Additional Power Outlet?
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Additional Power Outlet?
Hi Everyone,
Forgive me if thishas already been answered, but I have searched and have not been able to find the answer. I want to add an additional power outlet for my Sirius. My intention was to justtap into the existing orange wires going to the cig lighter. This way I couldneatly tuck my Sirius power supply under the center consloe and still have use of my existing outlet for radar detetor, cell phonecharger, nav, etc...
My question is, if I do this, will it create too much draw on that circuit and cause fuses to blow when I'm using 2accessories at once? Or should I look at another ignition circuit? Has anyone out there successfully accomplished this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Forgive me if thishas already been answered, but I have searched and have not been able to find the answer. I want to add an additional power outlet for my Sirius. My intention was to justtap into the existing orange wires going to the cig lighter. This way I couldneatly tuck my Sirius power supply under the center consloe and still have use of my existing outlet for radar detetor, cell phonecharger, nav, etc...
My question is, if I do this, will it create too much draw on that circuit and cause fuses to blow when I'm using 2accessories at once? Or should I look at another ignition circuit? Has anyone out there successfully accomplished this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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RE: Additional Power Outlet?
there is pre-wiring in two places in the car for both constant and ignition switched power. one connection point is in the trunk near the CD changer, the other is behind the access panel at the rear of the glove box. the dealer should know about this but may play dumb.
the constant power in both places works already, but to make the ignition switched power work you need to add a relay to the fuse box under the hood. It is a common ford relay and available from hundreds of ford smashed cars in the junkyards. you can get one for a few cents/dollars easily from them. All you need to do is plug in the relay to activate the wire.
the dealer has plugs available to use the connection, but any DIY guy could tap into it and power up your accessory. Certainly a good radio installation shop could understand what I mean if you present them this message.
the constant power in both places works already, but to make the ignition switched power work you need to add a relay to the fuse box under the hood. It is a common ford relay and available from hundreds of ford smashed cars in the junkyards. you can get one for a few cents/dollars easily from them. All you need to do is plug in the relay to activate the wire.
the dealer has plugs available to use the connection, but any DIY guy could tap into it and power up your accessory. Certainly a good radio installation shop could understand what I mean if you present them this message.
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01-07-2008, 10:55 AM
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Yeah I tapped into my cigarette lighter plug and mounted the plug on the passenger side below the glove box...stupid it didn't already have 2 of them...I had a radar, gps and ipod connected to it all the way to wisconsin and back and had no problems. I put a really low amp in-line fuse can't remember exactly...
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