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Can anyone suggest a suitable location in the trunk wiring for me to draw power for a 12V cooler box I want to carry in my trunk.
A couple of reasons I want it in the trunk is the fan motor makes a little noise (not cool in an LS cabin) and also it draws a bit of current and is wired with a cigarette lighter plug. The plug gets a bit hot probably because of the higher draw and apparently this is not uncommon on cig sockets so I would rather hard wire with a suitable quality detachable plug in the trunk.
There's a fuse panel by the drivers left foot. You need to use a heavy wire because long wire run plus high current draw. Make sure the fuse can handle the amps that the box draws.
There's a fuse panel by the drivers left foot. You need to use a heavy wire because long wire run plus high current draw. Make sure the fuse can handle the amps that the box draws.
In the trunk fuse box, there are a couple of 30A fuses we may consider (see circled in red) - "RR SEAT LH" and "RR SEAT RH". You can remove one of these fuses, and plug in a new fuse tap. Relocate the original fuse in the fuse tap, and add a new 15A fuse for the cooler box. Note that all LS430 cigarette lighters are rated 15A.
[QUOTE=rkw77080;10730364]In the trunk fuse box, there are a couple of 30A fuses we may consider (see circled in red) - "RR SEAT LH" and "RR SEAT RH". You can remove one of these fuses, and plug in a new fuse tap. Relocate the original fuse in the fuse tap, and add a new 15A fuse for the cooler box. Note that all LS430 cigarette lighters are rated 15A.
That sounds even better. When you say fuse tap I'm guessing that is an aftermarket item I need to buy ?
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I'm sure you already know this, but I want to include it here for completeness sake. The fuse is the link between the power source and the load. When the load draws more current that the fuse is rated, the fuse is "blown" which will disconnect the load from the source.
Be sure to identify which of the 2 fuse terminals is the source, so the fuse tap is installed properly. In other words, the power should flow in from the power source terminal, through the new fuse, then into the other (load) terminal and onward to the pig-tail to your load. Otherwise if you plug the fuse tap in the wrong direction, you essentially feeding the load directly from the source and bypass the fuse altogether.
LS trunk wiring
