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electrical gurus... i need your help with installing an additional 12v outlet...

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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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Default electrical gurus... i need your help with installing an additional 12v outlet...

i want to install and additional power outlet for a cell phone charger. i want to have it somewhere it will be concealed... either my glove box or arm rest. i know nothing about electrical stuff except that when you screw-up it hurts (speaking from experience). is it as simple as tapping into the existing wire for the outlet that i have now? or will i screw something up? thanks.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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Default Depends on how you want it to work.

If you want it to work only with the key or have a constant power supply regardless of key position, then that will make a difference. Since you are unsure of what you are doing (and there is nothing wrong with that.) I would seek out a friend that knows what they are doing for assistance.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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which ever way is the simplest.. unfortunately i can't think of any of my friends that could help me
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 10:35 AM
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If it was me I would run a dedicated line from my fuse panel.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 12:17 PM
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Default Here's what I did for my T-Torch...

<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/730502.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/a4gen2/msgs/730502.phtml</a</li></ul>
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 01:35 PM
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that's awesome! I want to do that now =P
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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just what i was looking for, thank you.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 07:59 PM
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Default Nice. I've thought of getting the same one that's in the trunk

and fitting it to the console over on the passenger side.
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Glad I could help
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