Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was to
just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to remove the
interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I don't want to
have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector. Is one of the
wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?

Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
--
Russ Panneton pannetron@hotmail.com
Nederland, CO "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"

Re: Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:49:05 +0000, Russ Panneton wrote:

> I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
> radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
> loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
> wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was to
> just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to remove the
> interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I don't want to
> have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector. Is one of the
> wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?
>
> Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
I hear tell of both switched and non-switched 12volt stubbed
behind gove box ......... standard.

Re: Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:49:05 +0000, Russ Panneton wrote:

> I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
> radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
> loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
> wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was to
> just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to remove the
> interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I don't want to
> have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector. Is one of the
> wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?
>
> Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
I hear tell of both switched and non-switched 12volt stubbed
behind gove box ......... standard.

Re: Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:49:05 +0000, Russ Panneton wrote:

> I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
> radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
> loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
> wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was to
> just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to remove the
> interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I don't want to
> have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector. Is one of the
> wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?
>
> Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
I hear tell of both switched and non-switched 12volt stubbed
behind gove box ......... standard.

Re: Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:49:05 +0000, Russ Panneton wrote:

> I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
> radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
> loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
> wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was to
> just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to remove the
> interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I don't want to
> have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector. Is one of the
> wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?
>
> Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
I hear tell of both switched and non-switched 12volt stubbed
behind gove box ......... standard.

Re: Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

On Mon, 31 May 2004 22:53:13 -0700, nunya <business@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:49:05 +0000, Russ Panneton wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
>> radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
>> loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
>> wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was to
>> just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to remove the
>> interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I don't want to
>> have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector. Is one of the
>> wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?
>>
>> Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
>I hear tell of both switched and non-switched 12volt stubbed
>behind gove box ......... standard.

I'll check that out -- I hope it's true! Thanks for the lead :-)
--
Russ Panneton pannetron@hotmail.com
Nederland, CO "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"

Re: Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

On Mon, 31 May 2004 22:53:13 -0700, nunya <business@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:49:05 +0000, Russ Panneton wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
>> radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
>> loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
>> wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was to
>> just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to remove the
>> interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I don't want to
>> have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector. Is one of the
>> wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?
>>
>> Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
>I hear tell of both switched and non-switched 12volt stubbed
>behind gove box ......... standard.

I'll check that out -- I hope it's true! Thanks for the lead :-)
--
Russ Panneton pannetron@hotmail.com
Nederland, CO "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"

Re: Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

On Mon, 31 May 2004 22:53:13 -0700, nunya <business@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:49:05 +0000, Russ Panneton wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
>> radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
>> loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
>> wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was to
>> just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to remove the
>> interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I don't want to
>> have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector. Is one of the
>> wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?
>>
>> Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
>I hear tell of both switched and non-switched 12volt stubbed
>behind gove box ......... standard.

I'll check that out -- I hope it's true! Thanks for the lead :-)
--
Russ Panneton pannetron@hotmail.com
Nederland, CO "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"

Re: Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

On Mon, 31 May 2004 22:53:13 -0700, nunya <business@127.0.0.1> wrote:

>On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:49:05 +0000, Russ Panneton wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
>> radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
>> loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
>> wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was to
>> just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to remove the
>> interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I don't want to
>> have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector. Is one of the
>> wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?
>>
>> Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
>I hear tell of both switched and non-switched 12volt stubbed
>behind gove box ......... standard.

I'll check that out -- I hope it's true! Thanks for the lead :-)
--
Russ Panneton pannetron@hotmail.com
Nederland, CO "Too bad ignorance isn't painful"

Re: Where to tap off switched 12V in a WJ?
 

Russ Panneton did pass the time by typing:
> On Mon, 31 May 2004 22:53:13 -0700, nunya <business@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:49:05 +0000, Russ Panneton wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking for a wire to tap into on my 2004 JGC to get switched 12V for my
>>> radar detector. I looked under the drivers side dash but all the wires are
>>> loomed together so neatly that I can't get to any of them! Just sticking a
>>> wire under a fuse is a bit too tacky for me ;-) I thought my best bet was
>>> to just tap into the cigarette lighter wire -- does anyone know how to
>>> remove the interior trim piece(s) so that I can get to *that* wire??? I
>>> don't want to have any cords visible from my windshield mounted detector.
>>> Is one of the wires going into the inside rear view mirror switched 12V?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help and/or pointers to other sources of info!
>> I hear tell of both switched and non-switched 12volt stubbed
>> behind gove box ......... standard.
>
> I'll check that out -- I hope it's true! Thanks for the lead :-)

I just use the ciggy ligher feed. More than enough for a radar detector.
You can use the real thin speaker cable to run power up top to avoid the
dangly cord give-away.