Cigar/cigarette lighter
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Cigar/cigarette lighter
Good Afternoon JagNuts;
Can anyone tell me how to pop the cigarette lighter base (located in the little ashtray compartment just aft of the shifter on my '00 XK8) out of it's location? I want to use its power lead for my Sirius receiver, as it's switched, and plenty robust enough for a little satellite radio. I've tried pulling it straight up as hard as I dare, but it is really firmly 'in there'.
Can anyone tell me how to pop the cigarette lighter base (located in the little ashtray compartment just aft of the shifter on my '00 XK8) out of it's location? I want to use its power lead for my Sirius receiver, as it's switched, and plenty robust enough for a little satellite radio. I've tried pulling it straight up as hard as I dare, but it is really firmly 'in there'.
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Another approach is to use a fuse tap on the cigarette lighter fuse in the fuse box and drop the wire under the dash. Then pick up a ground connection from a screw or bolt under the dash.
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The center console is easy to remove, it's just a few screws. Watch the first couple of minutes of this video to see how.
Never mind... I though I actually took the console thingy out on the video. I edited this thread to remove the video. It's really simple, though. Just take off the arm rest and then the rest is self-explanatory.
Never mind... I though I actually took the console thingy out on the video. I edited this thread to remove the video. It's really simple, though. Just take off the arm rest and then the rest is self-explanatory.
Last edited by Reverend Sam; 03-15-2011 at 08:32 PM.
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The center console is easy to remove, it's just a few screws. Watch the first couple of minutes of this video to see how.
Never mind... I though I actually took the console thingy out on the video. I edited this thread to remove the video. It's really simple, though. Just take off the arm rest and then the rest is self-explanatory.
Never mind... I though I actually took the console thingy out on the video. I edited this thread to remove the video. It's really simple, though. Just take off the arm rest and then the rest is self-explanatory.
Sam I think you are talking about the armrest and the storage tray..that will get him to the telephone connector that Testpoint suggested.
To get to the cig lighter wiring you have to remove the whole console, which means the shifter trim, the four scews holding the wood console trim, two screws in front and two screws in back under the snap-off trim covering the backup warning speaker in front of the rear seats.
Gee, I've done this too many times...I have it memorized
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Sam I think you are talking about the armrest and the storage tray..that will get him to the telephone connector that Testpoint suggested.
To get to the cig lighter wiring you have to remove the whole console, which means the shifter trim, the four scews holding the wood console trim, two screws in front and two screws in back under the snap-off trim covering the backup warning speaker in front of the rear seats.
Gee, I've done this too many times...I have it memorized
To get to the cig lighter wiring you have to remove the whole console, which means the shifter trim, the four scews holding the wood console trim, two screws in front and two screws in back under the snap-off trim covering the backup warning speaker in front of the rear seats.
Gee, I've done this too many times...I have it memorized
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For my '97 XK8, I wanted a simple version of an always on cigar lighter. My approach was slightly different than the above.
First, I picked up two each "ATC Add-a-Circuit" fuse tap from my local parts place. These little gems are the key to the success of this design approach.
I jumpered into fuse #4 on the passenger side. This fuse position powers the door switch packs and door locks. The old fuse four itself goes into the "lower" position of the first "add-a-fuse". The former cigar lighter fuse itself, from fuse #14, goes into the "upper" position. That means the newly added wire is always hot, with a 20A fuse.
Next I needed to connect the always hot fused wire to the cigar lighter.
So, I connected into fuse position #14 with the second "add-a-circuit". Fuse #14 is the cigar lighter fuse. This fuse position is normally powered by the ignition switched power. I jumpered into the cigar lighter side of the "add-a-circuit" with a second, much-abused fuse that I plugged into the second adapter.
The whole thing is hidden behind the passenger side fascia fuse panel cover. It is easily reversible just by taking out the adapters and replacing the original fuses.
The resulting mod affects only the cigar lighter, which is now always on. This is just, and only, what I needed for my battery maintainer.
I hope this helps.
First, I picked up two each "ATC Add-a-Circuit" fuse tap from my local parts place. These little gems are the key to the success of this design approach.
I jumpered into fuse #4 on the passenger side. This fuse position powers the door switch packs and door locks. The old fuse four itself goes into the "lower" position of the first "add-a-fuse". The former cigar lighter fuse itself, from fuse #14, goes into the "upper" position. That means the newly added wire is always hot, with a 20A fuse.
Next I needed to connect the always hot fused wire to the cigar lighter.
So, I connected into fuse position #14 with the second "add-a-circuit". Fuse #14 is the cigar lighter fuse. This fuse position is normally powered by the ignition switched power. I jumpered into the cigar lighter side of the "add-a-circuit" with a second, much-abused fuse that I plugged into the second adapter.
The whole thing is hidden behind the passenger side fascia fuse panel cover. It is easily reversible just by taking out the adapters and replacing the original fuses.
The resulting mod affects only the cigar lighter, which is now always on. This is just, and only, what I needed for my battery maintainer.
I hope this helps.
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