Cigarette lighter
 

2011 F150 xlt 5l gas 2WD
Is it possible to wire the lighter to be live only when ignition is on? Would like to leave dash cam/gps combo plugged in all the time.

Sure, it's possible. You'd have to do some wiring surgery to install a relay that's controlled by the position of the ignition switch.

Which cab style do you have?

Extended Cab

What I did was wire in my own 12v connections under the dash.. I got an "under dash" mounted thing that has a traditional "cigarette lighter" outlet and it also has 2 USB outlets. Then I got a plug in fuse adapter thing that replaces the fuse in the box, but it has a + wire coming off it and a place to put the fuse back in on top for the original fuse and a second slot for the new fused connection (in other words, both lines are fused with separate fuses)

On the pass side of the foot well, there is a fuse box when you pull the cover off. I don't recall which one I want to say it was #8 or something like that? It was a 10a fuse and switched with the ignition is all I recall..

Anyway, wired it all up and mounted it up and under the dash so you don't see it.

I plug my old Garmin GPS into the Cigar lighter plug and one USB for the dash cam and the other for a phone charge wire so I can use it for the Torque Pro sensor monitor setup I have with my phone..

All works great, no wires hanging all over the place anymore and I still have the factory cigar lighter untouched and can use if needed when the ignition is OFF.. :)

Sorry, no pics of it, but it's not really rocket science and it's all fused and tucked up out of the way.

Good luck!

Mitch

Thanks.

Gerry