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DC outlet control in 06' Sierra

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gapsierra Enthusiast

gapsierra

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I have a 06' Sierra with the (2) Auxillary DC outlets below the climate control. Both stay on all of the time. THis is a royal pain for using a Nav System, Radar Detector or I-pod as it will kill the battery. However, I DO like having an 'always hot' outlet for cell phone charging. Therefore, my question is how would you go about making one outlet an "always hot or on" and the other one "hot only when the vehicle is on"??

 

I pulled the dash and see they are both split off of the same wires coming out of the firewall, so I'm not sure. :)

 

Thanks for any help in advance!

  • 4 months later...
Truckin2003 Enthusiast

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you could cut the hot wire from one and then run a new wire that is switched power to it. not sure if this would work for sure but its an idea

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you could cut the hot wire from one and then run a new wire that is switched power to it. not sure if this would work for sure but its an idea

 

Good luck finding one that is switched. I know there has to be some but I'm having a heck of a time finding one. Even at the interior fuse boxes every location is hot with my 2007 GMC turned off.

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I have a 06' Sierra with the (2) Auxillary DC outlets below the climate control. Both stay on all of the time. THis is a royal pain for using a Nav System, Radar Detector or I-pod as it will kill the battery. However, I DO like having an 'always hot' outlet for cell phone charging. Therefore, my question is how would you go about making one outlet an "always hot or on" and the other one "hot only when the vehicle is on"??

 

I pulled the dash and see they are both split off of the same wires coming out of the firewall, so I'm not sure. confused.gif

 

Thanks for any help in advance!

 

 

You could run a switched power from your fuse box if you wish. I did this for a direct wire on my radar. Just take a 12 volt test light and test the fuses in your fuse box, key on/key off, and you will find one that will stay lit or come on with the ignition. The easiest thing to do from here would be to get a fuse tap from your local auto parts store and attach a wire to it. Take that wire and replace it with the hot wire hooked up to your power outlet.

 

Now that you mention it, I might do this same thing. Having one outlet constant and one switched isn't a bad idea at all.

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SiriusFan Enthusiast

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Is there really a problem of an Ipod draining a battery? I have left my Sirius radio on in my car for 5 straight days. Driving a little each day and my battery has never shown signs of dying.

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tommbo Enthusiast

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you could cut the hot wire from one and then run a new wire that is switched power to it. not sure if this would work for sure but its an idea

 

Good luck finding one that is switched. I know there has to be some but I'm having a heck of a time finding one. Even at the interior fuse boxes every location is hot with my 2007 GMC turned off.

 

 

 

Iam having the same problem trying to find a switched wire. I might try to go off of the climate control wires...there has to be a switched one there for my radar detector and sirius...I hope

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thecraft Senior Enthusiast

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Don't just cut the wire and run it to just any switched source, use a relay! By doing that, the switched source will only be used to "trigger" the relay, you'll still be pulling power from the cigarette lighter circuit.

 

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Cut the wire running to the cigarette light, hook the end coming from the firewall to 87 and the cigarette lighter end to 30. The ground 86 and tap 85 into the switched power source.

ujtruck Enthusiast

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Don't just cut the wire and run it to just any switched source, use a relay! By doing that, the switched source will only be used to "trigger" the relay, you'll still be pulling power from the cigarette lighter circuit.

 

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Cut the wire running to the cigarette light, hook the end coming from the firewall to 87 and the cigarette lighter end to 30. The ground 86 and tap 85 into the switched power source.

 

I 100% agree with thunderstruck

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