?? Hardwiring my NAV system???
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?? Hardwiring my NAV system???
I want to hardwire my NAV (TomTom One) into my car. I dont want to cut the end of the cord off and be surprised at some special wiring inside. Is there only a power and ground wire inside or is there some other wiring that will require special consideration? I imagine it is the same as a radar detector or any other cord that plugs into the car lighter.
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I want to hardwire my NAV (TomTom One) into my car. I dont want to cut the end of the cord off and be surprised at some special wiring inside. Is there only a power and ground wire inside or is there some other wiring that will require special consideration? I imagine it is the same as a radar detector or any other cord that plugs into the car lighter.
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BTW, there are only 2 wires in the car lighter plug, power and ground.
HTH
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Why not use the power wires GM put in the car for this purpose ???
Look next to the BCM (in passenger footwell) and you'll see three wires taped together .... a black, an orange, and a yellow. The yellow is powered off fuse 11 (20 Amp) and is HOT when the key is in ACC or ON. The orange is powered off fuse 7 (20 Amp) and is HOT always. The black is a ground wire.
Look next to the BCM (in passenger footwell) and you'll see three wires taped together .... a black, an orange, and a yellow. The yellow is powered off fuse 11 (20 Amp) and is HOT when the key is in ACC or ON. The orange is powered off fuse 7 (20 Amp) and is HOT always. The black is a ground wire.
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Why not use the power wires GM put in the car for this purpose ???
Look next to the BCM (in passenger footwell) and you'll see three wires taped together .... a black, an orange, and a yellow. The yellow is powered off fuse 11 (20 Amp) and is HOT when the key is in ACC or ON. The orange is powered off fuse 7 (20 Amp) and is HOT always. The black is a ground wire.
Look next to the BCM (in passenger footwell) and you'll see three wires taped together .... a black, an orange, and a yellow. The yellow is powered off fuse 11 (20 Amp) and is HOT when the key is in ACC or ON. The orange is powered off fuse 7 (20 Amp) and is HOT always. The black is a ground wire.
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Hi CC.
The owner's manual to my NAV (Mia, Mio, or something like that) cautions to unplug thr unit upon starting the vehicle. Its probably undue caution, but I thought I'd pass it on to you anyway.
Regards, GRT
The owner's manual to my NAV (Mia, Mio, or something like that) cautions to unplug thr unit upon starting the vehicle. Its probably undue caution, but I thought I'd pass it on to you anyway.
Regards, GRT
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I will have to check out the deal with not having it plugged in while starting. Thanks for the heads up bro.
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Why not use the power wires GM put in the car for this purpose ???
Look next to the BCM (in passenger footwell) and you'll see three wires taped together .... a black, an orange, and a yellow. The yellow is powered off fuse 11 (20 Amp) and is HOT when the key is in ACC or ON. The orange is powered off fuse 7 (20 Amp) and is HOT always. The black is a ground wire.
Look next to the BCM (in passenger footwell) and you'll see three wires taped together .... a black, an orange, and a yellow. The yellow is powered off fuse 11 (20 Amp) and is HOT when the key is in ACC or ON. The orange is powered off fuse 7 (20 Amp) and is HOT always. The black is a ground wire.
To find those 3 wires, remove the carpeted panel in the passenger footwell covering the fuse box/BCM. On my C5 the 3 wires were taped together with black tape near the top left hand (driver's) side of the BCM. Simply splice your two cut wires to the yellow (12v switched) and black (ground) wires.
HTH
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You have to connect the cut power wire to something, right? So if you use the orange wire mentioned above, you do not need to install an in-line fuse if you cut off the lighter plug.
To find those 3 wires, remove the carpeted panel in the passenger footwell covering the fuse box/BCM. On my C5 the 3 wires were taped together with black tape near the top left hand (driver's) side of the BCM. Simply splice your two cut wires to the yellow (12v switched) and black (ground) wires.
HTH
To find those 3 wires, remove the carpeted panel in the passenger footwell covering the fuse box/BCM. On my C5 the 3 wires were taped together with black tape near the top left hand (driver's) side of the BCM. Simply splice your two cut wires to the yellow (12v switched) and black (ground) wires.
