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Charge through cigarette lighter?
- inkey$
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Charge through cigarette lighter?
Okay, I would prefer to trickle charge the Zed through my cigarette lighter for convenience.
My question is simply, can I do this on my ///M if I buy the charger adapter?
My question is simply, can I do this on my ///M if I buy the charger adapter?
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Previously: Z3R 2.8 • E46 330i • Z4R 3.0 • Z4///MC • E90 335i • Z4///MR • Z3///MC 'Breadvan' • Z3R 2.8 • E30 325i R • Z4C • Z4R 3.0
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
My 2007 ///M stays hot all the time. I know some have said it turns off after a period of time but mine does not and I do use my BMW charges via that connection. However, I also installed a direct connection to the battery in the trunk/boot and that works really good as well.
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
Thanks Bill. Looking at convenience connectors for the rear too as it happens. Plugging direct into the cigarette lighter would be preferable if it charged.
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Previously: Z3R 2.8 • E46 330i • Z4R 3.0 • Z4///MC • E90 335i • Z4///MR • Z3///MC 'Breadvan' • Z3R 2.8 • E30 325i R • Z4C • Z4R 3.0
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
Mine (2003) turns off after awhile, but don't know if all M's stay on. Ask your dealer about yours, they sold me the battery terminal connector type because of this. BTW, love my BMW OEM charger!
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
Good advice and I'll check it out.powerontap wrote:Mine (2003) turns off after awhile, but don't know if all M's stay on. Ask your dealer about yours, they sold me the battery terminal connector type because of this. BTW, love my BMW OEM charger!
Current: Project Audi A2 1.4SE
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Previously: Z3R 2.8 • E46 330i • Z4R 3.0 • Z4///MC • E90 335i • Z4///MR • Z3///MC 'Breadvan' • Z3R 2.8 • E30 325i R • Z4C • Z4R 3.0
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
Okay, I'm stupidly scared of going near any car battery and have just been outside to see if I could be brave enough to hook up a battery conditioner. Anybody advise which part I need to attach for the positive? There are lots of heavy wires attached and what look like two terminal boxes, one of which is at the back and really difficult to get to (top right if picture).
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Previously: Z3R 2.8 • E46 330i • Z4R 3.0 • Z4///MC • E90 335i • Z4///MR • Z3///MC 'Breadvan' • Z3R 2.8 • E30 325i R • Z4C • Z4R 3.0
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
inkey$, I think you should be going under the bonnet and using the terminals there instead. I think, not certain.
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
That's where I've got mine hooked up, very easy and "safe". The positive is near the middle of the firewall, under a red plastic cover. The ground is a large bolt welded to one of the strut towers.Wondermike wrote:inkey$, I think you should be going under the bonnet and using the terminals there instead. I think, not certain.
You can channel the cable in the space where the pointy tips of the fender and front fascia meet, enabling you to close the bonnet completely
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
why is that more covenient?inkey$ wrote:Okay, I would prefer to trickle charge the Zed through my cigarette lighter for convenience.
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More convenient I don't blow my face offTaz x wrote:why is that more covenient?inkey$ wrote:Okay, I would prefer to trickle charge the Zed through my cigarette lighter for convenience.
Okay, just too a look under the bonnet and negative bodywork nut is there but can't see a positive terminal or red plastic cover.
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Previously: Z3R 2.8 • E46 330i • Z4R 3.0 • Z4///MC • E90 335i • Z4///MR • Z3///MC 'Breadvan' • Z3R 2.8 • E30 325i R • Z4C • Z4R 3.0
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
Can you see it here?
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Cheers Wondermike; that pvr picture helped a lot. Found it hidden and sans plastic cover. She's all plugged in and running on maintenance mode
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Previously: Z3R 2.8 • E46 330i • Z4R 3.0 • Z4///MC • E90 335i • Z4///MR • Z3///MC 'Breadvan' • Z3R 2.8 • E30 325i R • Z4C • Z4R 3.0
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Re: Charge through cigarette lighter?
I just tried my new charger/conditioner using the cigarette lighter adapter and it didn't work, so the lighter socket in my 2007 MC isn't live all the time.
Went under the bonnet as above and all is good
Went under the bonnet as above and all is good
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Good to know for certain Sutts. Thanks for updating this thread as well as your own mate. Hopefully help future questions.
Current: Project Audi A2 1.4SE
Previously: Z3R 2.8 • E46 330i • Z4R 3.0 • Z4///MC • E90 335i • Z4///MR • Z3///MC 'Breadvan' • Z3R 2.8 • E30 325i R • Z4C • Z4R 3.0
Previously: Z3R 2.8 • E46 330i • Z4R 3.0 • Z4///MC • E90 335i • Z4///MR • Z3///MC 'Breadvan' • Z3R 2.8 • E30 325i R • Z4C • Z4R 3.0