Valentine 1 hardwire....tips or help, please.

Meeyatch1 · 10-18-2009, 11:56 AM

Good morning! So the CGT was delivered Friday night, and with great excitement I went about the process of looking for the cigarette lighter to plug in the Valentine 1 to help facilitate happy and ticket-free motoring. Center console? Nope. Glove box? Nope..not there either. Next to the seat somewhere? Still no. By the radio mabe? Negative Ghost Rider...fly-by not allowed. So I pop out the owners manual and look to find that there is no cigarette lighter in this car. You have to be kidding me. No place to charge a phone or plug in a radar detector. Ugh.

So now I have spent the last couple of days trying to figure out how to hardwire a Valentine 1 into the car. Does anyone here have any tips, tricks, or assistance on how to do this, please? My freshly renewed driver's license would appreciate it.

canysmc · 10-18-2009, 12:12 PM

No help unless you post pics...

dan360 · 10-18-2009, 06:33 PM

Dome light is what I do my f-cars. Get your dealer to hardwire it.

themarsman · 10-19-2009, 01:40 AM

There is a cigarette lighter in the glove box on the CGT, you can plug in in and it works well.

PogueMoHone · 10-19-2009, 02:08 AM

It is on the top side (in the glove box) and has a cover on it..... at least it is what keeps my battery charged.

Consult the manual.

PogueMoHone · 10-19-2009, 02:09 AM

It is on the top side (in the glove box) and has a cover on it..... at least it is what keeps my battery charged.

Consult the manual.

Meeyatch1 · 10-20-2009, 06:38 PM

Thank you all. I will check in the glovebox when I get home later in the week (in Florida right now).

I must say...this car is addicting. That first time you go under an overpass while accelerating and hear that scream....WOW!! It makes you want to keep driving and looking for a tunnel to fly through.

bojali · 10-29-2009, 05:04 PM

I added a power to under the rear mirror. I will get some pictures and post what we did.

themarsman · 10-30-2009, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bojali

I added a power to under the rear mirror. I will get some pictures and post what we did.

Please post pictures!

bojali · 11-09-2009, 02:21 AM

sorry for the delay, I will get the pictures and "instructions" to you guys later this week.

Bill S. · 11-12-2009, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bojali

I added a power to under the rear mirror. I will get some pictures and post what we did.

Me too. There's ignition-switched 12V at the mirror.

10-18-2009, 11:56 AM	#1
Meeyatch1 User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fishers, Indiana (USA) and Barrie, Ontario (Canada) Posts: 139	Valentine 1 hardwire....tips or help, please. Good morning! So the CGT was delivered Friday night, and with great excitement I went about the process of looking for the cigarette lighter to plug in the Valentine 1 to help facilitate happy and ticket-free motoring. Center console? Nope. Glove box? Nope..not there either. Next to the seat somewhere? Still no. By the radio mabe? Negative Ghost Rider...fly-by not allowed. So I pop out the owners manual and look to find that there is no cigarette lighter in this car. You have to be kidding me. No place to charge a phone or plug in a radar detector. Ugh. So now I have spent the last couple of days trying to figure out how to hardwire a Valentine 1 into the car. Does anyone here have any tips, tricks, or assistance on how to do this, please? My freshly renewed driver's license would appreciate it.

10-18-2009, 12:12 PM	#2
canysmc Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,535	No help unless you post pics... __________________ canysmc 1996 Porsche 993tt 2006 BMW M5 2006 BMW 750Li 2007 Mini Cooper S Vert Sparkling Silver/Malt Brown/Sidewalk Before: 1971 911 1985 911 1987 930 1985 535i 1987 535is 2001 M5

10-19-2009, 02:08 AM	#5
PogueMoHone Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,595	It is on the top side (in the glove box) and has a cover on it..... at least it is what keeps my battery charged. Consult the manual. __________________ Never argue with idiots - first they drag you down to their level, then they beat you with experience. *********************** Sponsored by: Póg mo thóin Adventures

10-19-2009, 02:09 AM	#6
PogueMoHone Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,595	It is on the top side (in the glove box) and has a cover on it..... at least it is what keeps my battery charged. Consult the manual. __________________ Never argue with idiots - first they drag you down to their level, then they beat you with experience. *********************** Sponsored by: Póg mo thóin Adventures

10-29-2009, 05:04 PM	#8
bojali Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Carmel, CA Posts: 42	v1 power mounting I added a power to under the rear mirror. I will get some pictures and post what we did.

10-18-2009, 06:33 PM	#3
dan360 User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 56	Dome light is what I do my f-cars. Get your dealer to hardwire it.

10-19-2009, 01:40 AM	#4
themarsman Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oakland, MI, USA Posts: 360	There is a cigarette lighter in the glove box on the CGT, you can plug in in and it works well.

10-20-2009, 06:38 PM	#7
Meeyatch1 User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fishers, Indiana (USA) and Barrie, Ontario (Canada) Posts: 139	Thank you all. I will check in the glovebox when I get home later in the week (in Florida right now). I must say...this car is addicting. That first time you go under an overpass while accelerating and hear that scream....WOW!! It makes you want to keep driving and looking for a tunnel to fly through.

11-09-2009, 02:21 AM	#10
bojali Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Carmel, CA Posts: 42	sorry for the delay, I will get the pictures and "instructions" to you guys later this week.