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03-18-2019, 03:27 PM | #182 | |
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But yeah, they work great, just might need to jury rig it heck this one makes jury rigging easy
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03-18-2019, 03:34 PM | #183 |
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I bought one that mounts directly to the battery. I run it through the trunk, into the back seat, and up onto the back window glass.
I don't know how well it actually works, but the light stays on saying it's doing something, and my battery hasn't died yet. I moved the car about once a month during the winter. |
03-18-2019, 03:34 PM | #184 | |
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Yes, I followed the suggestion in the other thread and hard-wired my tender onto the Porsche's battery clamp screws. Works great. Haven't had a dead battery since. EDIT: I don't use a solar one because the car is usually covered. But the plugs and the hardwiring are the same. |
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03-18-2019, 03:37 PM | #185 | |
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Funny you mention that... I also bought a plug-in one along with the battery hardwire connection for the M3 while I was at it just now. |
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03-18-2019, 03:39 PM | #186 | |
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Long ago, I bought the adapter that converts the glove box flashlight charger to a cigarette lighter plug. That one doesn’t shut off when the car is off. I will plug the solar unit in to that. |
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03-18-2019, 03:43 PM | #187 |
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03-22-2019, 02:58 PM | #188 | |
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* This is related to the mis-wire of the aux input connector which prevents the aux input adapter from being detected by the head unit - it is in the same arm of the main wiring harness. Several of the pegboards where the harnesses are laid out had incorrect instruction sheets. |
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