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[TA2DMAC]

I added an Aux Plug to the car today and decided to do a write up, with pics, to show others how to do it in 5 easy steps.

The Legal: I'm not a licenced electrician and am only showing this as the way I did it. I take no responcibility if someone trys this and damages their car.

*** Always disconnect the Battery when working on electrical***

Things you will need:
Aux plug, electrical connectors ( one male bullet style and one ring terminal 10mm) , a crimping tool and a screw driver.

Note: This can be done several ways, however I chose the easiest and simplest way to do it. I also picked up a map light to test the plug afterwards but anything will do.


1. Find a location for your plug. I found a good spot under the bottom dash panel next to the heater controls..
Location will determine if you need to add wiring. The housing for the Aux plug attaches with 2 scews.


2. Locate your power source. I found this green wilre with a white stripe. often used for a radio. If your using it for a radio, you can splice into it.


3. Find a good ground. I found the bolt for the steering column works well.


4. Attach ground with a ring terminal. You'll have to remove the bolt completely to do this (13mm socket will work).
The column may move so you'll have to re-align the holes to put bolt back in.
***The instructions with the Aux plug indicated the black wire for ground.***
Check your's before proceeding with this step.


5. Attach Live using the male bullet connector.



Done. reconnect the battery and try it out.



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Edited by TA2DMAC, 03 June 2012 - 03:49 AM.

[matt615]

I don't agree with the advice to splice into the radio wiring to get power. The radio runs on a low current, so if you plug anything into your socket that draws too much power it's likely to melt the stereo wiring. Certainly if you were to wire a cigarette lighter (rather than aux socket) in this way then it would melt the wires.

The problem is illustrated quite well in your photos. Look how thin the green/white wire for the stereo is, compared to the much thicker wire from the aux socket you have connected it to.

There are spare terminals on the fuse box which would be much safer to use, and don't involve splicing into wiring.

Edited by matt615, 03 June 2012 - 07:10 AM.

[Jordie]

My twin aux install

Purchased a waterproof marine type twin socket from ebay. see pic



Using a drill, drilled the 2 holes to secure this under the dash. and fixed into place with 2 self tapping screws.

Next I used wire the same thickness (if you goto halfords, there wire tells you what it can be used for ideally). and took a feed from the top use (on with ignition) and run it to a blade fuse box (you could use inline fuse here). I fitted a fuse and then took the feed from there and joined to the red wire on the aux sockets. I joined the black wire to the aux sockets and passed through bulkhead gromet. Cleaned a small area on bulkhead, fitted a ring terminal to the end of the wire and screwed down as my earth.

Always pass wires through rubber grommets.
Always use suitable wire and fuse.

heres my installed sockets

[TA2DMAC]

A 16AWG Wire can handle between 25-74 amps and a 14AWG Wire can handle between 50-75 amps. So splicing into it would not be an issue. I've yet to see any car radio or accesory that uses that much amperage even combined.

[fattail95]

Many thanks!