 Cigarette Lighter, Easiest way to get to power and ground in back |
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| Baumgardner |
 Aug 13 2020, 05:43 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 2-May 20 From: Cincinnati, Ohio Member No.: 24,213 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
I am wiring the radio in my '72 914. (There is no old wiring). It would seem pretty simple - just run the ground and power to the back of the cigarette lighter running off Fuse 8. However, I cannot contort my body to get to it. From researching some other threads, some said you have to go inside the luggage compartment, remove the blower, and then access it that way. Ugh. Another said "there is a push on ring that holds the lighter housing against the dash. Get a hold of the lighter under the dash and wiggle to loosen up the grip from the ring to the lighter body. Then keep pushing and shortly it will be obvious and be out." Anyone have any thoughts on this? Not sure which of these should be pursued or if there is another way to access. Thanks.
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| 76-914 |
Aug 13 2020, 07:21 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,757 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California 
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Easy peasy this way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
EDIT: You'll need to disconnect the cable from the rear of the speedo and the trip reset from the lower lip of the dash if it has one. |
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| Baumgardner |
Aug 15 2020, 06:02 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 2-May 20 From: Cincinnati, Ohio Member No.: 24,213 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE(76-914 @ Aug 13 2020, 09:21 PM)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Easy peasy this way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) EDIT: You'll need to disconnect the cable from the rear of the speedo and the trip reset from the lower lip of the dash if it has one. Well, speedometer removal is now a third idea! It does sound like the simplest approach so I'll give it a shot this weekend. Thanks. |
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| bbrock |
Aug 15 2020, 11:32 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(Baumgardner @ Aug 15 2020, 06:02 AM) QUOTE(76-914 @ Aug 13 2020, 09:21 PM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Easy peasy this way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) EDIT: You'll need to disconnect the cable from the rear of the speedo and the trip reset from the lower lip of the dash if it has one. Well, speedometer removal is now a third idea! It does sound like the simplest approach so I'll give it a shot this weekend. Thanks. Come to think about it, I think that's how I did it the last time I had to plug the radio into the cig lighter. Had forgotten about that but yes, removing the speedo gives a nice window to a lot of things that are hard to access. |
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Baumgardner Cigarette Lighter Aug 13 2020, 05:43 PM
bbrock No way in hell would I remove the blower. I canno... Aug 13 2020, 05:51 PM BPic Pop the speedometer out and you can see the wires ... Aug 13 2020, 05:59 PM
Coondog Fourth option..........
Take it to professional in... Aug 15 2020, 06:58 AM
barefoot Drop the fuze panel down & add a doubling conn... Aug 15 2020, 05:33 PM Baumgardner
Drop the fuze panel down & add a doubling con... Aug 16 2020, 09:50 AM |
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