Ultraman

I like to add / splice a female cigarette lighter socket to the existing front cigarette socket under the ashtray at the center console for my dash cam. I do not want to touch the fuse panel.

As I know, there is a white color plug that connected to the cigarette socket. I like to splice the positive wire and the negative wire from the new female socket to the wires from the cigarette plug. However, I do not know which wire from the plug is positive or negative.

Anyone knows? Please help, thanks.

pca7ggr

Instead of "splicing" into the car's wiring harness, just get a "piggyback" fuse/hot lead and plug it into a switched fuse socket?

https://www.amazon.com/Bussmann-BP-H.../dp/B000GKEXK2

Ultraman

Yes, I know but you have to get a dash cam kit as well to convert the 12V to 5V as well to the dash cam. As I mentioned before, I do not want to touch the fuse box as for the DIY project.

The reason that I want to tap a female cigarette socket to the existing cigarette socket plug because I just want a simple set up. Since the ashtray door cannot be closed now due to the car adapter and the usb cable, the only simplest way to solve the problem is tapping the wires so that I can hide the new female cigarette socket, car adapter and the USB cable under the glove box.

2150john

Product Details
Car Mate CZ206A 15 Amp 2-Way Auxiliary Socket Adapter - Pack of 1

You might want to do a search for this on Amazon. It or something like it could be a simpler solution.

Ultraman

Thank you for your suggestion but what I want to do is NOT to put the car adapter to the coin tray so that I can close it.

laramr

Have you looked at tapping into the rear view mirror?

Ultraman

No. The wires behind the cover on the windshield involved so many wires. Also, it is very hard the hide the excessive dash cam wire behind the cover.

The ideal location is still splicing the wires from the cigarette lighter socket under the the ashtray at the center console.

insame1

So you dont know and cant figure out power and ground but you want to mess with the electronics in your car? that sounds like a great idea.

Ultraman

I am going to use a multi-meter to find out the power. If it is so complicated, I will take it to a shop and install the dash cam kit with fuse.

damionphillips

Love to see a pic when you've got it completed..