2007: Can cigarette port 12v be tapped to add 2nd port?
#11
As far as I can tell, no difference beside the receptacle. There is a difference between "power outlet" and "cigarette/cigar lighter". The generic name of the connector is "cigarette lighter" just because people have heard of that, there is probably a technical name, like "automobile auxiliary power outlet" or "Smith & Jones connector" (I made that one up).
#12
The cigarette light is different in the way the heat element is held into place, the power outlet won’t engage that heat element
#13
And power outlet will melt and short out the fuse from a lighter element then cause a "no communication" with the OBD2 port.
#15
As far as I can tell, no difference beside the receptacle. There is a difference between "power outlet" and "cigarette/cigar lighter". The generic name of the connector is "cigarette lighter" just because people have heard of that, there is probably a technical name, like "automobile auxiliary power outlet" or "Smith & Jones connector" (I made that one up).
#16
Do you need a cig lighter? #29 is the outlet near the window switches #30 is the one in the backseat.
You can see the difference by looking into the barrel; a cig lighter has a spring to hold the element. Either will work for an adapter; the only warning here was don't put a heater element in a power outlet, only a cig lighter.
I think the third wire is for a lighted bezel. The outlet does not have that.
Easiest way is to tap a fuse. You could dismount the BCM and backwire; just the 1 bolt.
You can see the difference by looking into the barrel; a cig lighter has a spring to hold the element. Either will work for an adapter; the only warning here was don't put a heater element in a power outlet, only a cig lighter.
I think the third wire is for a lighted bezel. The outlet does not have that.
Easiest way is to tap a fuse. You could dismount the BCM and backwire; just the 1 bolt.
#17
Do you need a cig lighter? #29 is the outlet near the window switches #30 is the one in the backseat.
You can see the difference by looking into the barrel; a cig lighter has a spring to hold the element. Either will work for an adapter; the only warning here was don't put a heater element in a power outlet, only a cig lighter.
I think the third wire is for a lighted bezel. The outlet does not have that.
Easiest way is to tap a fuse. You could dismount the BCM and backwire; just the 1 bolt.
You can see the difference by looking into the barrel; a cig lighter has a spring to hold the element. Either will work for an adapter; the only warning here was don't put a heater element in a power outlet, only a cig lighter.
I think the third wire is for a lighted bezel. The outlet does not have that.
Easiest way is to tap a fuse. You could dismount the BCM and backwire; just the 1 bolt.
#18
Test to see which end of the fuse is fused, The computer doesn't care. Ground to any thing that is connected directly to the body, been a long time since I looked. You could just splice into the existing ground wire at the cig lighter.
#19
se a 5amp fuse in this tap...
#20
One end of the fuse connects to a "hot" side, the other is the output side, if you connect to the "hot" side you bypass the fuse. The tap you linked needs to be inserted in the right orientation or you defeat the purpose of a fuse.
.NONE of the fuses are controlled by any computer. The computer does not care about fuses, NO programming needed. "Spare" means that the output side is not connected to anything and the hot side is connected to the battery positive.
Please don't be offended: I'm not sure you should be messing with thing electrical, you don't seem have a basic understanding. Maybe you are an expert and I'm wrong.
.NONE of the fuses are controlled by any computer. The computer does not care about fuses, NO programming needed. "Spare" means that the output side is not connected to anything and the hot side is connected to the battery positive.
Please don't be offended: I'm not sure you should be messing with thing electrical, you don't seem have a basic understanding. Maybe you are an expert and I'm wrong.