What connector to use for Sat Nav or ANother modern gizmo

[Vincent Gillespie]

Hello all, we have power available in the auxiliary socket and cigarette lighter but what type of connector have others used as the connecting plug. We have 2 that we use in our modern car & they both fit the cigarette lighter but no power flows and they are both too big for the Aux socket. All help and advice welcomed.

Thanks Vincent

[Ron LaDow]

Check the wiring to the cigarette lighter; it powers my Garmin with no problem.

[Hugo Karasawa]

Probably the connectors are too short and do not make contact.

[John Brooks]

The accessory socket is a DIN they are available at a BMW motor cycle dealer to EBay, The lighter socket is a standard also. I had a garmin plugged in to my accessory socket 6V. worked fine for couple years and one day at High RPM the voltage regulator over voltage let the smoke out.

I put a small 12V "emergency EXIT light battery" from Home Depot in the trunk, back, out board of the drivers hinge, under the trunk mat. Held it with a couple magnets. I wired it to the accessory socket. I run the cell phone and GPS on it now. lasts a couple days but you need to recharge it.


Most cells and GPS actually work on 5V and work fine on 6V input, but my generator/regulator fooled me.

EBay Search "Hella DIN Accessory Plug: here is a dual lighter adapter, there are tons out there.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hella-Plug-DIN ... SwM1tamRGs

its not hard

[Al Zim]

You can take power from the cigarette lighter in the T-6 and later car and wire a DIN socket on he left side of the dash. On the T-5 car and earlier you can take power off the fuse panel. In either case fuse the wire. The female socket is $46.50 and the male part is 19.95. These parts are in stock. Usually the 356C cars do not have an auxiliary sockets. al zim, Zim's Autotechnik 800.356.2964

[Vincent Gillespie]

Thanks a million everyone.
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[Harold Singh]

I charge a battery pack from amazon and use that to charge my cell and anything else in the car.

[David Jones]

Go to Amazon and buy a 6 to 12 volt converter, there is one that is 10 amps output for a round $25. Wire it into one of the three terminals labeled #54 and the power will only be on with ignition on then connect to the cigarette lighter. Hide it under the dash, I keep mine in place with velcro. Clean the +ve terminal in the socket and it should work.