Cigarette adapters

faboka vrs · 24-04-2006, 16:19

I know you can buy 4 way socket adapter that have 10a fuses but how does one go about making their own to hide away behind the dashboard?

Thinking of taping into the current cigarette wires or do you recommend another method?

Looks to power a phone charger and a GPS charger.

LittlePaul · 24-04-2006, 17:42

I'd be inclined to break into the cigar lighter feed with these snap on splices.

Then use a series of these spades for the multiway.

Maplins should hvae all those.

Paul

steviec · 24-04-2006, 21:12

Personally I got another cigarette lighter female adapter wired it into the fuse box by the right of the driver, plugged my TTG 700 Feed into that, taped it all up and hid it within the fuse box area behind the cover. Found you can get two singles in there quite easily. Plus any issues with the leads you can just unplug and you don't need to hard wire in. Works well for me.

cheezemonkhai · 26-04-2006, 21:58

If you are just after a 2nd 12v socket rather than 4 i would put a fuse into the current feed to the lighter socket and then split that two ways with suitable cable. One into the curernt lighter and a second into another lighter or 12v socket in a correct place.

It shouldn't be difficult to cut a hole and mount it if you can find a suitable piece of trim and want to mount it this way.

LittlePaul · 27-04-2006, 09:08

Sounds like more of a permenant thing than just the convenience of using cigar lighter sockets... generally people just use those cos you can get splitters, whereas they end up being bulky. If the device isnt going to move, and it'll only be taken out when the car is replaced, I'll tend to wire stuff in directly, and not fuss wiht the crapness of cigarlighters.
Depends what you want from it though.

helpmedisappear · 27-04-2006, 09:21

I tapped into an ignition feed behind the stereo to put an extra lighter socket in for my tomtom one. The lighter socket sits behind the fuse panel now.

LittlePaul - i had to wire a spare lighter socket in as the tomtom doesnt use 12v directly. It uses a transformer in the shape of a lighter socket plug so i had no option!

faboka vrs · 27-04-2006, 12:56

Thats for the info.

LittlePaul · 27-04-2006, 17:09

helpmedisappear - yeah, so ingenious, yet so inconvenient

My friends S80 had about four cigar lighter sockets distributed around the cockpit, typical Volvo!

24-04-2006, 16:19	#1
faboka vrs Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Merseyside Posts: 5,910 Thanks: 11 Thanked 32 Times in 32 Posts	Cigarette adapters I know you can buy 4 way socket adapter that have 10a fuses but how does one go about making their own to hide away behind the dashboard? Thinking of taping into the current cigarette wires or do you recommend another method? Looks to power a phone charger and a GPS charger. __________________ John Its small, black, gets laughed at, makes 125bhp at the wrong wheels, does 50mpg and makes a cracking Sponge Cake

24-04-2006, 17:42	#2
LittlePaul Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northampton Posts: 504 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Cigarette adapters I'd be inclined to break into the cigar lighter feed with these snap on splices. Then use a series of these spades for the multiway. Maplins should hvae all those. Paul __________________ Black Magic Octavia vRS, cruise control, towbar, nokia NK-7W, PhatBox, bonnet lifters

24-04-2006, 21:12	#3
steviec Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Warrington, Cheshire Posts: 751 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Cigarette adapters Personally I got another cigarette lighter female adapter wired it into the fuse box by the right of the driver, plugged my TTG 700 Feed into that, taped it all up and hid it within the fuse box area behind the cover. Found you can get two singles in there quite easily. Plus any issues with the leads you can just unplug and you don't need to hard wire in. Works well for me. __________________ Cheers Steve Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0T FSI - Black Magic, 18" Alloys, Dual Zone Climate Control, Jumbo Box, Rear Electric Windows, Xenon Headlights, MaxiDot, Light Assist, Front & Rear Parking Sensors, Rain Sensing Wipers & Dipping Rear View Mirror. Pentagon SupaGlass in Midnight, Parrot 3400LS GPS Bluetooth Car Kit.

26-04-2006, 21:58	#4
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,751 Thanks: 77 Thanked 340 Times in 314 Posts	Re: Cigarette adapters If you are just after a 2nd 12v socket rather than 4 i would put a fuse into the current feed to the lighter socket and then split that two ways with suitable cable. One into the curernt lighter and a second into another lighter or 12v socket in a correct place. It shouldn't be difficult to cut a hole and mount it if you can find a suitable piece of trim and want to mount it this way.

27-04-2006, 09:08	#5
LittlePaul Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northampton Posts: 504 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Cigarette adapters Sounds like more of a permenant thing than just the convenience of using cigar lighter sockets... generally people just use those cos you can get splitters, whereas they end up being bulky. If the device isnt going to move, and it'll only be taken out when the car is replaced, I'll tend to wire stuff in directly, and not fuss wiht the crapness of cigarlighters. Depends what you want from it though. __________________ Black Magic Octavia vRS, cruise control, towbar, nokia NK-7W, PhatBox, bonnet lifters

27-04-2006, 09:21	#6
helpmedisappear Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bolton Posts: 1,764 Thanks: 37 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Cigarette adapters I tapped into an ignition feed behind the stereo to put an extra lighter socket in for my tomtom one. The lighter socket sits behind the fuse panel now. LittlePaul - i had to wire a spare lighter socket in as the tomtom doesnt use 12v directly. It uses a transformer in the shape of a lighter socket plug so i had no option! __________________ Martin Black Magic Fabia vRS

27-04-2006, 12:56	#7
faboka vrs Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Merseyside Posts: 5,910 Thanks: 11 Thanked 32 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Cigarette adapters Thats for the info. __________________ John Its small, black, gets laughed at, makes 125bhp at the wrong wheels, does 50mpg and makes a cracking Sponge Cake

27-04-2006, 17:09	#8
LittlePaul Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northampton Posts: 504 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Cigarette adapters helpmedisappear - yeah, so ingenious, yet so inconvenient My friends S80 had about four cigar lighter sockets distributed around the cockpit, typical Volvo! __________________ Black Magic Octavia vRS, cruise control, towbar, nokia NK-7W, PhatBox, bonnet lifters

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