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The wire. I wouldn't splice personally, I'd do what I've done and piggy back into the fuse with a hardwire kit, but hey we all think our own way is the best Haha

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I've done that already mate to get my glove box USB port installed. It was permanent live though... Is yours not?

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No, mines ignition, I want to say 11 but I could be wrong. @rusty2009 or @tucpal will set me straight I'm sure

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Aha! If that's the case then I'll do that! [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] Cheers mate! Now to await a reply from the elders [WINKING FACE] ha

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Haha, I would look but I'm abit lazy and can't be bothered to step outside my front door. I can give you a picture however lol



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Pft.... Who says you can't do everything on your phone. Fuse 6. Stand down and the youngsters have managed it.




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Um fuse 6 is a 20amp fuse the piggy backs are rated to 10amp max.

Like the sponge tho hope you didn't Nick the Mrs's best pink one.

Oh don't be telling me that Haha. Im confident that the camera draws that little power that there won't be a problem. It's got 35a worth of fuses so fingers crossed... Touch wood it's been ok to date.

Hey now, don't mock the sponge.... I only got moaned at for a few minutes lol

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Just looking back, the nextbase hardwire kit i installed in the sister in laws car comes with 2a fuses so I'd say it's fair to assume that they don't draw much power

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Cheers for the input chaps! [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] so if be save to use fuse 6 in the front then? I'm sure I've already got that one in use though for something or other! I'll have to have a look in the morning [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

Oh... Can I just chop the cigarette plug off the cable then and use that or do I need to use a USB cable and chip the USB end of it at the large plug side? Or does it not matter? Lol

Ta

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The camera it's self won't no, but you've got a 20amp fuse in a 10amp max housing and metal contacts.

Just keep an eye on it.

Lol a few minutes you can live with for a quite car lol.


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Oh... And where do you get these fuse kits from? Ta

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I didn't splice the cams wire mate. Just into the rear 12v socket and ran a cable to glovebox where I have another socket to keep dashcam cable in.

Also never said it was the best way, just trying to be helpful and offer an alternative you may not have thought of doing.


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(12:th-Sep-2016, 21:30:34)Rusty2009 Wrote: [ -> ]The camera it's self won't no, but you've got a 20amp fuse in a 10amp max housing and metal contacts.

Just keep an eye on it.

Lol a few minutes you can live with for a quite car lol.


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Ahh, see what you're saying. Yeah I'll keep an eye on it. That said it's been installed for 6 months now and nothing has gone bang lol.

That is so true. At least she'll stop nagging eventually. The car won't stop rattling.

@tonto I wasn't having a dig or owt mate. Sorry if it came across that way.

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@tonto

I don't have a rear cigarette lighter anyway [PENSIVE FACE]

Also it appears my fuse box already has something piggy backing off what appears to be fuse 6...



I think it might be my retrofit heated seats! Haha

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Do not cut the cig lighter end off the cam! They have a voltage converter that reduces the cars 12v down to 5v, you'll blow the cam if you cut the male cig end off the lead.

On my Astra I just added a 2nd female cig socket piggy backed from OEM wiring under the centre console, very easy & had no issues in the year it was done like that!

Hahahaha that will be why reece had the issues he had then! He ended up blowing his factory cigarette lighter socket too lol

Right! Sounds like a plan [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] so did it just float around then or did you secure it under the centre console somehow?

Ta

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Go to Halfords & buy the following:

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/g...te-lighter

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/g...rs-15-amps

It's that simple, just scotch lock it onto the existing cig socket wiring. It'll still use the fuse for the original socket so no danger & the cam draws such little current you'll never blow anything. Jesus I've wired a three socket multi adaptor thing powering my Garmin, dash cam and a double USB with two iphone chargers and its never caused any issues lol.

Once wired in on the Astra there was enough room under the cubby hole to be able to sort of tuck it/wedge it so it doesn't move. you'll see what I mean when you remove the plastic cubby hole base/socket housing to attach the wiring.

Best of all you can remove it again when you get rid of the car with no damage as you just remove the scotch locks

HTH

Cheers for the info! I know what you mean anyway [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] I've gone and bought one of those cigarette plugs from amazon instead as it was only a fiver with next day delivery. Also I'll a valid the scotch locks myself as they were pangs last time I used them! Connection was naff.. I'll just splice the wires into the existing power and ground wires by hand.

Cheers for the help! [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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best way mate

Orite guys i listened and bought one of those secondary 12v sockets. Just spliced it into the wiring for the existing one and tucked it away to the side of the centre console. It'd secured with tape too so it won't rattle around. It all works a treat!



