wiring question
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wiring question
I'm an idiot when it comes to wiring... Give me an engine, and I can rebuild it, but give me a wiring diagram, and some wires, and I'll surely fry something!
Anyway, I was just trying to add some power outlets above my rear view mirror.
I spliced into the green wire to the dome light for a constant power source and drilled a hole and ran the other wire to a sheet metal screw for ground.
Should be simple enough right?
Well, I have everything back together, and the dome light and map lights work (there on the same fuse right?) but my outlets have no power. It didn't blow the fuse, so I know nothing is REALLY messed up...
Any ideas on what I might have done wrong? Should I run the ground wire to somewhere else?
I want a place to plug my radar detector in and not have the wire dangling down to the ash tray... Less conspicuos to cops, and thieves.
Edit, here's a link to my power sockets. Ignore the long screws, it was dark, getting cold, and I just wanted it up so it wasn't dangling by the wires. I need to find some shorter screws.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...=36423&width=0
Anyway, I was just trying to add some power outlets above my rear view mirror.
I spliced into the green wire to the dome light for a constant power source and drilled a hole and ran the other wire to a sheet metal screw for ground.
Should be simple enough right?
Well, I have everything back together, and the dome light and map lights work (there on the same fuse right?) but my outlets have no power. It didn't blow the fuse, so I know nothing is REALLY messed up...
Any ideas on what I might have done wrong? Should I run the ground wire to somewhere else?
I want a place to plug my radar detector in and not have the wire dangling down to the ash tray... Less conspicuos to cops, and thieves.
Edit, here's a link to my power sockets. Ignore the long screws, it was dark, getting cold, and I just wanted it up so it wasn't dangling by the wires. I need to find some shorter screws.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...=36423&width=0
Last edited by indysvodave; Feb 25, 2004 at 06:48 PM.
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I used a test light to find out which wire had constant power, and which was switched to the doors. I'll have to investigate further in the morning. I just wondered if maybe I should run the ground back to the dome light also.
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your dome light is switched through ground. did you meter your wires with the door open? if so both wires will be hot.it may sound stupid but just a thought. yes a 1 dollar test light is a very good investment.
