Cigarette Lighter Wiring
10-17-2012, 06:04 PM
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Cigarette Lighter Wiring
Currently there's no wire attached to my cigarette lighter. I want to get it functioning to use for GPS and tunes. What color wire should I be looking for under the dash to hook it up (1967)?
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-- Steve
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10-17-2012, 06:09 PM
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It's a heavy gauge I think #14 colored red. It just has a round femal connector
10-17-2012, 06:18 PM
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. I didn't see a wire like that when I was under there. I need to look again.
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. I didn't see a wire like that when I was under there. I need to look again.-- Steve
10-17-2012, 06:23 PM
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There is also a little light bulb with a billet shape housing that goes with the lighter
10-19-2012, 06:21 PM
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Apparently the wire is orange, not red. I found it tucked in next to the lighter. I plugged it in and promptly blew the fuse. I unplugged it and replaced the fuse with the correct 20A fuse (the PO had a 30A fuse in there).
Since I know little (make that nothing) about electrical wiring, I'll just skip the lighter as a power source for my GPS and tunes unless there's a really easy fix or workaround.
-- Steve
Since I know little (make that nothing) about electrical wiring, I'll just skip the lighter as a power source for my GPS and tunes unless there's a really easy fix or workaround.
-- Steve
10-19-2012, 07:37 PM
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Apparently the wire is orange, not red. I found it tucked in next to the lighter. I plugged it in and promptly blew the fuse. I unplugged it and replaced the fuse with the correct 20A fuse (the PO had a 30A fuse in there).
Since I know little (make that nothing) about electrical wiring, I'll just skip the lighter as a power source for my GPS and tunes unless there's a really easy fix or workaround.
-- Steve
Since I know little (make that nothing) about electrical wiring, I'll just skip the lighter as a power source for my GPS and tunes unless there's a really easy fix or workaround.
-- Steve
