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F430 12v feed other than cigarette lighter?

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  1. xMusicManDan

    xMusicManDan Rookie

    Dec 5, 2022
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    Hi All,

    New F430 owner here (literally 48 hours old) and new member here.
    I've read many threads on here which has helped with buying advice/issues etc. prior to my purchase, so really appreciate the community here, it's given me a lot more confidence in ownership.

    Hope someone can offer some assistance.

    I'd like to power a few accessories in my car (Dashcam / Phone Charger etc.) but I like things discreet or at best, very neat and tidy, so I don't want to run a cable from the cigarette lighter in the center console, and have something sticking out.

    Is there a feed somewhere else that is quite easy to get to, and connect to (that will turn on/off with the iginition), that I can use to safely power some accessories?

    Thanks in advance!
     
  2. mike32

    mike32 F1 Veteran

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    Amazon or e bay do a multi socket extension you can plug into the central consul , works well
     
  3. CoreyNJ

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    Have you found them to fit well? I had to wrap electrical tape around the barrel because the Ferrari accessory jack is non-standard diameter by a mm or two.


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  4. mike32

    mike32 F1 Veteran

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    Works fine in the power socket n the consol
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  5. CoreyNJ

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    Can you see if the Ferrari lighter fits into that socket? I have the Kline exhaust control which fits in the accessory/lighter sockets and doesn't fit in any of the 3rd party outlets I have found so far. When I'm on long trips I want to have other things plugged in and like the OP of this thread, I am looking for a powering solution since I don't have an ashtray anymore with the cup holder so I only have a single power jack. I did investigate using the plug where the lighter socket was, but with the CF console, there isn't even a gap to pass a power cable and I am not drilling a factory CF console for this.
     
  6. GogglesPisano

    GogglesPisano F1 Rookie
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    Few things you can do…

    First, buy the hardwire options for each. It will be less bulky and more reliable.

    You can tap into your radio harness for any easy switched line.

    Or, get a fuse tap and tap into the cigarette lighter fuse.

    Or you can get something like a painless distribution block and wire up a few dedicated circuits.
     
  7. mike32

    mike32 F1 Veteran

    May 13, 2016
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    It is the lighter socket i am using, the main power socket in the consol will take one of these with 2 x usb and the system voltage displayed. The bananas will not light up through
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  8. tmvatlanta

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