Continuous Power

[incubus]

Hi..Is there an easy way of adapting my 12 Volt plug-in supply to continous power. my little girl is shouting at me everytime i stall the engine and her DVD Player switches off..My old Picasso and more recent Ford Focus were continual.

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The things we do for our Kidz ehh..... :angry:

 

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Inccy... B)

[ham's c4vts]

not to sure mate, its a pain to have the ignition on when inflating tyres etc

[Mat]

A bit more throttle would solve the problem

[incubus]

Come on Mat..You can surely muster up a better reply than that... :) Having said that you did go and buy a Petrol C4.... B) :angry:

[Joeblunt]

Kfk will probably know how to.

 

I reckon you could run an aux ciggy lighter socket from a permanent live feed in the fuse box? I miss the secondary one on the rear shelf of the Pic. :angry:

[incubus]

Kfk will probably know how to.

 

I reckon you could run an aux ciggy lighter socket from a permanent live feed in the fuse box? I miss the secondary one on the rear shelf of the Pic. :)

Your a wise ol Owl Mr Blunt. i too miss the rear plug hole on the Pic... B) Hey i have a Ciggy lighter next to my 12volt supply....????? :angry:

 

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[wozza]

Those of us that pick petrols get the better deal generally now to be honest.

 

less per litre in fuel costs, less to service doesnt need servicing as much, cheaper to insure not as much to buy in the first place takes a long time to recoup the price differences plus the diesels are slower.

 

Although that new ford deal is rather good same price for the diesel as it is for the petrol.

[incubus]

Those of us that pick petrols get the better deal generally now to be honest.

 

less per litre in fuel costs, less to service doesnt need servicing as much, cheaper to insure not as much to buy in the first place takes a long time to recoup the price differences plus the diesels are slower.

 

Although that new ford deal is rather good same price for the diesel as it is for the petrol.

Wozza...Slower...Slower.... :D Mine aint slow our kid.... :blink: A nice day out yesterday to west mids safari park and returned 58.5 MPG... :huh: And i was buggering about wiv me Cruise control..(New Toy)... :lol:

 

I aint goin back to Petrol now youff...... :P

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Right back on Topic before i get more Petrol heads after me blood... :ph34r:

 

Where's this KFC geezer then....?

 

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Inccy... B)

[kfk]

Those of us that pick petrols get the better deal generally now to be honest.

 

less per litre in fuel costs, less to service doesnt need servicing as much, cheaper to insure not as much to buy in the first place takes a long time to recoup the price differences plus the diesels are slower.

 

Although that new ford deal is rather good same price for the diesel as it is for the petrol.

Wozza...Slower...Slower.... :D Mine aint slow our kid.... :blink: A nice day out yesterday to west mids safari park and returned 58.5 MPG... :huh: And i was buggering about wiv me Cruise control..(New Toy)... :lol:

 

I aint goin back to Petrol now youff...... :P

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Right back on Topic before i get more Petrol heads after me blood... :ph34r:

 

Where's this KFC geezer then....?

 

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Inccy... B)

Here and thinking about it.....so hold your breath a bit longer :D

[kfk]

Simplest way to provide a constant 12v supply would be to splice a wire into pin 1 of the three way green conector at the ignition switch.

 

An alternative to this would be to splice a wire into pin 8 in the 8way black connector that plugs into rear of radio.

 

 

 

Remove auxiliary socket and cut pin 2 - leave enough wire protruding from the plug so you can solder/crimp your new 12v constant supply to it.

 

The cut wire should be properly insulated as it will have 12volts down it with the engine running!

 

Assuming i'm correct this will mean you have a constant supply on your auxiliary socket and a cigarette lighter that looses its power with ignition off.

 

Before you cut/splice any wires confirm they have 12volt supplies to start with using a multimeter (not a test light).

 

when connecting to either the ignition switch or rear of radio do not cut the wire......strip the insulation back and wrap the new wire round it before soldering.......if you cut the wiring and fail to make a good connection when soldering you could end up with your vehicle cutting out.

 

Any questions PM me

[incubus]

WoW.... :D KfK..You the man.. :ph34r: Well i can assure you i wont be messin with that myself...But i have a Sparky friend that can..!

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Thanks for the great info.... :blink:

 

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Inccy.

[Mike5483]

Those of us that pick petrols get the better deal generally now to be honest.

 

less per litre in fuel costs, less to service doesnt need servicing as much, cheaper to insure not as much to buy in the first place takes a long time to recoup the price differences plus the diesels are slower.

 

Although that new ford deal is rather good same price for the diesel as it is for the petrol.

Wozza...Slower...Slower.... :D Mine aint slow our kid.... :blink: A nice day out yesterday to west mids safari park and returned 58.5 MPG... :huh: And i was buggering about wiv me Cruise control..(New Toy)... :lol:

 

I aint goin back to Petrol now youff...... :P

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Right back on Topic before i get more Petrol heads after me blood... :ph34r:

 

Where's this KFC geezer then....?

 

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Inccy... B)

Apparently with Diesel prices as they are, you now have to 15000 miles per year to justify a diesel on financial grounds.

[dave&trace]

our C4 VTS has a perminent power supply in the boot but the one in the front only works when ignition is on!!!!! :D

[lee_marshuk]

@dave&trace - whereabouts in the boot mate?

[dave&trace]

left hand side

[seblog]

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Remove auxiliary socket and cut pin 2 - leave enough wire protruding from the plug so you can solder/crimp your new 12v constant supply to it.

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Assuming i'm correct this will mean you have a constant supply on your auxiliary socket and a cigarette lighter that looses its power with ignition off...

Thanks KFK that was the same kind of information i needed!!

can you give me a tip/guide on how to disassemble the plastic near handbrake so i can easily reach the auxiliary socket connectors?

I know how to remove ashtray and plastic around gearbox but i don't know how to remove the remaining part till the cigarette lighter and aux power plug!

 

can you please help?

thanks from Italy!

[karmthims]

I would be careful about splicing any wires on the car without talking to the dealer. It could upset the electrics all round the car, what you do in one area could upset others. I work in a Citroen dealer and have seen cars wiring that is a complete mess and the customer has ended up paying for the repair and the work done by pals have invalidated the warranty. There are various parameters on the car that can be switched on and off.

 

It may be that you can have these chargers made live by changing some of the settings in the cars ECU's so they don't switch off while the cars engine is off.

 

My advice is speak to your local dealer before changing any of the wiring on the car yourself.

[wozza]

KFK is a dealer tech as well so we generally trust what he says. I know I do. Which is why I asked him first before to get some info on warranty if I got and sound deaden my entire car. Might have occasional arguments with him about silly things but I do trust whatever he says generally plus the fact i honestly wish the tech in my local dealer were as good as him if they were i probably would not have as much problems.

 

Where as mine seem to con me and fob me off with crappy excuses.

 

But hey if people do attempt this modification can you please do Picturres as your doing it so i can compile a little guide to it I have done a guide on how to install an AMP i want a guide on the 9706AG installation next and I may do the VTS spoiler guide in the future as well.

 

Sure they will benefit a good few people rather than spending a small fortune to have citroen fit it.