 wiring 12v sockets. |
 Apr 12, 2014 - 11:11 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jun 24, '12 From Birmingham Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
back again with a quick Q.
iv ordered a couple of these 12v sockets for the car  and will be installing them both in the blank spot here  my question is where would be the best/easiest place to get power for these without causing interference or problems to the rest of the car? need the power to switch on/off when the car switches on/off my cig lighter socket has been disabled as i am currently running my heated seats AND my floor well leds from the cig lighter wiring and dont want to wire anything else towards that side so wont consider that an option. im also going to be using wago blocks to rewire anything i cut into as i cant be bothered to solder anything and T taps are crap. any help would me much appreciated. --------------------  "whoever said progress was a slow process... was probably talking about me" |
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Apr 12, 2014 - 12:21 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 12, '13 From Bulgaria Currently Offline Reputation: 53 (100%) |
Run a single wire from your battery. Your chassis will be the ground.
I don't see why you would need the power to go and off with the car. It's a socket after all. Wouldn't hurt to fuse the wire too. -------------------- |
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Apr 12, 2014 - 12:48 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 24, '12 From Birmingham Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (The_enD @ Apr 12, 2014 - 1:21 PM)  Run a single wire from your battery. Your chassis will be the ground. I don't see why you would need the power to go and off with the car. It's a socket after all. Wouldn't hurt to fuse the wire too. that sounds long lol was avoiding taking off too many parts. are there any other options? or is that my best bet. i already have sum in line fuses etc so thats sorted. i will give it a go as soon as they get delivered -------------------- "whoever said progress was a slow process... was probably talking about me" |
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Apr 12, 2014 - 12:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 12, '13 From Bulgaria Currently Offline Reputation: 53 (100%) |
Just wire to the cig lighter, worst thing that could happen when you are using all the stuff wired is the fuse will blow.
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Apr 12, 2014 - 5:06 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 24, '12 From Birmingham Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (The_enD @ Apr 12, 2014 - 1:55 PM) Just wire to the cig lighter, worst thing that could happen when you are using all the stuff wired is the fuse will blow. iv decided to go with your first option and wire it directly to the battery. may not be the easiest option but probably the best for long term. out of curiosity, is there nothing near the steering wheel or kick panel that i could have drawn power from? i plan to install a mini tablet in my visor to use for reverse camera as i no longer can see through rear windows lol if i could tap into something there i can just reroute the wire through the kickpanel and pillar -------------------- "whoever said progress was a slow process... was probably talking about me" |
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Apr 12, 2014 - 5:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 12, '13 From Bulgaria Currently Offline Reputation: 53 (100%) |
You got a bunch of wires in the kick panel, for the doors and what not. I am pretty sure there is power.
If you are not really experiences, don't mess with stuff around the steering wheel. -------------------- |
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