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Hi, I am fitting a drl relay harness on my 2008 pre facelift focus, but I cant find an ignition live in the engine bay. There is a pos and neg to the battery, and a blue wire to go to an ignition live. I am unfamiliar with piggy back fuses(apparently they have to be installed a certain way) and don't want to go through the firewall.  If possible I would like to tap an existing wire. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.   

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    The orange circled one is ignition live with delay when engine switched  off 30 sec or more as cooling fan

    black circled is ignition live switches off when engine is i have fitted my drl’s on fogs lights in black and switchbacks in orange

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    There will be loads of ignition lives beneth the engine bay fuse tray , just need a multimeter to find one.

    Use a scotch lock to tap off the wire if you dont want to use a piggy back fuse carrier.

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    On 11/21/2017 at 10:18 AM, Loonytaz said:

    The orange circled one is ignition live with delay when engine switched  off 30 sec or more as cooling fan

    black circled is ignition live switches off when engine is i have fitted my drl’s on fogs lights in black and switchbacks in orange

    FE2D449F-F7C6-4566-861E-DD09400926DD.jpeg

    A5DCAEAE-EF89-4ECB-8AD7-15B2C679CAA5.jpeg

    Very helpful thanks for the reply, I went for the piggy back option under the dash on the rear wiper fuse. Thanks again

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