best "ignition" wire to tap into (beneath steering wheel)

[lookoutworld]

Hello!

I'm putting in a boost/EGT gauge tomorrow and it has a "12V continuous" lead and a "12V ignition" lead. My gut wants to splice into the cigarette lighter wire... but I've read accounts that these wires can't handle much draw and I already have two other devices (TM2 and a dashcam) running off that cigarette plug.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a robust wire to splice into for the "12V ignition" lead? Preferably beneath the steering wheel?

Thanks in advance!
-Scott

[Overlanderjay]

Black is power feed Blue with white stripe is power on at "on" & "start ". blue is power at. "On " & "acc" Blue with the white stripe is power at "on". Black with yellow stripe is starter motor .

[Lapprentis]

What about the Orange wire from under the steering ?

Lapprentis

[Overlanderjay]

No orange wire on the ignition side maybe on the headlight/turn signal/wiper side .

[Lapprentis]

I am no electrical expert,, but my daytime running lights are, from what I remember on an orange wire, from the steering....
Will Check again...
Lapprentis

[lookoutworld]

OK, so I finally dug into this.

Apparently my wires a bit different!

Anyone know what these colors could correspond to?

1) Black
2) *Black* with white stripe
3) Black with red stripe
4) Black with yellow stripe
5) Blue
6) Blue with red stripe
7) more smaller ones...

Picture1:

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Picture 2: (you can see the spliced wires.. not sure what these are yet)

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And this is from DinoEvo's 1990 L300 (europe) wiring diagram:

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[Furi]

Have u considered tapping into the fuse box? You can check which fuse is what and use one of those fuse extension thingies to make it super easy and clean.

[Furi]

.... and to attest to the cigarette lighter wiring load limit. Used mine to run a compressor(12 V, 15 AMP) and I think it burned out the wiring. The 15AMP fuse of the lighter is fine.

[TieMyShoe]

dont tap into any wires.... buy a fuse tap and go from the fise block. Safer, more reliable, no hacking up factory harnes.