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Where to locate switched +12V in the trunk area...

...does anybody have a picture, showing the exact cable?
Books/descriptions help (me) only so much.
And it should be a safe, meaning cause no trouble due to a posi-tap.
Sounds like an easy task, but not for me :rolleyes:
Thanks for any help in advance. :cheers:

I installed a rear view camera in my '01 2.7 a while back. I got info from a couple places, but post 15 in this thread is one I remember:
http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/41634-stuck-my-voltmeter-where-wasnt-welcome.html

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Originally Posted by jsceash (Post 318985)

X59 Plug pin location 4 White plug next to ECU (left of ECU) Red wire blue stripe fairly heavy wire come from ignition relay and turns off about 30 seconds after ignition is off. Does not come from ECU so can't hurt ECU. It turns on a half dozen other relays. I'm using it to turn on power to my Accusump solenoid ( .6 Amp) for over a year with no ill effect. I installed a 1 Amp fuse link after the connection. It come from fuse block C fuse 1, 25AMP fuse supplied from 80 Amp fuse at distribution block near battery.

Here's a pic of my tap into the red wire with the blue stripe coming off of X59 plug:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4216/3...4ac36f12_c.jpg

Thank you, 78F350!
:cheers:
That was it, although my connector wiring layout seems a little different.
I "posi-tapped" a WIFI back-up cam (iOS/APPLE 6s Plus as a monitor) to it and it worked. I'll see if it causes any trouble ;)
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1497892999.jpg

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Originally Posted by BRAN (Post 541277)

Good info, thanks Bran & 78F350 :cheers:

Something tells me I'll need that wire soon too