Neither the cigarette lighter socket or the lower charging port in my 99 Camry XLE is live with the ignition off. Would prefer one or both would work in the off position. How difficult is this or how can it be changed. Remember I am a bit of a doofuss when it comes to eye hand co-ordination. If its all that tricky anyone have an idea as to how much it may cost to change over.
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Essentially all cars have power cut-off to the cig-lighter on key-off/out of the ignition-acc switch, so your job will require some rewiring. To make things worse, the camry uses hi-curent fuses such as the cig-lighter as master-fuses for some other facilities.
I'd run a new equivalent gauge wire (to handle 30Amps) with an in-line fuse (30A) to the 'unswitched' fuse-supply rail in the fuse box which has the original cig-fuse. Insulate any exposed wiring with electrical tape.
Jason
Thank you Jason. It sounds like a job a tad beyond my talents (don't laugh) so I will find someone to do it for me. I want to be able to trickle charge several battery driven devices overnite without the need to take them indoors.
Strangely my last car a 90 Chrysler Fifth Avenue had the ability to do this. That was the one good thing about it. lol Mike
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Yes. Chrysler is, was? a love or loath make over here. I had 3 of them. Some
4WD folks mount a couple of small sockets, one +12v the other ground on the front of the car somewhere out of the way, but handy to fit. The +12v line must be fused with an in-line or similar (takes a 3AG glass fuse). This is a handy port for charging/supplying power.Jason
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