Tap into power?
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Does anyone know where I can tap into 12V power on the Disco II? I have a 2000 Discovery II that I'd like to hardwire a harness into, but don't know where the best place would be (i.e. behind the cigarette lighter, under seat, etc.)
Anybody know what color corresponds to what? (i.e. 12vdc, ACC, and GND)
Thanks for any help!
Anybody know what color corresponds to what? (i.e. 12vdc, ACC, and GND)
Thanks for any help!
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ORIGINAL: yarddawg
Does anyone know where I can tap into 12V power on the Disco II? I have a 2000 Discovery II that I'd like to hardwire a harness into, but don't know where the best place would be (i.e. behind the cigarette lighter, under seat, etc.)
Anybody know what color corresponds to what? (i.e. 12vdc, ACC, and GND)
Thanks for any help!
Does anyone know where I can tap into 12V power on the Disco II? I have a 2000 Discovery II that I'd like to hardwire a harness into, but don't know where the best place would be (i.e. behind the cigarette lighter, under seat, etc.)
Anybody know what color corresponds to what? (i.e. 12vdc, ACC, and GND)
Thanks for any help!
I wouldn't recommend "tapping" in anywhere. I would run a hard wire directly to the battery through the fire wall. Why half @ss it.
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ORIGINAL: yarddawg
This is for an MP3 player adapter. Don't stereo installers typically "tap" in somewhere near the stereo? Either way, how do you go to the firewall at the battery?
This is for an MP3 player adapter. Don't stereo installers typically "tap" in somewhere near the stereo? Either way, how do you go to the firewall at the battery?
Firewall has a few grommet points to go through. I was surprised how few there are on this car.
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Go to Best Buy, pay the $50 and have it done right.
Why take the chance and mess something else up? Most likely they have a wiring harness that will plug right into the stereo wiring and your "music sounds like crap player" will work with the key like it was meant to do.
Why take the chance and mess something else up? Most likely they have a wiring harness that will plug right into the stereo wiring and your "music sounds like crap player" will work with the key like it was meant to do.
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ORIGINAL: yarddawg
This is for an MP3 player adapter. Don't stereo installers typically "tap" in somewhere near the stereo? Either way, how do you go to the firewall at the battery?
This is for an MP3 player adapter. Don't stereo installers typically "tap" in somewhere near the stereo? Either way, how do you go to the firewall at the battery?
You could also tap into the wiring harness at the back of the radio but that requires removing the radio and disconnecting everything and finding the wire with a voltage meter, there is a switched hot and a permenant hot so you need to find the switched one.
It is far easier to just remove the passenger kick panel under the dash and poke your wire through the large grommet in the upper right corner (just look for where the wiring harness goes) and run your wire to an after market fuse block connected to the battery hot terminal. My factory battery cables had a machined hole for a bolt to attach wires which I used.
Hope that helps.
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What are you trying to install?
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I don't want to seem ungrateful, but does anyone know how to do this... in somewhat detail?
I don't want to seem ungrateful, but does anyone know how to do this... in somewhat detail?
I have the 10 pin converter to hook into the prewired CD changer port, but need 12v power for the controller.