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[maronha]

I am looking to add a 12VDC Car Power Accessory Outlet to run my sirius radio. Can I just wire this directly into the cig lighter wires? Is there a better way to hardwire this in to free up my cig lighter for the cell phone charger when needed? This is what i bought to use. I just need to be sure that I don't burn my car up!!!

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You can hardwire it, but I ran mine to the cig lighter behind the center console. No one ever uses that anyways.

[maronha]

I Am The Stig, on 17 September 2009 - 12:12 AM, said:

You can hardwire it, but I ran mine to the cig lighter behind the center console. No one ever uses that anyways.

I only have one cig lighter in the front nothing in the rear, I don't think.

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Check again? I thought all of these cars had 2, but I could be wrong.

[MyCarIsRed]

I Am The Stig, on 17 September 2009 - 01:03 AM, said:

Check again? I thought all of these cars had 2, but I could be wrong.

Never seen an 850 with a rear lighter... want, but not seen.

I run my hd tuner off of the accessory connector under the dash. It's fine for low-drain devices, but i wouldn't hook an amp or even a HU to it.

Which brings up the question of wtf is there to plug into that?

[maronha]

MyCarIsRed, on 17 September 2009 - 01:16 AM, said:

Never seen an 850 with a rear lighter... want, but not seen.

I run my hd tuner off of the accessory connector under the dash. It's fine for low-drain devices, but i wouldn't hook an amp or even a HU to it.

Which brings up the question of wtf is there to plug into that?

Where is the accessory connector under the dash? Or are you talking about one you installed?

[MyCarIsRed]

it's above/behind the drivers side underdash panel, mine seems to hang just to the left of the brake pedal, but i dont know that a p.o. didnt move it for easier access (there had been at least 2 different phones installed before i got the car).

I actually ran a bazooka powered sub off it for a year or so, but that was on a 3a fuse so i wouldn't pull too much juice...

[maronha]

MyCarIsRed, on 17 September 2009 - 01:37 AM, said:

it's above/behind the drivers side underdash panel, mine seems to hang just to the left of the brake pedal, but i dont know that a p.o. didnt move it for easier access (there had been at least 2 different phones installed before i got the car).

I actually ran a bazooka powered sub off it for a year or so, but that was on a 3a fuse so i wouldn't pull too much juice...

Ok so I found the accessory connector so know how do i tie into that?

[BEJinFBK]

maronha, on 18 September 2009 - 09:21 PM, said:

Ok so I found the accessory connector so know how do i tie into that?

It's all in the OM:
https://www.customer...50_613.htm#6:15

[yangotang]

I Am The Stig, on 17 September 2009 - 01:03 AM, said:

Check again? I thought all of these cars had 2, but I could be wrong.

You are wrong. Two cigarette lighters appear only on the X70s. The 850s have only one.