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Jp7 · Jun 14, 2009, 07:14 PM

I need to tap into 12V for some lighting I'm adding to my 2006 IX MR. I was thinking of splicing into a wire for this.

I would need a wire that has 12V all of the time. (Key off/on, or engine off/on)

It would be necessary that this was somewhere inside of the cabin.

I would like to avoid adding wires in the fuse box because it gets sloppy looking quickly.

Also something that is already fused would be nice.

Any recommendations?

1sxyrxy · Jun 16, 2009, 02:10 AM

well. what exactly are you installing? you sure it wont cause a drain if you have it hooked up all the time?. where do you want to locate it?

Jp7 · Jun 16, 2009, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 1sxyrxy

well. what exactly are you installing? you sure it wont cause a drain if you have it hooked up all the time?. where do you want to locate it?

I'm hooking up some lights that will trigger based on the input of transistors. They will not drain all of the time as the transistor acts as a switch. It would be easy if the wire I can tap into is somewhere near the dash, or under it.

Jp7 · Jun 18, 2009, 09:10 PM

Come on someone has got to have a good suggestion for a fused wire thats easy to tap into?

Jp7 · Jun 21, 2009, 02:25 PM

I spent 18 hours this weekend de-trimming the interior for this mod and a few other, but I still need advice on where to wire this guys....

QwikEVO · Jun 21, 2009, 02:27 PM

how about the memory wire (yellow) from the headunit wire harness?

Jp7 · Jun 21, 2009, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by QwikEVO

how about the memory wire (yellow) from the headunit wire harness?

I suppose that would work, it would be kind of a hassle to get at because I have 3 gauges wired into where my radio used to be. I might use this if I don't get any easier recommendations.

06WWMR · Jun 28, 2009, 12:42 PM

Why not just run a new wire straight from the battery, fuse it yourself, and run it into the interior? It wouldn't look sloppy if you did it correctly and you wouldn't be hacking up your stock wiring.

LancerEVA06 · Jun 28, 2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 06WWMR

Why not just run a new wire straight from the battery, fuse it yourself, and run it into the interior? It wouldn't look sloppy if you did it correctly and you wouldn't be hacking up your stock wiring.

This is what I was thinking, except instead of running just 1 wire, run like an 8AWG into a dist/fuse box. That way you have room for expansion. Remember to fuse the 8awg at the battery too.

Jp7 · Jun 28, 2009, 01:37 PM

I tapped into the fused side of the defogger wiring. It is constantly 12V all the time. I might change this in the future but after doing about 40-50 hours on this mod and finally finishing I am beat!