Finally na-DIY install ko din yung Rear Power Socket para sa GS.
Tools and Materials needed:
1. Cigarette Lighter Socket with cover
2. Automotive “Fuse Tap”
3. Automotive Fuses (Mini type for the GS)
4. Automotive Wire (15meter, 16awg for the power line, 5meter, 18awg for the ground.
6. Wire connectors
7. 22mm hole saw for wood/plastic
8. Portable electric drill
9. Wire stripper
10. Wire crimper
11. Pry tools for sidings
12. Philips screwdriver
13. Cable ties
14. Eye connectors
The cigarette lighter sockets (also installed one below the shift lever because this is deleted on HARI Units) and fuse tap were ordered online. Sockets from Amazon, while the fuse tap came from Lazada.
Bought the wires from an Auto Supply. I already have spare fuses for my GS.
1. Layout the power line on the floor of the GS. You need to layout on the left side because thats were the fuse box is.
I had to take out the driver step board and left 2nd row step board to hide the wire there. Driver side is secured by two philips head screws and several clips. It needs manhandling to take out. Same with the one on the sliding door. Though there are no screws there. Secure the wire together with the factory harness using cable ties. For the last part, i just hid the wires below the rear sidings. Because its difficult to dismantle the rear sidings. I left about 1 meter allowance on both sides.
2. Connect the fuse tap on the front portion of the power line wire. No need to use wire connector here as there is a built-in connector on the fuse tap. Just secure it by using the wire crimper.
3. Dismantle the D pillar upper sidings, they are secured by very soft clips so take care. Next is to dismantle the lower portion of the rear sidings. There are two Philips screws and several clips securing this part. You might need to remove the weatherstrip to partly remove the lower sidings.
4. Choose a spot were you want to install the socket. I chose to dismantle the rear sidings first because i want to make sure there’s enough allowance left against the frame. After you have chosen a spot, Use the 22mm hole saw and drill the hole. The end of the cigarette socket will fit inside the hole you just made, but you need to enlarge it by about half a mm more because of the plastic cover.
5. Snake the ground wire inside the rear sidings. The eye connector side near the rear washer tank, while the other side through the 22mm hole. This is also a good time to pull the power line through the 22mm hole.
6. Connect the power & ground wire to the cigarette lighter socket. Connect the Ground to the body/frame. I connected mine on an existing one.
7. Go back to the front part of the wire and open the fuse box. You need to choose a circuit that is suitable to tap power for your socket. For the GS, there is a 20A cigarette lighter circuit and a separate 15A “power socket” circuit. I chose to tap to the 15A power socket circuit. Take out the 15A fuse using the puller. Connect this to the fuse tap. Connect another 15A fuse to the fuse tap. Make sure the engine is not running or the key is not in ACC mode. Connect the fuse tap to the fuse box.
8. Go back to the rear part and check if there is power on the socket. If there is then success!
Of course you still need to reinstall the upper and lower part of the rear sidings, the weatherstrip, secure the rest wires using cable ties, the wire connected to the fuse box and finally, the socket. If it doesnt fit snugly on the hole you might need to enlarge it a bit more.
Finished product:
