I've seen a few posts where people hard-wire the power cables from an accessory to the power cables behind the dash, and would like to attempt to do the same. Where exactly are these cables located? I need the 12V switched (red), 12V constant (yellow), and of course, the ground. The cables on the back of the stereo are not long enough to give me enough play to splice them. I see a nice clean spot for the ground, but not sure where else to connect the red and the yellow. I looked at the power outlet under the lower glove box, but there is only a white wire and a white wire with a stripe. Where behind the dash should I look for the red and yellow wires? Thanks, Laci
The Prius doesn't use anything *like* colors you'd consider standard. Go to Techinfo and buy/download yourself an Electrical Wiring Diagram [EWD] and the companion to it, "location of parts". Ground in this car is often white with a black stripe but not always; positives can be black [yeah, go figure] or red or light green or anything. You'll find places where two identical white wires come into an ECU plug right next to each other from two different sensors -- how they figured *that* one out while constructing the harness I'll never know. Basically if you don't identify exactly what wire you're after and what hole in which plug it goes to, you're flying completely blind and are likely to get nothing but smoke for your efforts. . That said, if you describe what type of power you're looking for [constant, switched, what ignition state you want it switched in] and expected current levels, some of us might be able to look up some things and make recommendations. For example, I take accessory power off that same positive to the front "lighter" style outlet but over at the main inside fuse block by the driver's left knee and by tapping a light-green wire, before it routes through other things and turns into the black wire at the outlet. And I know which fuse feeds it. . _H*
