minaviggen
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I have an auto-dimming mirror/HomeLink system installed aftermarket, and was done so by removing the interior dome-light wiring and splicing the power/ground wires into the wiring for the interior dome lights.
This ensures power when the car is on at all times, but turns off once the keys are removed. You can see what I mean here (to see the cabling and the bite clamps used to splice the wires in the installation instructions)
http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20993
What I'm wondering - can I take the power cable for the iTronics 100HD, remove the 12VDC cigarette lighter connector, and splice the power/ground wiring into the same dome lighting circuit and wires as with my rearview mirror? That way, I could power the unit without plugging in to the cigarette lighter, it would turn on when the car is on, and will turn off immediately when the keys are removed.
Would there be enough power across the circuit for the dome lights? If not, is there another similar option to splice the power cable into other powered devices in a car?
I know they make other adapters to hard-wire the camera for "always on" parking monitoring, but I don't need that. Really just wondering if I can circumvent the need to run these cables to my cigarette lighter and instead wire it up like my rearview mirror.
Thoughts? Anyone tried this?
This ensures power when the car is on at all times, but turns off once the keys are removed. You can see what I mean here (to see the cabling and the bite clamps used to splice the wires in the installation instructions)
http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20993
What I'm wondering - can I take the power cable for the iTronics 100HD, remove the 12VDC cigarette lighter connector, and splice the power/ground wiring into the same dome lighting circuit and wires as with my rearview mirror? That way, I could power the unit without plugging in to the cigarette lighter, it would turn on when the car is on, and will turn off immediately when the keys are removed.
Would there be enough power across the circuit for the dome lights? If not, is there another similar option to splice the power cable into other powered devices in a car?
I know they make other adapters to hard-wire the camera for "always on" parking monitoring, but I don't need that. Really just wondering if I can circumvent the need to run these cables to my cigarette lighter and instead wire it up like my rearview mirror.
Thoughts? Anyone tried this?
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