I was wondering how i should power my lcd in my car. I got a lot of help from outxider, but i was wondering should i splice my power wire that came from my radio, or how should i do it?

 

ttt, i want to get this done soon.

 

How much power does the lcd need to run? I have no idea. Splicing into the radio power is probably fine if consumption is low, less than 30watts.

 

Its just one of those lcd monitors a 7" thats made for cars.

 

Fuse box.

 

How do i wire to the fuse box?

 

um...run the wire to an open fuse spot and add a fuse and a +12V power when the key is on. or just run that wire into an existing fuse.

*edit--or just take it to a shop and have them hook it up for you before you hurt yourself or mess up your car.


[Modified by Malachi, 9:26 PM 3/19/2003]

 

lol

 

*edit--or just take it to a shop and have them hook it up for you before you hurt yourself or mess up your car.

Took you a little while to think of that one huh?

 

I don't think that he was trying to be funny. Have you done any types of installs before?

 

Yeah, i intalled my deck, cleared my headlights, installed intake, etc.

 

Monitors aren't much more difficult than a headunit. Just run your wires to the fuse boxes like they said.

 

Ok, thank you for the reply.

 

I think i'll just splice the power from the deck for my lcd, and hook up the dvd to my cig lighter plug, so its easy to take out.

 

you can ground it somewhere..and hook it to a switch..and run the switch to the battery...you could even throw in a fuse holder in there to protect your LCD...or you can hook it up straight behind your deck...to a remote wire..and ground it...its upto you...