Has anyone install an extra cigarette lighter outlet? - Honda Prelude Forum

Scriber · 09-30-2002, 02:00 PM

Recently, i've found that i need more than 1 outlet, but i don't wanna get those power strip things from rice stores. I was thinking of getting something from honda, like the aux outlet for a crv, the one w/a cover that they put in the trunk area.

checkmate58 · 09-30-2002, 02:59 PM

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Originally posted by Scriber
power strip things from rice stores.

Are those the ones with extra outlets you just plug into the cigarette lighter?

--Sam

Scriber · 09-30-2002, 03:18 PM

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Originally posted by checkmate58

Are those the ones with extra outlets you just plug into the cigarette lighter?

--Sam

yes

97blacklude · 09-30-2002, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by Scriber
Recently, i've found that i need more than 1 outlet, but i don't wanna get those power strip things from rice stores. I was thinking of getting something from honda, like the aux outlet for a crv, the one w/a cover that they put in the trunk area.

what do u need them for?

influx · 09-30-2002, 03:26 PM

for real man how many smokes can you light at the same time?

what u using all that power for??

vtec-prelude · 09-30-2002, 04:52 PM

He probably needs one for his radar detector, phone charger, or laptop charger. What I did with mine, was buy a double cig lighter thing that plugs into the cig lighter. I don't remember how much it was but you can find it at walmart or at a discount autoparts.

cowboijeff · 09-30-2002, 04:53 PM

yea the lude could use one more, radar and cell phone are nice to have.

PrElUdE88 · 09-30-2002, 05:54 PM

i only use mine for the cell phone charger... dont know what else to use it for...i dont smoke, not going to ue a laptop to while driving.. radar can be connected to your fuse box...

j92s · 09-30-2002, 06:44 PM

i had mine relocated to the right side of the console (passenger's calf area) cuz i had to get mine removed for custom work

Ludatic · 09-30-2002, 06:48 PM

u guys should just re-wire em...

that way u dont need so many outlets.

for the cell fone ones.. just solder some connection wires to the plug place, then tap those into the wires behind the socket.. and hide that **** behind the cluster and u wont see it, then just have a wire comin out wherever...

preludeVTec · 09-30-2002, 11:21 PM

i need one too

vtec-prelude · 09-30-2002, 11:44 PM

You can do all of what Ludatic said, or simply go out and buy one of these babies. It was like 5 bucks.

Ludatic · 09-30-2002, 11:45 PM

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Originally posted by vtec-prelude
You can do all of what Ludatic said, or simply go out and buy one of these babies. It was like 5 bucks.

bahahahah that first pic....

but yea i think he wanted it in a different spot and stuff like that..

vtec-prelude · 09-30-2002, 11:50 PM

Yes, I know, it kinda looks like you know what.... I like it how this fits though, when it's pluged in it's flush with the dash, so it looks as if it was part of the car.

merlindavis · 10-01-2002, 02:39 AM

this may be just me, but i usually never have more than one thing in my car at any given time that i'm not willing/not able to hard wire into the cars electrical system... my current project is a piar of light up fuzzy dice... some say they're rice, but these ones actually look good in the daytime, they're dim enough when lit so you can't see the light during the day... and they aren't clear plastic... these will be wired so they are switched with the parking lights...

if you want another outlet though, places like shucks and napa have auxillery lighter outlets you can buy... they wire into the existing lighter wiring and you still get to use the original plug...

Ludatic · 10-01-2002, 05:53 PM

i still say just ghetto rig em urself...

ForTehNguyen · 10-03-2002, 07:37 PM

just go to radio shack and look for them, there are some you can split it into 4 outlets