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Old Nov 27, 2018 | 07:49 PM
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I was reading around the forums about hard wiring gauges and the like, and I know there is the blank IGN section in the interior fuse panel, but how do I add a wire to it to power a dashcam? Probably over complicating something extremely easy, but that seems to be the usual for me.
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They make fuse extenders called, fuse taps
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Originally Posted by jaxcam02
They make fuse extenders called, fuse taps
I've seen these, but I didn't think they would fit behind the panel, and I didn't think one of those would fit in the IGN hole because it looks more like a single fuse hole instead of having room for both of the metal "teeth" parts of the fuse.
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They make different kinds depending on which fuse type you need
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Originally Posted by jaxcam02
They make different kinds depending on which fuse type you need

I get how fuse taps work, but I don't see how you utilize the single hole thats circled in red in this picture. Probably didn't make my original post clear enough.
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Now realized that the thread that I found that in tells how to use the ports. Apparently you can put a flat blade connector into them.
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Originally Posted by mrsaturn110
Apparently you can put a flat blade connector into them.
Yep, I've done that a number of times. Don't forget to install a fuse!
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