Need Switched Hot Wire in 08 Explorer Center Console

[tmyc]

I need a switched hot wire lead. Preferably inside the floor console or maybe on the drivers side that I can use near the console. I could tap into the powerpoint leads (2 front,one back) but they are always hot.

Can Anyone help me find something. I have the side Heat vent Panels off on both sides and the Shifter base off on the floor console.

 

[Flag Gibby]

Don't know what kind of Amperage you need or what you will be powering, but you could tap into the stereo head unit power since that is a switched line.

 

[tmyc]

I'm sure I don't need much amperage. 15amps. I really don't want to tear apart the stereo molding. I'd like to find something near the transmission stick. I'm thinking about just adding a hot wire to one of the 20 amp fuses, then running it over steering column and then just ground the ground to the chassis somewhere.

 

[tmyc]

I probed a wire assembly on the passenger side of the transmission shifter and found a hot lead that was on only when the key is on. It works. I added Cold cathode lights under the front seats and front footwells. I also added LED's to light up the Dashboard Heater vents and vents on each Footwell. Looks Cool. I'm a 50 year old kid at heart. Hah.