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cigarette lighter - 4/27/2008 11:25:42 AM
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weswing04
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my cig lighter in my 94LX is only on when the key is on. I like to keep my phone charging in the car while i'm not in it sometime.. is there a way to wire it to be active when the key is off?
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RE: cigarette lighter - 4/27/2008 11:58:10 AM
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addiction2bass
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there is BUT it would take some rewiring...
easier to wire up a new cig lighter plug into the fuse box.....
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RE: cigarette lighter - 4/27/2008 8:21:33 PM
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Wouldn't that kill your battery all the time?
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RE: cigarette lighter - 4/27/2008 9:07:31 PM
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Wouldn't that kill your battery all the time?
i doubt it, it's just a cell phone
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RE: cigarette lighter - 4/27/2008 9:47:28 PM
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weswing04
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well its not like it would suck power all the time.. only when something is plugged into it to complete the circuit. my truck's cig lighter is like that.
So I'd just need to run a new wire form the fuse box, thats hot all the time?
< Message edited by weswing04 -- 4/27/2008 9:54:34 PM >
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RE: cigarette lighter - 4/27/2008 11:28:17 PM
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croninc
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do you live in your car or something? cause this kinda seems unnesassary and bad idea. Leaving your cell phone in plane view for some jerk to steal isnt really a good idea.
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RE: cigarette lighter - 4/28/2008 6:37:50 AM
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weswing04
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Even if I don't leave it in the car for long periods of time while I'm not there, it still would be nice to have the charger on all the time. If I'm turning the car off and on every few minutes, its not good on the phone battery to cycle like that. And no, I don't live in my car, thanks.
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RE: cigarette lighter - 4/28/2008 10:00:18 AM
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T3rry
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i ahve this in my toher car, i was actually surprised to learn the civic is not the same... it's a PITA for me too, i like to plug in my phone and throw it in the glovebox to charge when i run in to a store or aomething, doesn't do me any good in my pocket if it's dead... basically you just have to re wire it to a constant power source, and unless you have a high drain device and/or leave it plugged in for like 2 days, it wont drain your battery. I just did a custom install of 115v plugs in my car beside the cig lighters, they're powered all the time, i have a switch to cut the power, i should take pics, it's very clean, IMO, just put the inverter under the cup hoplders, there's a nice spot in there for it.
Here's the pics of my 115v plugs, i put them on my cardomain
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3049153/4
< Message edited by T3rry -- 4/28/2008 11:07:44 AM >
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