someone help me... my cigeratte lighter in my evo viii is in use by my g-tech pro...it gets reading from the cigeratte lighter's power...if i splice that...the reading will be off...i need another cigeratte lighter...whats the easist wire to tap into to get power? same as orginal cigeratte lighter...i duno if im making myself clear...

 

ah, no you're not making it clear.

I'd leave Gtech sourced from the lighter and tap for others off 12v back off your stereo...like my crappy Cobra detector.

 

ya...whats best wire do i tap into for power? gtech needs to original lighter power... any instructions? guides?

 

go to your local parts store and buy Mini-add-a-circuit i got mine at autozone for like $8.00 plug it into fuse slot 10 (empty) in cabin fuse box. dedicated/switched power no splicing easy removal!

 

then i need to run the wire from my fuse box into inside of my car? any wires i can splice thats in the interior...ya..im askin too much...

 

what device aside from Gtech are you trying to run? Let's start there...

um, pwr inverter- sounds heavy duty. Why not pwr directly off the battery hot wire, I believe yellow color behind the dash...

 

im adding a power inverter..not a device...so i can plug my laptop to it.... im using it so i can plug my laptop, ps2 in and out...its not a pernemant thing..

 

if it's affecting the reading off your Gtech you're need to find alternative pwr source for one of your device. As stated, behind the dashboard would be my choice...

 

any instructions on where its located and which wire...that be helpful

 

disconnect battery first!

splice one of the device pwr / ground wires.

take out the headunit, you'll find "yellow", "red" and "black" colored wires. you'll want to tap off "red" for 12v ignition pwr and "black" to "black" for chasis ground or bare metal. "yellow" is constant 12v - DONT use, you'll drain your battery.

route your wires neatly, reconnect batter, test...whola...

GL

 

im the type of person that do better with pictures...pictures anyone?

 

don't do any of that remove the door infront of your left knee and there is a fuse box there slot 10 is empty get the mini-add-a-fuse from above slide it into slot 10 with the appropriate fuse in the upper fuse slot hook your power wire up and ground anywhere you like...clean power dedicated circuit. i ran my zeitronix wideband with this setup. it didn't work at first so i rotated the mini-add-a-circuit holder 180 degrees and voila.

 

oh great, how i remove it?

 

grab the little handle like you're opening the compartment, let it fall all the way open. once it is open all the way pull straight out...very easy removal.

 

thanks..i found it..i'll be on my way to pepboys