HOW TO: Cigarette Accessory Always On?

RB's Titan · 05-03-2005, 07:00 PM

How to wire "always on" for the 2 cigarette lighter accessory jacks in front dash?

Pugsly · 05-03-2005, 07:26 PM

cut the pwer cable from the pass outlet, splice into the driver side and reconnect into the passenger side( the driver side is a "always on" already.) should take about 12 inches of wire some solder (for a nice secure connection or those plastic blue tap things for a quicker easier splice) and about 10 minutes and your done.

HavockWK · 05-03-2005, 07:34 PM

If you want to use both outlets at the same time after doing this, will it overload the fuse? I need to change my driver's side outlet out because it is too damn short, but on a long trip both my wife and I plug in our cell phones to charge.

VShortt · 05-04-2005, 03:49 PM

If you don't mind me asking, why do you need both outlets to be "always on"?

RB's Titan · 05-04-2005, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by VShortt

If you don't mind me asking, why do you need both outlets to be "always on"?

Sure no problem...One for Cell Phone, PDA/GPS and the other for Laptop. I'm hoping to charge all when I'm parked.

VShortt · 05-04-2005, 04:07 PM

Thanks. I was just curious. That's all. Welllllllllllllll, and a bit nosey.

bestatchess · 05-04-2005, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by RB's Titan

Sure no problem...One for Cell Phone, PDA/GPS and the other for Laptop. I'm hoping to charge all when I'm parked.

In Houston? Maybe also charge up a vacuum to get the broken glass out of the carpet.

HavockWK · 05-04-2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bestatchess

In Houston? Maybe also charge up a vacuum to get the broken glass out of the carpet.

Ummm... I don't have that problem.

bestatchess · 05-04-2005, 11:57 PM

The front left and right power sockets are separately fused, each at 15 amps, which is way more than enough to charge 2 cell phones. So you might consider one of the Y-socket adapters like this: http://www.cellphonemall.net/wireles...31&phoneid=507

HavockWK · 05-05-2005, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bestatchess

The front left and right power sockets are separately fused, each at 15 amps, which is way more than enough to charge 2 cell phones. So you might consider one of the Y-socket adapters like this: http://www.cellphonemall.net/wireles...31&phoneid=507

Cool.

As for the Y adapter, I would rather have an functional socket on both sides. The short one on the driver's side is useless and that irritates me.

VShortt · 05-05-2005, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bestatchess

In Houston? Maybe also charge up a vacuum to get the broken glass out of the carpet.

Chess-ter you completely lost me on that one. Elaborate.

HavockWK · 05-05-2005, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by VShortt

Chess-ter you completely lost me on that one. Elaborate.

I figured he was referring to that guy from Dallas that got shot in the hand on the Beltway a couple nights ago.