cig adapter

[streetracer1]

ok im gettin a temporary system for awhile and i will be running it off the factory hu and the amp uses the remote wire to turn on and off with car.. and im gonna run that to the cig adapter for now ... does the cig adapter shut off once the car/radio shuts off? or is there a timer for how long it stays on? i have a 99 grand prix gt. thanks

[Ripn12s]

Im pretty sure that that cig lighter is constant 12v

[jagxk800]

Yes, the cig. lighter, atleast the one off to the right near the floor is always on. My friends radar detector is plugged into it and it's always on. What you can do is wire the remote to the fuse for the radio in the fuse box, this way it comes on with the radio... that's how I always do it..

[streetracer1]

how i run it to fuse box? liek a clamp that connects to fuse? thanks .. im gonna be running a switch in the remote wire but i want the switch only if i want it off( ie- dad in car )and i know ill forget sometimes to flip it off everytime...thanks ryan

[Ripn12s]

You can find fuse jumpers or whatever their called at almost any auto parts store

[jagxk800]

yeah, you can do that... i usually just wire it up with a switch to the radio fuse, that way if the radio is off, so is the amp, and if you want to listen to the radio w/o the amp you can just use the switch..

[streetracer1]

ok thanks .. a fuse jumper...sound good... it wont cause any chances of a fire will it? thanks

[kilroypr]

The cigarette lighter is always on. As long as you cover the wires joints with electric tape there should be no fire hazards. Remember the cig is always on .

[streetracer1]

could some one post a link to one of those fuse jumpers .. ive been lookin all over the net for a pic of one so i know what im lookin for and i cant find that .. thanks a bunch ..
ryan

[kilroypr]

Hey, I did a quick search on yahoo and found what you want and is orderable online.

http://www.autologictest.com/testlead.htm

[streetracer1]

how do those work?

[Ripn12s]

U dont need that kit.

Go to autozone and look for a wire that has a block on it that holds 2 fuses and a wire going from that block that plugs into the stock fuse location.

Shouldnt be more then 5 bucks