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Idea for 120w outlet routing
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 7:35 pm
by Smokin' Rubber
Anyone know if it's possible to rip out the 120w outlet on the dash and reroute the power line that was attached to the outlet into the glovebox where I was considering install an LCD.Maybe I could use the gap inteh dash for guagers of some kind
Re: Idea for 120w outlet routing (Smokin' Rubber)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 9:55 pm
by Jahntassa
You probably wouldn't need the 120v for the LCD...most LCD's i've seen are set up for 12v anyway. If not..they still use DC, so it might be easier to just get a DC - DC converter instead of using AC - DC..As for doing it, you probably can. I've yet to be able to seperate the AC module in the dash from the rest of the dash piece, though..
Re: Idea for 120w outlet routing (Smokin' Rubber)
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:14 pm
by joatmon
Re: Idea for 120w outlet routing (joatmon)
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 12:54 am
by Smokin' Rubber
120 would be for the xbox, the inverter would be fine for the xbox (which is going under the front pessenger seat) but not all that great for the LCD seeing as how the glovebox is rather far away. I'll have to take apart my dashboard sometime to figure out how to do the wiring if I am indeed going to try and use the coords from the outlet. Maybe what I could do it reroute it to a mini splitter (3 or 4 plugs) which I could attach to the back of the glovebox. So whenever I needed to use the outlet for something other than the LCD and xbox I could just reach back and plug it in.I'll take some pictures maybe next week and draw some lines and circles in photoshop so you kind of get what I'm talking about
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 10:30 am
by ragingfish
Nah, there's very little slack in those power lines...You could remove the outlet from the dash and hide it behind the climate controls, but not much more play than that.
Re: (ragingfish)
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 12:44 pm
by Smokin' Rubber
what about getting more wire and attaching it to the old wire as an extension?
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:17 pm
by ragingfish
Hmmmm.....perhaps...I gotta pull off my trim tomorrow to do some tinkering, I'll take a look and let ya know!
Re: (ragingfish)
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:38 pm
by Smokin' Rubber
Thanks I don't have enough money for the LCD right now anyway lol but I'm getting a new job within the next month so then I can stat seriously thinking about putting the LCD and xbox in
Re: (Smokin' Rubber)
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:40 pm
by ragingfish
Always nice to plan ahead!
Re: (ragingfish)
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:43 pm
by Smokin' Rubber
Well I knowing Im going to do it I just don't know when so I might as well figure it out beforehand