i have a CB radio that i recently installed in my accord. i just connected both wires to the corresponding battery terminals, but i want to wire it so that it turns on and off with the ignition switch so i don't accidentally kill my battery when i forget to switch off the radio after i turn off the car. how can i do this?

 

what kind of car is it? all you have to do is snag accessory from your ingnition harness by your steering column under the drivers side dash... really easy... if you post the car year and model, i can tell you what color wire it is.

 

it's a 96 accord LX

 

You can use the yellow wire in the ignition harness on that car.

 

so the harness is right under the column? also, what wire from the radio do i connect to the yellow wire?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicVP04 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You can use the yellow wire in the ignition harness on that car. </TD></TR></TABLE>Or better yet, use the acc. or ign. freepin on the fuse box the 96 accord should have 4 free pins batt.,acc., parklights, [in or out] and 2nd ign., [no power when cranking to start] all are in a row, [recessed male spade connecter] about the middle/top of fuse box 94

 

thanks. i assume this is the underhood fuse box and not the one at the driver's feet. how do i wire the radio to it? do i just ground one wire and put the other to the box? if so, which goies where? by the way, there is a fuse holder built into the wiring, so there is no need for a fuse to be wired up.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by buzzboy8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks. i assume this is the underhood fuse box and not the one at the driver's feet. how do i wire the radio to it? do i just ground one wire and put the other to the box? if so, which goies where? by the way, there is a fuse holder built into the wiring, so there is no need for a fuse to be wired up.</TD></TR></TABLE>No.... the freepins are on the incar fuse box, Yes just ground the CBs ground wire, and run its power wire to the fuse box, and yes, all you need is the fuse that is already on the CBs power wire, the freepins are fused in the engine bay fuse box, [main fuses] except the parklight freepin, it also has a fuse. [parklights] in the incar fuse box. 94

 

at the risk of sounding utterly retarded, how exactly do I wire the CB's power wire into the fuse box? (instruct me as you would instruct a child)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by buzzboy8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">at the risk of sounding utterly retarded, how exactly do I wire the CB's power wire into the fuse box? (instruct me as you would instruct a child)</TD></TR></TABLE>Ok .......... Now what you do son, is you run the wire over to the fuse box, and you "crimp" a fully insulated female flat spade connecter to the wire and plug it in.
The connecter is the same one as you would use on a speaker, the wide one, normaly the same on subs, but will be the pos. (+) on most speakers

 

When wiring CB's, I like to avoid the noisy fuse boxes. Of course I don't run legal power with mine either.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CivicVP04 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">When wiring CB's, I like to avoid the noisy fuse boxes. Of course I don't run legal power with mine either. </TD></TR></TABLE>

so to avoid the fuse box, how would i go about wiring it up? remember, i need to be spoken to in extremely detailed terms, as i have very little experience with automotive electrical systems.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by buzzboy8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

so to avoid the fuse box, how would i go about wiring it up? remember, i need to be spoken to in extremely detailed terms, as i have very little experience with automotive electrical systems.</TD></TR></TABLE>Your fuse box will not induce any noies into the CB, and its a 20A term. 94

 

20A term?

 

I say just wire it to the battery like you have it. Most of the people I know with them wire them like that and leave them on a fair amount of the time and don't really seem to have problems with it. I would just turn it off. If not I would find a wire that has power when the car is on but doesn't when it's off. Any pics of the setup in your Accord? I have a CB on one of my truck but can't imagine and antenna on an Accord.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by buzzboy8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">20A term?</TD></TR></TABLE> The acc. and 2nd ign. freepins on the fusebox are good to 20 amps, you will not need anywhere near that. the freepins are there to power up acc. that you add to the car, like CBs. 94