Coin Holder ???
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Originally Posted by texansfan1000
Ok...so can you do anything with the power behind the coin holder originally meant for the 4X4 switch?
In other words, can I use it to power my sirius radio or should I just stick with the advice I've seen here and tap off of the radio power?
Thanks....
In other words, can I use it to power my sirius radio or should I just stick with the advice I've seen here and tap off of the radio power?
Thanks....
However, since I flushed mounted my coin holder I have chosen another route. I now have a tranny temp guage inserted in the hole that used to hold the coin holder. Very convenient and an extra aid, especially for those towing loads any distance. A serach of this site will turn up a explanitory thread on the mounting and insertion of the tranny temp guage.
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Maybe................
I was thinking since this coinholder hole is really a dummy for the 4x4 switch and no one has figured out if it has any voltage....maybe if I disconnect these wires and twist them together, I could then have 4x4, you think?
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Originally Posted by highwelder
I was thinking since this coinholder hole is really a dummy for the 4x4 switch and no one has figured out if it has any voltage....maybe if I disconnect these wires and twist them together, I could then have 4x4, you think?
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On that iPod note...i bet if somebody was really handy, you could make the coin holder flush, then add a USB port/dock connection to it and simply plug in the iPod shuffle and play it thru the AUX adapter...now that would be pretty cool. 
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Here is the coin holder in question, it's the round black thing to the left of the radio. Mine is a 4x2 so I don't think there are any wires behind there.
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Last edited by newtuner; Feb 20, 2006 at 11:00 PM.
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Originally Posted by texansfan1000
Ok...so can you do anything with the power behind the coin holder originally meant for the 4X4 switch?
In other words, can I use it to power my sirius radio or should I just stick with the advice I've seen here and tap off of the radio power?
Thanks....
In other words, can I use it to power my sirius radio or should I just stick with the advice I've seen here and tap off of the radio power?
Thanks....
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