hey guys my parents bought me a evesham nav-cam 2007 gps system it may not be best hte best my parents meant well so i wanna put it in my car but there is one problem!! It is powered by a cigarette plug!! is there a way to install this with out the the cigarette plug?

 

Yes you can. you have to cut the cigarette lighter part off and figure out which wire is + and -. Ground the - to the chassis and hook the + up to a 12v source. Such as a direct connection to the battery, the + end of a capacitor, or hooking it up to the back of 1 of the cigarette plugs. I would ask for some more opinions but that is some of the options ive seen used on those stupid neon tube that all run off of cigarette lighter, you have to daisy chain them to the back of a 12v source. I would wait though and ask a professional opinion and/or have a pro do it.

 

Looks like a nice unit. I am assuming you plan placing it inside the upper/forward cubby. You can “hard-wire” the unit instead of using the power adapter in your car.

1) Determine the location for your GPS unit and figure out how you are going to mount it. If you are mounting inside the upper/forward cubby, you may be able to secure the device as simply as using some Velcro strips. Or, maybe the unit comes with a mount that fits the cubby space.
2) As the other posting said, cut off the plug at the end of the GPS’s power cord. The GPS’s power cord probably has an in-line fuse. Leave the in-line fuse in place as an extra measure of protection. If using the cubby, drill a whole in the right side (your right as you face the cubby) large enough to accommodate the power line, and place a grommet in the hole. You will run the GPS power line through the hole for a neat looking installation.
3) Peel-back some of the sheathing to expose the wires inside. The black wire is the ground, and the colored wire (probably red) will be your hot wire. The hot wire usually has an in-line fuse so that gives you another way to identify it. Ground the black wire and connect the other wire to a power wire coming off the car’s fuse box. The power line should be one that runs through the car’s ignition. It’s important to do this because it prevents your battery from draining if you don’t turn the GPS off when leaving the car.



If you are uncertain about any of the connections, have a professional do the job. If you wire this incorrectly, you could damage the electrical system in the car or even cause a fire. --Spike