MrTRiX

I have sirius radio powered by the lighter plug in the front of my car, how can I wire this plug to turn off when I turn the car off?

Raven

wire it to a switched 12v source

MrTRiX

Wire the sirius plug or the lighter? How?

Xenozx

you can buy a product from a local hardware/auto parts store called "Add a plug". It will add a connection to your radio fuse. You cut the end off the lighter adaptor for your sirius and hook it into the add a fuse and run the wire behind your dash or out of sight. At that point it will power on when your radio powers on, and shut off when your radio shuts off. Pretty easy to do dependant on how badly you want to hide the wires.

MrTRiX

Thanks. I tihnk im just gonna go back to futureshop and pay the extra $15 bucks to get it hardwired, as it is I had to pay 12 bucks on a lighter plug adapter cause the sirius one kept poping out so its not worth my money to try anymore. But thanks for the assistance.

JimmiLS05

Unplug it when you get out and just plug it back in when you start driving

Xenozx

laziness Half the time I dont remember to do that with my radar detector

iLLmaTic3s

hardwire it..cut the end of ur cigg plug. wire the black wire w/ white on it to the sunroof fuse...if u dont u can do the radio fuse...then ground it to the fuse box. there is a screw on the bottom of the fuse box that is ground...the fuse box is located by the passangers seat to the right of the shifter.

SRT-S2K

Whoa dont cut that plug!!! you can't cut the plug on that unit!

iLLmaTic3s

yes u can...y cudnt you...most if not all those units run on 12v. if u wanted to re use the plug down the raod just simply tie it back into it.

SRT-S2K

some of those sirius and XM radios that plug into a cig lighter only run off 6v, just giving a warning. Look at the plug and make sure it donent convert into 6v.

iLLmaTic3s

all sirius run on 12v...Xm runs on 5V, thats when u need a additional cigg plug to hardwire in. they..the new sirius units to come out w/ run on like 6v or something...so for now..do it my way..until u cant..haha

Bandit2941

You can't run it to the radio fuse -- unless you want it to be hot all the time like it is now!! Use the sunroof or power window fuse.

iLLmaTic3s

well yes...u want to try to find something else that turns off w/ the car...sunroof and some others..

SRT-S2K

they do have XM and sirius that run on 5v and 6v. It depends on what kind you buy I think the comander for Sirius runs off 6v. just makin sure cause you can blow out your whole unit.