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Re: Changed: '81 restoration

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:46 am
by wizard124
I would run 10 or 12 gauge for a high draw cigar lighter. I'll check the manual to find the spec for you.

My car has a braided ground wire for the lighter. It connects to a small tab under the dash, centered behind radio console.

EDIT:

The book says Metric 1 = 16 AWG is the size of the cigar lighter wire. Here is a pic of that braided ground wire. The manual says the lighter ground runs thru the C36 connector and is M2.6 = 12 AWG. The ground shown is direct. My spider came with a Coupe's radio console...maybe this was swapped as well. This ground does not look home grown. :?
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