adding pwr mirror

[carpetguy00]

So I got a Gentex mirror with temp and compass. Got the wire, mounted the temp probe. Anyone know an easy way to power it? what should i tap into, or do i add another fuse to the box? I dont think it uses much power..... I can wire it to a cig lighter adapter, but only want to use that temp.





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[pmesfun]

Originally Posted by carpetguy00

So I got a Gentex mirror with temp and compass. Got the wire, mounted the temp probe. Anyone know an easy way to power it? what should i tap into, or do i add another fuse to the box? I dont think it uses much power..... I can wire it to a cig lighter adapter, but only want to use that

I think you could wire it to the map lights.
I wired my homelink garage opener to the constant radio power(with fuse)and no problems since.

[carpetguy00]

map lights? I dont have map lights, and my dome light is above the backseat almost, since i have the (non power) sunroof. the closest would be the cig lighter or radio.

[Yuko]

You can tap onto the lighter. Check if it's a constant 12V because some vehicles’ lighter only works with the ignition on making it a 12V ACC. When I install a Homelike mirror on my sister's Versa, I tap onto an empty slot on the fuse box, added a 10A fuse, and ran a 16GA wire in the A-pillar, behind the headliner to the mirror for the ACC 12V. But for my constant 12V, I tap on to the map lights with a 10A fuse.

Which every route you chose; remember to add fuses and joint all connections properly. Because the last thing you need is an electrical fire.