Can I use the power from cd changer to splice extra cigarette plugs?
07-31-2011, 07:50 AM
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Can I use the power from cd changer to splice extra cigarette plugs?
Is it possible for me to splice the power cable from the cd changer to add extra cigarette plugs in the glove box? or do i have to splice from the center console cigarette outlet *** i wanna add a bluetooth receiver in the glove box connect to the aux. thank you
07-31-2011, 11:44 AM
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2019 C300 Wagon; '75 Triumph TR6; previous: 2004 C230 6spd sold after 17 years of driving
It is a big job but I would take the power from the existing console outlet, you want to do a proper job, the existing outlet will have a larger fuse and heavier wire to begin with and will take a heavier load. I added a 3 outlet 12v with a usb powered outlet to charge my ipod. The 3 outlet is screwed in from behind the glove box to make the install look professional and OEM. You can never have enough outlets and the German car companies are slowing discovering that. I use all of them:
1. GPS
2. radar detector
3 phone charger
USB. iPod
1. GPS
2. radar detector
3 phone charger
USB. iPod
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08-01-2011, 08:47 AM
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Great work!! That's really cool and well done. From the pictures, it looks like it was A LOT of work to do it! 
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2019 C300 Wagon; '75 Triumph TR6; previous: 2004 C230 6spd sold after 17 years of driving
and everything went back perfectly, aligned with no squeaks or rattles and has been that way for 2 years now
While I had everything out I also put in an FM modulator for my ipod that taps directly in to the car antenna and buried the cable for my Garmin GPS
While I had everything out I also put in an FM modulator for my ipod that taps directly in to the car antenna and buried the cable for my Garmin GPS
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08-01-2011, 04:01 PM
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Wall plug? As in the same type of plug inside a building?
If that's what you mean, then yes it's possible to wire that up... But cars and buildings use different types of electricity, and installing an A/C "wall plug" into a car is a bad idea. You can install a power inverter, which will convert the cars D/C electricity to A/C, which you can plug things into.
If that's what you mean, then yes it's possible to wire that up... But cars and buildings use different types of electricity, and installing an A/C "wall plug" into a car is a bad idea. You can install a power inverter, which will convert the cars D/C electricity to A/C, which you can plug things into.
