Fiat Panda 2004 - Installation of the cigarette lighter, from which block to con

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Hello everyone I own a 2004 Fiat Panda in the poor version. I am missing the cigarette lighter socket, because I do not have a phone charger to connect to. I would like to install the cigarette lighter in the glove box where the passenger airbag deactivation cap. I took some pictures of the...

DriverMSG · Accepted Answer

Buy a USB car socket (there will be no problems with connection and installation). If I'm not mistaken, the factory one was between the seats.

sanfran · Accepted Answer

Instead of installing a cigarette lighter socket, wouldn't it be better to use something like this?

The cigarette lighter socket must be wired so that nothing starts to burn when someone gets the idea of pulling from it, for example, 180W.
Also, the cigarette lighter socket has the property that sometimes it likes to "spit out" plugs.
And what is in the picture can be connected to the power supply of the radio (the ones after the ignition).

andrzej20001 · Accepted Answer

Pins next to maxi fuses you have free . A holder with a 10A fuse and you're done. With a tester speawdz

atencione · Answer

All well and good, but they also need to be connected to the installation which is not .

atencione · Answer

Thanks for your answers. The radio I have definitely connected by a cube. There are cables to the cube among others red and brown I have to pluck them from the insulation twist a wire to each of them and these 2 newly created connect to this charger what you sent in the picture?

andrzej20001 · Answer

Do not twist ,solder or if it will be usb only use a clip .

atencione · Answer

Cool way with these clips. Yes there will be only USB there that is my way of thinking with using the cable before the radio cube, red and brown is correct, there will be no sparking etc. The radio at my place I can turn on without the key in the ignition. However, when I have it already turned on and the car is fired up, the radio turns itself off when the car is turned off.

sanfran · Answer

You need to check the cables with a tester. No one at a distance will tell you what colors to hook up to, because in such a car miracles with the installation could happen.

atencione · Answer

Thank you for your answer. That is, there should be voltage in one of the cables I will check it with a multimeter, and what value should it have and what is indicated by the 2nd cable that will have to be connected to this charger?

DriverMSG · Answer

It is to be a minus, that is, it is to be shorted to the ground of the vehicle.Minus you can also take from any metal body component.

DriverMSG · Answer

There are probably two power wires in the radio: one + constant from the battery to maintain the radio settings and as the main power supply, and the other after the ignition to turn on the radio.
With a phone charger it will be rather difficult to "milk" a working battery, unless you leave some device in the USB for a few days.

sanfran · Answer

If it is illuminated then milking will go faster. Also, it is better not to leave cheap electronics (I mean this charger) plugged in the car permanently. I recommend locating the right wire and plugging into it. It should be either yellow or red, depending on the whim of the manufacturers of the radio cube. But it's better to check for yourself before plugging it in.

atencione · Answer

Thank you all.

atencione · Answer

Thank you all. Added after 2 [minutes]: Common efforts from answers provided by other forum members.

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