Ideas on cigarette lighter?

[RGA1215]

Hello everyone! I constantly have the cord from my dash cam plugged into the cigarette lighter. I already have the wire ran through the headliner and pillars and everything, but I wish I didn't have to always see the wire plugged into the cigarette lighter. I have attached a picture of what it looks like right now. I still need the capability to plug and unplug the wire, so I don't want anything hardwired. I just can't think of an idea, but maybe someone with a more creative imagination can chime in and help! Thanks!

 

[jaywoo65]

Hard wire another outlet under the dash. Then plug the cam into that.

 

[2011SSVHOE]

Hardwire it and put a small toggle switch in line somewhere hidden

 

[RGA1215]

Hard wire another outlet under the dash. Then plug the cam into that.

Thanks, I like that idea! I'm getting tired of looking at that cigarette lighter door always open...

 

[RGA1215]

Hardwire it and put a small toggle switch in line somewhere hidden

I like that idea too, so many options I could never think of!

 

[PG01]

Put the hardwired switch in the ashtray, pull it open shut it off close it, never see it again

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Same thought here, tap into the lighter and just toggle it wherever you want. Might even find a switch that replaces the lighter if you wanted.

 

[MrBalll]

Might could put the plug in the glove box so you can somewhat hide the wire behind the spot between the airbag and dash cover.

 

[mals]

Hello everyone! I constantly have the cord from my dash cam plugged into the cigarette lighter. I already have the wire ran through the headliner and pillars and everything, but I wish I didn't have to always see the wire plugged into the cigarette lighter. I have attached a picture of what it looks like right now. I still need the capability to plug and unplug the wire, so I don't want anything hardwired. I just can't think of an idea, but maybe someone with a more creative imagination can chime in and help! Thanks!

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I tapped into the accessory power socket located behind a square plastic cover below the parking break.

There is a socket next to the socket where you would plug in a trailer break controller. Of the 5 or 6 pins in the socket one is ground, one is 12v constant, and one is 12v switched by the ignition. I made a harness that plugs onto the ground and 12v switched on one end and has two cigarette style sockets on the other.

I have a permanent dash mount for my GPS and cell phone so I plugged their power supplies into those two sockets, zip tide every thing up neatly, and tucked it up out of the way.

When I shut the vehicle off the power is cut off to the chargers and my GPS senses the change and powers down. No worries about a parasitic draw when I am not running and no visible power supplies.

 

[mattbta]

I tapped into the accessory power socket located behind a square plastic cover below the parking break.

There is a socket next to the socket where you would plug in a trailer break controller. Of the 5 or 6 pins in the socket one is ground, one is 12v constant, and one is 12v switched by the ignition. I made a harness that plugs onto the ground and 12v switched on one end and has two cigarette style sockets on the other.

I have a permanent dash mount for my GPS and cell phone so I plugged their power supplies into those two sockets, zip tide every thing up neatly, and tucked it up out of the way.

When I shut the vehicle off the power is cut off to the chargers and my GPS senses the change and powers down. No worries about a parasitic draw when I am not running and no visible power supplies.

I'd pay you for a similar harness. That's exactly what I need and have crap for soldering skills. Seems you did it the right way for grabbing RAP off the upfitter stuff.