery setup done somehow. Thanks for
> any suggestions.
>
> Dennis Jowell
> Scotch Hollow Farm
> Newbury, Vermont
>
>
> > On May 8, 2015, at 6:43 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:
> >
> >        Denis, the radio could be the culprit.  I’ve seen some of these
> new fancy radios that draw a lot of power just for the faceplate even
> though the radio is off.  It’s like your new TVs, you turn it off, but
> really it is not off but constantly using power to keep the processors
> alive so it does not take a long time to boot up when YOU turn it on.
> >
> >
> >> On May 7, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Automatic digest processor <
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'll check it out when I get back to my farm. I have a good meter. Maybe
> >> the radio pulling in the power.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Frank Condelli
> > Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> > '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel
> Trains (Collection for sale <http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm>)
> > Frank Condelli & Associates <http://www.frankcondelli.com/> -
> Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
> > BusFusion <http://www.busfusion.com/> a VW Camper camping event,
> Almonte, ON, June 04 ~07, 2015
>