rockfangd Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hi all. Does anyone happen to know what the best way would be to add a accessory outlet in my 97 Cadillac, Deville and Seville? I want to use if for my satellite radio and or my GPS. I would love to use the cigar lighter wires but they are constant. I dont want to hack into anything main from the ignition, but rather a fused source. Thanks to anyone that has any insight GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCadTech Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 The Seville is easy, get a 2002 front passenger left carpeted kick panel. It has an accessory plug built into the panel. There are always open fused circuits in the fuse blocks you can add to. For example # 43 maxi fuse in the under hood fuse block is unused on my Seville. I didn't check to see if it was fused ignition or not but you get the idea. The Deville, use the cigar lighter circuit and cut the wires a few inches from the connector and reroute to a fused ignition circuit in a fuse block. In summary, you are adding a circuit not really tapping into one. THERE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE JOB RIGHT - THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE JOB AGAIN !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted July 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I understand the fuse block under the hood as I have done it to other vehicles, but typically one with a underdash fuse panel. See I want my Seville to be as stock as possible. Wouldn't I have to drill a hole in the firewall to be able to do it? As for the kick panel aux outlet I dont think it would work for my Seville as 97 was the last year for my body style. I wish I could reconfigure the circuit to the cigar lighters to be ignition rather than constant. Then it would be really easy. A circuit that is barely used and that has nothing else tied in with it. GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCadTech Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I haven't looked that close at the aux outlet assmbly but I was thinking it was something that could be removed and installed in the 97 console side panel. If I can get it on the list of things to do tomorrow I will check it out. Did the 97 have a fuse panel at the end of the dash carrier on the drivers side? You have an interior fuse block at the rear seat, run the wiring to the back seat with some wire conduit under the carpet and to the fuse panel. THERE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE JOB RIGHT - THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE JOB AGAIN !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 I have neither of those. 1 is in the trunk and 1 is under the hood GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCadTech Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 3 hours ago, rockfangd said: 1 is in the trunk and 1 is under the hood That is correct, the one in the trunk is accessible by taking the rear seat back out which gives you access to the wiring THERE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE JOB RIGHT - THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE JOB AGAIN !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted July 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 Well I finished it. I ended up using the same circuit as the moonroof under the dash. I ran a 10 amp fuse off of it and soldered the wire in. It will only be running my satellite or gps and the Isimple module both of which should take no more that 7.5 amps combined. The outlet is attached using the screw that holds the hush panel and if ever removed it will not be noticed. GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCadTech Posted July 31, 2017 Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 Cool, I was thinking you didn't want to splice into another circuit. Glad you have it finished THERE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE JOB RIGHT - THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE JOB AGAIN !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted July 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2017 I didn't but I figured since there was already something tapped into it that it wouldn't make any difference. I dont currently have the time to pull the back seat and the carpet to run a dedicated from the rear fuse panel. But when I do I will run one and put the splice back to normal where I tapped for now. GM FAN FOREVER Nice, clean, luxury= fine automobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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