HTH
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Man, there's a dangerous thought .... older Jags had Lucas wiring ... which led to jokes such as ....
* Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered which did not suck.
* Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone.Thomas Edison invented the Light Bulb. Joseph Lucas invented the Short Circuit.
* Not many people know that Lucas attempted to develop a computer. Why did they stop? They could not find a way to get it to leak oil.
* The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker and Dead.
Want me to keep going ????? I'd stay with plugging it into the cigarette lighter .... Jag electrical systems are still pretty flakey ....
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Man, there's a dangerous thought .... older Jags had Lucas wiring ... which led to jokes such as ....
* Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered which did not suck.
* Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone.Thomas Edison invented the Light Bulb. Joseph Lucas invented the Short Circuit.
* Not many people know that Lucas attempted to develop a computer. Why did they stop? They could not find a way to get it to leak oil.
* The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker and Off
Want me to keep going ????? I'd stay with plugging it into the cigarette lighter .... Jag electrical systems are still pretty flakey ....
* Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered which did not suck.
* Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone.Thomas Edison invented the Light Bulb. Joseph Lucas invented the Short Circuit.
* Not many people know that Lucas attempted to develop a computer. Why did they stop? They could not find a way to get it to leak oil.
* The three position Lucas switch - Dim, Flicker and Off
Want me to keep going ????? I'd stay with plugging it into the cigarette lighter .... Jag electrical systems are still pretty flakey ....
Dont hate bro
It is a newer Jag and I love it. Back to the subject, anyone got any constructive info? 
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take the unit and the power cord to radio shack they will have the plugs that go into the back of the tomtom with that some wire and a fuse holder you will not need to botch your car adapter and could use it in another car if you wanted.
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Thanks broCajun
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If I were you I'd check on some Jag forums as to where people have tapped into the car for power.
It would have helped early on if you'd been upfront that this was for a Jag ... and year and model (XJ8, S-Type ... whatever ....) wouldn't have hurt either.
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Do a Google search on Jaguar and "multiplex" ..... the wiring system uses some wires to not only provide power to a part, but also carries computer "commands" to the part ..... if you tap into one of those lines you will possibly create problems for the device .... your added draw can "scramble" the command signals.
If I were you I'd check on some Jag forums as to where people have tapped into the car for power.
It would have helped early on if you'd been upfront that this was for a Jag ... and year and model (XJ8, S-Type ... whatever ....) wouldn't have hurt either.
If I were you I'd check on some Jag forums as to where people have tapped into the car for power.
It would have helped early on if you'd been upfront that this was for a Jag ... and year and model (XJ8, S-Type ... whatever ....) wouldn't have hurt either.
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I've seen the upside of British cars (especially the Jag) such as can't beat gourgeous leather and wood interiors and styling that makes the German cars look like ... well .. German cars .....
I've also seen the downside of British cars ... especially the older ones ... I used to be a VERY good customer at this company .....
http://www.mossmotors.com/
The point I was trying to make after you said it was a Jag is you need to be careful which wires you tap into .... the newer Jags have a "multiplex" wiring system and it WILL cause you problems if you tap into the wrong circuit.
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You are right, I really did think you were bashing my car. Sorry about that, guess it is hard to read a persons intent through type. Thanks for the input bro. I will probably just run wires from the battery and maybe use a bare metal ground. Thanks
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Here's how I hardwired my Garmin Nuvi 660.
Took the plug apart.
The traffic module board is integrated in but the power connection is easy enough to tap into.
Ready to install including an inline fuse. Ran the cable into the center dash and hooked to an always hot circuit so it charges with the ignition off.
Mounted the Nuvi with a Kuda mount. Works great.
Took the plug apart.
The traffic module board is integrated in but the power connection is easy enough to tap into.
Ready to install including an inline fuse. Ran the cable into the center dash and hooked to an always hot circuit so it charges with the ignition off.
Mounted the Nuvi with a Kuda mount. Works great.