cig lighter in a std hatch
i wanted to know if anyone knows a way to get the cig lighter to work in a std hatch like mine? my car didnt come with a cig lighter so i got one from marietta salvage and cut out the hole for the cig lighter just to find out there is no connection for it.
now that i have the teg console i really want the cig lighter to work any options anyone
Run power from the fusebox and find a ground.
how would i do that this is new to me i know how to find a ground but how do i run power from the fuse box the wires are too short to reach it
um, add wire
clearly! but where in the fuse box do i attach the wire
Ok, see the yellow 20 fuse? Right underneath it there is a series of square holes. The one directly under the #20 fuse is the one you want. Grab a 1/4 inch spade connector and put it there. Then whenever the key is in the ignition it will have power. If you want it to ALWAYS have power, put it in the square connector 2 to the left, where the other red wire is going.
LoL, I'd help, but friggin'...I've already got too much **** on my hands...
JDMadness ==>EvasiveEF9
Actually, the plug for the cigarette lighter is aready there. You don't need to run any extra wire. You will, however, have to find the plug. When you got the cig lighter from the junkyard did you get the wiring that comes with it?
I thought I was going to have to run wire in my car for the same thing, and it took getting the wiring off the back of the cigarette lighter socket to figure it out. There's a plug near the radio harness that the cigarette lighter wiring plugs into.
Originally Posted by StraightSix
good info
Thanks, D.
If I get the time, I'll try and get pictures of the rough location of the plug I'm talking about.
StraightSix - Repped.
JDMadness ==>
i got the wires that came attached to the cig lighter and saw how they connected in the junked car but when i pulled mine apart there was nothing for it to connect into. all i saw was a good number of wires all going to the radio from when i put it in. but nothing for the cig lighter to plug into you have been repped jfro! thanks for the pics Straightsix ill wait for the pics maybe im not looking in the right place.
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to jfrolang again.
Here's the pic of the wiring in my car.
The thing that's really confusing about the plug is that it's a four pole plug, when it really only needs to be two pole. The plug was originally clipped into the metal that forms the skeleton for the radio/heater control console. It was toward the driver's side near the radio plug.
maybe im just not seeing it but i got tired of looking im going to look again when i pull the dash apart later this week to install my gsr console
I have an STD with a cigarette lighter, i can't remember the last time it worked though.
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