tombothetominator

Anybody know a quick fix to make a 2nd gen cigarette lighter have power all of the time. Trying to decide if i should just go with a two dollar power outlet from autozone and wire it myself. Thanks for any info!
~Tombo~

Maddog

what are ya...a chain smoker or somthing?

No seriously now,are you wanting power to it even when you are not in the truck.what are the reasons.

Corey

iTrader: (1)

From our Tech section.

Easier than messing with the wiring for your stock one, and adds more outlets too.

tombothetominator

maddog - want to be able to run accessories all the time, like dvd players and stuff when camping without having to worry about the keys.
Corey - yeah something like that is my other option, but i was going to try to keep the stock look inside. I may end up getting a single one from autozone and mountine it somewhere close at hand under the dash to keep it out of the way. Just figured i would throw the question out there and see which would be easier.

Bob_98SR5

...or you can add one too: http://www.4runners.org/articles/12v

bob

PoBoy

Not hard at all to hardwire it (see the article above but apply it to your current lighter). Actually...it would be pretty slick if you just installed a switch to select between the hardwire (to battery) and to the ACC relay. Then you could have both capabilities incase you put in a radar detector or something that you want to turn off with the truck.

PoBoy

tell me you have purchased a dremmel by now

tombothetominator

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tombothetominator

ok, well i said f***k it and just bought a ˟˟˟˟ee 2 dollar power outlet from autozone and wired it up. Works fine, doenst look too bad, just feels a little chinsee. May have to give the plastic i mounted it to some support. Thanks for the help guys!