Cigarette lighter problems

TonyS · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 25, 2005 Posts: 5

Ok I have just installed my new seidio cradle. Now unless I am being thick, the swivel does not fit the pro-clip so I had to create a bastardised version usiing my old Ipaq cradle, and now I find that the seidio cigarette adapter blows the fuse in the car!!!!

Has anyone hard-wired one of these, and if so what is the general feeling? good or bad?

Meak · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Posts: 4

the cigarette lighter jack also broke for me.

i also would like to hard wire my G2500 to my car battery, and would be interested in seeing anyone's opinions on this.

MrT · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject:

You can buy a hard wire for the Seidio unit from http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/viewprod.php?product_id=2153&max_cat_id=97&vt=list . I use this and it saves having wires hanging down the dashboard to the lighter.

Meak · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 16, 2005 Posts: 4

cheers

is it long enough to reach from the dash, through air vents to the battery under the hood?

it doesn't say how long it is

TonyS · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 25, 2005 Posts: 5

No you would wire it into a switched connection in the Dash running 12v... However, I purchased this and found that the wires are a little thin, which means that I found it difficult to fit a spade on the end... .

Oh, and as an aside, the speaker on mine is next to useless!!!! Sad

grexy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 22, 2005 Posts: 9

odd that I have my adaptor just blows fuses in the car.

I do have a hardwire cable in the which is where i use the mount and I have no roblems with that at all.

My speaker is very good, yours must be faulty.

Spark1e · Banned Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 116

I've just bought a Seidio car mount & am interested in hardwiring the unit. Would any old lead with the correct plug work on this - ie - 12v directly into the unit, or does it have to be a pecial cable ?

Thankyou in advance :D :D

grexy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 22, 2005 Posts: 9

as long as the + /- are the right way round on the dc plug, it just goes into a 12v feed in my car loom

northants_guy · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:43 pm Post subject:

I've just hard wired my siedo mount in, as the ciggy lighter thing burnt out and fell apart in my hand as i was driving down the motorway!

I have taken the power from my stereo igintion wire and it all seems ok, however the speaker has now failed so it's going back as it is still under warranty!

Spark1e · Banned Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 116

Thanks to both of you for your replies :D :D

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