Wired in?

[Gazza44]

Hi all

At present I use an adaptor in the cigarette lighter to keep the PDA and GPS charged whilst out and about.

Does anybody know who (eg Carphone Warehouse etc) or how (Is this a DIY job?) to hard wire the system (Is it expensive?) thus freeing up the lighter without having wires cluttering up the footwells?

Thanks
Garry

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It is a simple enough job if you have a soldering iron or even if you haven't...

Buy an in-line 12v cigar adapter from Maplin (99p) and a bit of twin cable or a ready made lead.
Ensure there is a fuse in the + (inner) lead.

Find a 12v line that is switched - ie is live when the key is in the accessory position. Probably easiest to do this at the fuse box or use a wiring diagram for your car. Connect the inner lead to this.

Connect the outer lead to an earth point and that is it.

[simonpearce]

I contacted Tomtom about getting some sort of setup but they said:

"Unfortunately we have no such cabling of the kind you require, we do not support the hard wiring of our items, you could seek the advice of a professional auto electrician."

Does anyone have any simple advice

Simon

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