Locations of 12v ACC with key on?

[#BrownRoush]

I'm going to be installing an aux line in box so I can keep my 460 head unit. I do need a 12v power source that comes on with the key in accessory. Any good spots? Only place I can think of is the 12v that goes to the stereo. Are the cigarette/ round sockets always on?

 

[ttocs]

yes there is a switched wire at the radio. There is also more then a few in the ignition harness 12 inches away. I am pretty sure there is also a switched wire in the convertible harness that is under the console no matter if you have a vert or not. cig lighter is a constant 12v

 

[#BrownRoush]

thanks for the tip on the convertible harness. I'll have to look into it. If I can't find it, i'll just latch onto the radio harness

 

[GTamas]

I'd like to rewire my cig-lighter to be switched on only woth the key in. I don't want to use the convertible harness because I already have the fog lights and a 5v usb socket connected to it (both with fuses of course).
I plant to connect to a fuse with a "fuse pigtail adapter"-thing (whatsitsname).
Which of these circuits would be a good choice? I' thinking nr. 14 "Power Windows" because I dont want to use any circuit that has anything to do with airbags.
I'm going to use a phone charger (5A) in the socket.

 

[GTamas]

I settled on nr.10 "Heated oxygen sensors" because it was difficult to fit the adapter at other locations.

 

[ttocs]

Did you pull the door chime out before this or because of this?

 

[GTamas]

I didn't pull it out. At least not intentionally. It was still ringing during the job when I was looking for the + terminal of the fuse.
Do you see it off on the photo? Where's it missing?

 

[ttocs]

the round part of the fusebox where the red wire goes through is where it is supposed to be. I figured you had pulled a warning light out/check engine light rather than fix a problem and then it causes the door chime to go off for 30 secs every time you start it to warn you a light is out. To fix that problem people pull the chime out.

 

[GTamas]

Interesting, it was not there when I opened the box. My chine is located somewhere nearby outside the fuse box and its functioning.
I was wondering what that empty round cavity is for

 

[Mustang5L5]

BTW the convertible harness is only present up to 2000 on all models. It should be clipped under the console even if your car isn't a convertible.

Starting in 2001 thru '04, Ford put a different harness in the non-convertibles that lacks the plug for the switch. You'd have to find and tap into these wires up near the shifter where the dash wires plug into the console harness.