(T) Fitting a aux power/cig lighter in the eco

There are a few threads on this but Im looking for people who have fitted one, where they fitted it and what they wired it too.

And any pics would be a help too as you really only get one chance at cutting a hole in the dash, lol

I've taken the 180w aux socket from a multipla BTW

Jim

Good Thread...I want to know too

Jim, goes on center console. If anything like the Classic Panda's, wiring will already be there under blanking plate as they're a dealer fit option

See, this is why I was looking people who have actually done it Jon as yes there is wiring but it's not connected to anything and the bits on the fuse box it should connect too are missing

Really need an expert rather than general advice on this one

That and I'm going to drill the glovebox or the bottom of the gearbox housing as where it is that fiat would put it infront of the handbrake is useless to charge a phone or a satnav with a short lead

Jim

Agreed. It's in a bloody stupid place in the Stilo also (by elbow when using hand brake. So far back that a wire has to trail half mile to get to it from sat nav.

As far as wiring it in Jim, I personally would remove glove box and tap a live feed direct from battery. That way it's always live and not ignition switched, and assuming there is a grommit in the bulkhead to take wire through, you won't need to drill a hole in the bulkhead.

Another advantage of doing it that way is you don't have to fiddle with existing electrics, meaning you won't void any warrentiees in the even of other electrical gremlins occouring

Here you go Jim, here's the socket in Squirrile

Just a suggestion, if you are looking at a higher/forward placed site for a socket is it worth putting it where the useless vent for Climate Control is ?


Trev

yeah, that is way too low for normal use... what where they thinking?

That climate control vent just infront of the gearstick sounds promising thou

Wonder how much space is behind it and how hard it is to get access too?

Oh and Jon, Fiat really don't want you to play with their cars as there is no gromets thou the bulk head...

See I've picked up all the 'downers' from the other threads but no successes yet

Jim

There not one anywhere? How wiring get through? You able to trace / follow that

thats whats in the other threads....

Could feed it around A pillar behind wing, and door trim like the garry boys do for their sub wiring from battery

Commonly done on 206's

I have the CHEAP alternative, I have a 4 way adaptor that sits on the dash and I connect to that.


Trev

What a great Idea. Does that plug into a aux power socket as fitted standard to mk3 Panda's*

*excluding Active and Active eco models made after middle of 2004

It sure does Jon,

The only problem I have with it is that the glue to stick it to anywhere is crap - a couple of days and it's back to rattling in the recess

And before someone mentions it I am not forking out for a tube of tigerseal for a ruddy socket block


Trev

what about those really sticky double sided spongey pads you can get.... they stick like s**t to a blanket

Well, as you can probably tell from this pic of me relaxing at the beach checking the satnav I got the power socket sorted in Jim's panda... Boy was it a pain getting thou all them nooks and crannies routing the wire was only something you could do if you were 6" tall and have no bones, just stuffing!

When I'm back on full form I'll upload the pics of my work

Fred