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Yay for no exposed power wire! Ha

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I hate wires so this pleases me haha

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(17:th-Sep-2016, 19:56:32)bhalay207 Wrote: [ -> ]I hate wires so this pleases me haha

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Haha as long as you're happy mate [WINKING FACE] nahhh I'm impressed with it too [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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I have a bit of an ocd thing when it comes to wires. I hate the fact my phone charger cable is hanging around

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(17:th-Sep-2016, 22:17:15)bhalay207 Wrote: [ -> ]I have a bit of an ocd thing when it comes to wires. I hate the fact my phone charger cable is hanging around

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See... I'm the same, I just wasn't bothered by the power cable for the dash cam for some reason. I've ever just bought a half meter power cable for my phone to replace the longer one so that there is less loose cable in the centre compartment haha

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Ooo, that's an idea lol

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hey mate are them silver door lock covers you got still working and on the car were they worth the effort

(28:th-Sep-2016, 21:00:34)tucpal Wrote: [ -> ]hey mate are them silver door lock covers you got still working and on the car were they worth the effort

Hey! Do you mean the chrome door pins?

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No door latch covers

(29:th-Sep-2016, 09:02:13)tucpal Wrote: [ -> ]No door latch covers

Oh yeah! They've been fine mate, all stayed on, not been scratched by the doors opening and closing and were cheap from AliExpress too. Tbh I can't say I've actually looked at them since installing them! Haha. But yeah, they've been fine and worth doing if the factory has exposed catches are bugging you

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Cheers I have the black ones but I like the other type will get some ordered

Didn't think you had any full stop. But yeah go for it! Nice and cheap and tidy things up a bit don't they [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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cheers mate yeah the black ones look a bit cheap haha

Did a bit of rattle proofing with an official vauxhall anti rattle device today! I tell a lie... It's half a 35p tesco sponge haha



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dayle, your mad lol, does it work tho

Hahaha others suggested it! And Ermmm... No! I don't think I padded the correct area lol. It only started in the head liner after I messed with the wiring when installing the dash cam!

Oh and our fearless leader is doing me an LED conversion! All my centre console, roof buttons etc. All the buttons that are red basically... The colour I've gone for is purple!

So my car will have the purple buttons, ref ambient lights (that's what I currently have and don't wanna change it) and then white for the footwell lighting etc. I think it should all look good myself [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] no clashing colours or anything

Sneak peak of what he's done so far...







I'm told they look nice and bright in person! [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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they will look good

Ya think so? No one has done purple that we know of so be interesting to see how it looks! But yeah I reckon it will look nice too! Reckon it will look okay with the cluster screen, gearstick ambient light and door ambient lights still in red though?

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Next mod (after I've installed the new purple led console items that Russell is sending to me) is to get tpms from the people that make my head unit [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] here's the product

http://www.roadnavi.com/product/tpms-for-sat-nav-818/

And it will send the data to the current car info app on the head unit



Be buying it end of next week

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I like that Sheppy. I might just be interested in getting one...

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Good isn't it! [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] I like that the built in car info app looks half decent too and that it integrates well with it. I've asked them about having the KPG changed to PSI though and they tell me it'd programmed on the TPMS control module at the factory... Unsure how that would work though! What ya think?

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That really looks good. Kpg suits me fine so not worried about that.

However, I'm actively trying not to spend any unnecessary funds on the car at the moment due to pending road tax and insurance. fat chance though...

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Aha! Yeah! I keep forgetting where you live haha. Lucky git! All the figures on that screen are wrong for me! Even KoTiX man said he probably can't even fix it lol.

Yeaahh... See, you were destined to fail at that one when you logged onto the forums hahaha

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Tpms ordered [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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hi looks fab , are they based in china ? if so what china money do they use ( trying to convert the money to pound to see how much it is
thanks

(11:th-Oct-2016, 17:07:34)opelastra Wrote: [ -> ]hi looks fab , are they based in china ? if so what china money do they use ( trying to convert the money to pound to see how much it is
thanks

Not bad eh! And they are but their site gives the figures in USD. It worked our at around 98GBP (£)

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TPMS was shipped today and I paid for which delivery too... So with any luck I'll have it next week and can try and get it installed next weekend

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Nice. Keep us posted.

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I definitely will do mate! [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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So! My TPMS arrived in the country on Friday... Only took 2 days to come from Singapore! But it's not due for delivery till Monday! Haha. 2 days to travel half way around the world but 3 days to travel less than 15 miles from where it's currently sitting in Manchester to my house! Ha

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Sounds about right mate.


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Nice clean car! [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]



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