Can i make rear acc. socket permanent live ?

[deanos]

Atfter getting the kids a DVD player for the car, ive found an annoying niggle when i turn off the car the power goes out so the dvd has to start from scratch, is there a way i can make the rear accesory socket permanent live ?

[Little John]

This would be a great mod, one in the boot of a hatchback would be cool aswell

[Duncan]

Yep, you certainly can! You're meaning the one where the rear vents are?

I did mine - had to take a wee bit of trim out though to do it as I ran the cable from the front fusebox......



You can see the additional red cable I ran taped around the 'loom' running towards the centre console.

[deanos]

Yep, you certainly can! You're meaning the one where the rear vents are?

I did mine - had to take a wee bit of trim out though to do it as I ran the cable from the front fusebox......

Yes the one near the rear vents, is it easy to do ?

Dont fancy taking half the car apart like in your pic

[Duncan]

Dont fancy taking half the car apart like in your pic

Well you need to run a permanent live cable from somewhere, and given the absence of those in that area, especially one that can take 10A, the best option I decided was to run it from the front fusebox. Not really any other option really TBH.

You could try and run it from the rear fusebox but then you have to get the cable routed into the centre console, and from the front fusebox it's, IMO, a much easier route and option.

[Stevel]

That Pic. should come with a public health warning.

Get palpitations every time I see it.

[deanos]

Where in the fuse box did you get the supply from, is there a spare outlet., do you have a pic by any chance ?

[Duncan]

That Pic. should come with a public health warning.

Get palpitations every time I see it.

Now you can see why I did the front socket to perma live at the same time!

Where in the fuse box did you get the supply from, is there a spare outlet., do you have a pic by any chance ?

Ooh, not got a close-up pic I'm afraid but IIRC it was a spare 10A outlet I used.

Hang on, I'll whip out my glove box and remind myself and get a pic if I can.....

[deanos]

That would be great m8

I have to take the glovebox out , im sure i can do that

Didnt realise this dvd milarky would cause all this headache

[Duncan]

That would be great m8

NP, just off out now. I was doing a bit of wiring on the drivers side with some trim off so no biggie to whip out the glove box.

I have to take the glovebox out , im sure i can do that

Ah, but you'll still need to remove all the other trim though!