skunk50

anybody done this? cut off a plug from a radar detector or something and then wire it to a McCord Powerplate?

which wire is POSITIVE on the cigarette lighter adapter? thanks.

jd13

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I wired my power source for my elec opener off of the cig lighter. The ground is actually down in the console area around the shifter somewhere. Just follow the wire off of the lighter.

Anyways, instead of cutting up a cord like that, why not just splice it into the cig lighter power wire? That way you don't have anything cluttering your shifter area.

redbandit98

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i would just tap into the wire for the cigarette socket behind the dash and be done with it. just use a multimeter to make sure you have a SWITCHED 12 volt source and just splice into it. if you really want to go the other direction, on the adapter the "pointer" is the postitve..the spring loaded side clips are your ground. The clips touch the cigarette cylinder which is grounded by the wire on the back.
matt

Ferocity02

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Is the cigarette lighter a switched 12v? I don't think it is. I know the power plug, for like chargers and stuff isn't switched. If it's not a switched 12v source, don't tap into it!.

redbandit98

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yes ferocity's right.. i forgot the gm's cigarette ligter was not switched,there are some switched ones back there though, just use you meter. i think i found mine in the console..dont know what it went to but the elctric valve doesnt use that much power.

Ferocity02

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I tapped into the switched power on the ASR switch. It's a big red wire that you can't miss. Just pop off the trim around the radio and the switch will some off connected to the trim. Easy to splice into and run wires down.

jimmyblue

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I got an unlighted switch w/ my McCord, there
is no power drawn when off. So I didn't need it
to be IGN / switched power. I wired mine from
the power seat feed.

M6HuggerSS

*DO NOT USE CIG LIGHTER POWER*

i did and my car sits mon-fri and my battery was dead after 5 days of sleeping....

get power from your traction control switch! on 99 its the pink wire ....

skunk50

whoa, what does that mean "switched"???

wished i followed up with this thread because i just cut off an old cigarette adapter from an old radar detector and spliced the electric cutout into it....it's working....should i be worried?

fast98

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switched means its a ign feed, when the key is out there is no power, when the key is in and in the run postion there is power

skunk50

that's all it means? thanks.

man, Ferocity02 scared me :p

Ferocity02

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I try