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SD1too · 2nd May 2024, 15:22

Hi Eddie,

The cigar lighter on your 2005 car is shown in the wiring diagrams as being permanently live so that's ruled out if you want it ignition-controlled.

The approach I would take is to find out the current consumption of your dash cam and phone charger. The latter may be quite heavy, of the order of 2 or 3 amps. That will help you to identify the most suitable circuit to use.

Using the cigar lighter socket for the charger will be fine as you'll be using it only when in the car anyway. That leaves the low current dash cam which is easier to deal with.

Hopefully someone who has done it will be able to give you more precise advice.

Simon

2nd May 2024, 15:22	#2
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,523 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Hi Eddie, The cigar lighter on your 2005 car is shown in the wiring diagrams as being permanently live so that's ruled out if you want it ignition-controlled. The approach I would take is to find out the current consumption of your dash cam and phone charger. The latter may be quite heavy, of the order of 2 or 3 amps. That will help you to identify the most suitable circuit to use. Using the cigar lighter socket for the charger will be fine as you'll be using it only when in the car anyway. That leaves the low current dash cam which is easier to deal with. Hopefully someone who has done it will be able to give you more precise advice. Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.