been meaning to do this for awhile now and saw this outlet on minisport, it says its easy to fit and appears to have an inline fuse and connections already on it, does anyone know where you would hook this up to?

http://www.minisport.com.au/prod1382.htm

Havent got around to fitting one yet , but from the picture the bracket looks like it connects under the dash.

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I think he's talking about the wiring. Black will be to a good earth, perhaps the screw that holds the bracket to the underdash. Red to the always-on side of the fuse box, or another live positive feed. Looks like you will need to extend that red wire to reach.

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It will pay to run it to the fuse panel under the bonnet. It avoids shaky connections under the dashboard. Use a multimeter to work out which fuse is turned on with the key, and connect into that one.

Fit an inline fuse which is commensurate with what you are connecting. ie, don't use a 10 amp fuse if you are going to connect in iPhone chargers, satnavs and the like. Use one of a couple of amps. That way in the case of a short you will not melt the wires before the fuse protects your wiring loom.

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Ahh my apologies then , and i will add a question which my also help paddy aswell , my clubby came with the 2 fuse " fuse box " and i was going to change that to a 4 or 6 fuse box so i had some spare connectors for possibly spotlights etc etc is this a good idea ? and is there any benefit.

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Just buy one from the local auto-parts store. Will save you postage.

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thanks for the help, yes i am after the wiring connections, on the fuse, i will be using the socket for satnav/iphone does anyone recommend a size of fuse for these or would it just be worth hooking it up and checking with an ammeter to see what they draw then getting one suitable?

went to supercheap and got a heavy duty one from there that already had a long section of wire ready to go, played around touching the wires to the fuse box and figured out which one i need to connect to, now just have to wait til tomorrow so i can grab a few spade connections from work to hook it up. thanks again for the help

If it was me: I'd wire it to give them 10 amps each. If you blow one you still have a spare.

Also note that a majority of 12V iphone connectors etc, have a built in fuse. this is to protect the lead you are plugging in.

I got one from Repco that had a USB outlet in it as well for about $16 from memory... Have yet to fit it... like half the odds and ends I have.

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