Michael Skurla wrote:
>
> Does anyone know how I can steal power off of the fuse box on a Honda Accord
> 2005? More specifically, how do I get Behind the fuse panel to add a wire-
> and find a place to land a neutral near by.. I can't seem to find how that
> panel is attached. My goal is to get my XM radio powered directly from the
> fuse box instead of the cigarette lighter. I mounted my XM on the left side
> of the steering wheel, because there is really no good place in the center
> of the dash on the 2005 model.

Every Honda I have ever worked on has had "options connectors" in the
fuse box. This is a collection of spade connectors useful for powering
accessories. On my '94 Civic there are 5:

2 constant power regardless of ignition
1 power when parking lights are on (including when the headlights are
on)
1 power with ignition is "ACC" or "RUN"
1 power with ignition in "RUN"

See http://www.geocities.com/ng_randolph/Civic/options.jpg for a photo
of that fuse box, options connectors circled. Your fuse box will look
different, but chances are the options connectors will look similar. Get
out your voltmeter and check which ones have power when you need it. On
my car, two of the options connectors did not have power, as the car
comes from the factory without the relevant fuses. Those fuses are used
to power the DRL circuit, so Canadians got the fuses, Americans did not.
If you run into this problem, just get a spare 10A fuse and move it
through the empty fuse holders.