hardwiring sirius

[DaveSmed]

Since I had no idea what that thing actually draws current wise, I just used the the red wire, which will operate the Sirius with the ignition.

[jrobie79]

new question - where should i get power for my unit? im pretty sure it doesnt need to be a constant source as it remembers all the stations when i unplug it, i was thinking about the amp remote turn on, however i do not know which wire it is in the back of my CD deck, thought it was supposed to be blue, however i have two blue wires, one has a white stripe, but after hooking it up to a MM it reads negative???? and the other wire is connected to some white wire, that gets 12v when the ignition is on, so i dunno where that white wire goes and if i should just use the solid blue wire....any suggestions thanks.

[StereoInstaller1]

Since that is obviously a ciggy lighter adapter taken apart, he should be OK to direct wire.

[DaveSmed]

Yellow is ground, red positive.

Make SURE you get the correct voltage at the plug for your receiver. Mine takes 5v, yours might take 5v or 12v. I had to get an adapter to wire it like that.

[jrobie79]

i want to hardwire my sirius radio to power on when the car starts, basically the same way an amp does, however i do not know which wire is power and which is the ground. I attached pictures of what the wires look like inside of the cigarette lighter adapter, labeled with a red and yellow circle, which one is the power line and which one is ground? thanks...