Sources of power?
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Sources of power? I'm trying to find some 12v sources of power under my front dash to hook up a few lights. I tapped into my cigarette lighter power and that seemed to be working fine until it all of a sudden just stopped receiving power one day (of which I can't figure out why in the hell it did that). And, i don't want to tap into the change holder light because that is switched and I want constant power. Any more ideas of which wires (extremely specifically if possible) that I can tap into?
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Your cigarette lighter quit working probably because the lights drew too much current through the accessory circuit, blowing the fuse. What you should do is hook up a 10 or 12 gauge wire to the 12v terminal on the driver's side under the hood. It is located between the fuse box and the headlight, and mounted in a small red box with a + sign on the cover. Hook up a 10 or 12 gauge wire to that with a fuse holder and the proper value fuse, then run to the lights.
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Thanks. I'll try and do that tonight. But, how do I figure out what size fuse to use? Also, I looked through all of the fuses in my two fuse boxes under the hood but didn't come across any that were blown. Where is this accessory fuse located?
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
Thanks. I'll try and do that tonight. But, how do I figure out what size fuse to use? Also, I looked through all of the fuses in my two fuse boxes under the hood but didn't come across any that were blown. Where is this accessory fuse located?
Ring connector: http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=64%2D3120
Fuse holder: http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...Fid=270%2D1234
Wire: http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=278%2D565
