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Originally Posted by haitech fuse tap the mini fuse under the driver side fuse box inside the cabin How do you get the wire there? Run it under headliner, down

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How do you get the wire there? Run it under headliner, down A-pillar, and to the fuze box?

I am familiar with the mirror tap, but I never used it. It seems like a good idea, though. Is there a reason why I would go to the trouble to tap this fuze? In the 'vette, all my radar warnings come through my HUD displace, any option for something like this on the 370Z using the DIC message center or something?
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How do you get the wire there? Run it under headliner, down A-pillar, and to the fuze box?

I am familiar with the mirror tap, but I never used it. It seems like a good idea, though. Is there a reason why I would go to the trouble to tap this fuze? In the 'vette, all my radar warnings come through my HUD displace, any option for something like this on the 370Z using the DIC message center or something?
I had the wire tap on my last car and I didn't want to cut, tap, solder, and heat shrink wires, so I went with the tap a fuse.

It's actually more simple. You unplug one of the fuse and plug in the tap a fuse. Then add two fuses. In this instance, it is easier to change fuses and undo the wiring.

Yeah just stuff the wire in the headliner, the a pillar will pop off, pull on the weather stripping and that will go down to the fuse box right by the dead pedal.
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I had the wire tap on my last car and I didn't want to cut, tap, solder, and heat shrink wires, so I went with the tap a fuse.

It's actually more simple. You unplug one of the fuse and plug in the tap a fuse. Then add two fuses. In this instance, it is easier to change fuses and undo the wiring.

Yeah just stuff the wire in the headliner, the a pillar will pop off, pull on the weather stripping and that will go down to the fuse box right by the dead pedal.
My 'vette is the same way, I know what you mean.

I didn't know you needed to cut/solder/etc. to tap into the mirror? In my 'vette, you just plug it in piggybacking on top of the existing wires in the mirror plug.

Do you have a link to the product that you used for your fuse install?
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