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Where 2 hard-wire accessories other than cigarette adapter?

I would like to know where there is any other place inside my car that I could hard-wire some accessories to, other than to the cigarette adapter and or radio. I have a GPS device that I would like to hard-wire, so that it will only be charging or getting 12V when I start my car. All in all, the idea is prevent me from always having to plug it in when needed, or to unplug it when not needed and or to prevent over charging. I currently have a navigational mirror that I had before the GPS that is hardwired to the radio and would like to stay away from hard-wiring everything to that spot. I'm not familiar with all of the wiring under my steering wheel, but I figure there must be a wire under there I can tap into that gives 12V when started. Would be very time consuming to test / tap into every wire till I get 12V. I have a 98 Dodge Neon R/T.

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  • gary o
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    check main fuse panel for excess or extra circuit that you can tie into and use a fuse to protect the new circuit.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    except your CB has been tricked for top potential, it is going to paintings only nice interior the lighter. that's how my is, and that enables it to be honestly used in the two of my autos. many autos have the lighter paintings with the biggest so as that it will close off the radio whilst the engine is off. subsequently, going to the fuse field is greater suitable than battery direct, in case you %. a fuse terminal that has potential from the biggest (such because of the fact the radio circuit).

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