mikegml
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Posts: 76 
Primary Vehicle: RAV4 VVTi 2.0 3 door
Year: 2005
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by mikegml on Jan 25, 2020 17:03:49 GMT
Where's the best place to take a switched 12V feed for my Sat Nav and Dash cam?
I powered both these on my previous vehicle from an ignition switched feed from the fuse box. I suppose I can do the same on the RAV4. I had a quick look and unlike my Transit connect which had loads of spare fused outlets both under the hood and behing the glove box, the RAV seems to have very few, either in the big box under the hood and the little awkward access box inside.
Where are you guys powering stuff from?
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Post by unclebob on Jan 25, 2020 17:28:31 GMT
My car I’m feeding it from cigarette lighter ...spliced the wire at the back of the socket . Downside is it can only be used while driving car and not when parked.
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mikegml
Club Member
Posts: 76
Primary Vehicle: RAV4 VVTi 2.0 3 door
Year: 2005
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by mikegml on Jan 25, 2020 17:31:04 GMT
My car I’m feeding it from cigarette lighter ...spliced the wire at the back of the socket . Downside is it can only be used while driving car and not when parked. Yeah that's one option I'm considering. |
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Post by bigkev on Jan 25, 2020 18:08:11 GMT
Wassa “hood”......lol.?
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mikegml
Club Member
Posts: 76
Primary Vehicle: RAV4 VVTi 2.0 3 door
Year: 2005
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by mikegml on Jan 25, 2020 18:22:48 GMT
We don't do bonnet anymore. Hood is more cool. |
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Post by bigkev on Jan 25, 2020 19:01:02 GMT
Nah.....only a right showerah Yankers would call it hood......play on words there.....
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Post by jasehutch on Jan 25, 2020 21:23:53 GMT
This is where I took the feed for my dash cam, one is permanent live and one is ignition live , can’t remember which is which but it was easily determined with a multi meter.. This is the fuse box under the steering column , behind the fold down storage compartment.  |
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mikegml
Club Member
Posts: 76
Primary Vehicle: RAV4 VVTi 2.0 3 door
Year: 2005
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by mikegml on Jan 25, 2020 21:55:00 GMT
This is where I took the feed for my dash cam, one is permanent live and one is ignition live , can’t remember which is which but it was easily determined with a multi meter.. This is the fuse box under the steering column , behind the fold down storage compartment. Yeah, this is how I did it on my last van. I just thought it was a bit tight in there, but not real difficult I suppose. I'l get myself some 'mini' piggybacks, I've only got the bigger size. I guess that settles it. Ta. |
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Post by widge on Jan 25, 2020 21:58:55 GMT
Where's the best place to take a switched 12V feed for my Sat Nav and Dash cam? I powered both these on my previous vehicle from an ignition switched feed from the fuse box. I suppose I can do the same on the RAV4. I had a quick look and unlike my Transit connect which had loads of spare fused outlets both under the hood and behing the glove box, the RAV seems to have very few, either in the big box under the hood and the little awkward access box inside. Where are you guys powering stuff from? I took mine from the back of the cigarette lighter socket, and used one of these adapters.
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mikegml
Club Member
Posts: 76
Primary Vehicle: RAV4 VVTi 2.0 3 door
Year: 2005
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by mikegml on Jan 25, 2020 22:34:09 GMT
Where's the best place to take a switched 12V feed for my Sat Nav and Dash cam? I powered both these on my previous vehicle from an ignition switched feed from the fuse box. I suppose I can do the same on the RAV4. I had a quick look and unlike my Transit connect which had loads of spare fused outlets both under the hood and behing the glove box, the RAV seems to have very few, either in the big box under the hood and the little awkward access box inside. Where are you guys powering stuff from? I took mine from the back of the cigarette lighter socket, and used one of these adapters.
That's good because after I piggyback off some fuse I take the feed to a twin 'cigarette lighter' adaptor (the type that plugs into some other cigarette lighter) and then plug the two 'cigarette lighter' type cables into that, if all that makes sense. It's a bit 'heath robinson' and bulky but done neatly to make sure they don't vibrate loose works just fine. But that device cuts all that crap out, just connect the USB cables direct! Ta. |
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mikegml
Club Member
Posts: 76
Primary Vehicle: RAV4 VVTi 2.0 3 door
Year: 2005
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by mikegml on Feb 14, 2020 20:15:49 GMT
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