fat_kid

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I don't know if anyone else has done this but i ran a set of wires from my cigarette lighter into my center console and connected it to a 3 outlet cigarette plug strip.

I didn't get any pics of the install but i could draw a diagram later if anyone wants it and i'll posts pics of how it looks later.

darklegend06

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so basically you spliced in 3new cigarette lighter into your center console from your original one?

to keep it simple you can just buy a 3 cigarette lighter thing that plugs right into your original cigarette lighter outlet.

But it must be cleaner doing it your way.
Pics will be nice of the out come.

fat_kid

iTrader: (13)

^ that doesn't work, there isn't enough space there, at least with the one i had, especially with a manual

darklegend06

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Yeah I have a manual car as well, so I completely understand the situation.

Well lets get some pictures of how it looks in your center console.

BLACKonBLACK98

iTrader: (42)

keep in mind that wire is only intended for so much amperage. if you blow a fuse you know why.

NousDefions

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I ran a hard line from the battery with a 20 amp fusebox inline to an AC inverter that sticks out the back of my center console for the rear seats. I dremeled out the hole and fashioned a pretty decent looking faceplate for the thing.

My buddies like it so they can use their laptops in the back seat on long drives.

fat_kid

iTrader: (13)

no room for anything


hmm, where did it all go...



where is that wire going??

fat_kid

iTrader: (13)

right here




and on



and then i installed the NAWZ

black_maxed95

iTrader: (41)

why dont you hide your radar detector wire under the center console and run it behind the radio?

fat_kid

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i still have it plugged into the cig lighter and i don't really mind the wire hanging there but this is so i can charge my phone/ipod/etc and still have my radar up

HomerMAC

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why not just hardwire the ipod, phone charger cables into the car with a cig lighter comprable amp fuse per unit and that way you can have a cable in your glove box or wherever and no more unplugging cig. chargers etc.

I acutally have a nice cig. lighter that just really looks like it belongs on there. its from a Navigator. also there is a red ring around the lighter that lights up when i turn on the ILL.

nalc

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I have something similar - under my shifter trim, I have two additional outlets. Back when I had sat radio, I ran the wires from there, behind the stereo, and out by the vents. I don't have a subscription anymore, so the vents are unused down there.



If I go on a road trip or something, and want to bring the GPS, I pop off the shifter trim, plug it in, and run the wire out of the passenger side of the center console, so that when I park, I can just unplug it from the GPS, and it drops on the floor.

fat_kid

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i didn't hardwire it because i would like to option if my friends needed to plug their phones in or whatnot otherwise that would have been a lot easier

The Wizard

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Sure, because you bought the worst one possible. lol Most 3 in 1's have a central hub, then 6" or so of flexible wiring, then they plug into the cigarette lighter. Some are 12" long, the possibilities are endless. Many would work with a stick shift.

But, what you did works too. Consider putting the hub in the glove compartment? or Wedged/mounted between the seat and the console for easier accessibility?

fat_kid

iTrader: (13)

i used that one with my old car so i didn't feel like buying a new one, lol

elgordito941

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hahahaha is that stuff any good anyway?

fat_kid

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actually my friend drank it, ive never had it

SN95stang

its good i like it