hard wiring origin b2

[appledell]

I want to hard wire the b2 to get rid of the trailing wire to cig lighter.

Do you just cut off the flat connector and splice?

Thanks in advance

[miniandy]

yip, and put like a 1A inline fuse on the positive so it doesn't short.

you've just inspired me to hard wire mine! cheers

[parrot of doom]

Check polarity first.

[rich 36]

arent' there any other components inside the plug that it needs to work,

[appledell]

dont mean to be thick, but how do you check polarity?
are the wires not colour coded?

[parrot of doom]

Trim the insulation from the cable near the plug. Connect your meter to the +ve pin of the plug, and note which conductor its connected to.

There may well be a voltage regulator in the plug, if so you'll need to keep hold of the plug, and include that in your 'hidden' wiring (you can buy a cig lighter socket from maplin, and just plug it into that and stuff it all behind the dash).

[appledell]

thanks for all replies

[streaky]

Both my B2 installations are hardwired. There's nothing in the plug. Just cut and connect +ve to +ve and -ve to -ve - Streaky