On 10/20/04 4:56 PM, in article 7aBdd.3675$EL5.389@trndny09, "Thomas G.
Marshall" <tgm2tothe10thpower@replacetextwithnumber.hotmail. com> wrote:

>
> I want to switch over my CRV's cigarette lighter, or perhaps that front
> auxiliary power thing in the footwell, to run from the battery directly,
> bypassing the ignition relay.
>
> I want the CRV to behave like my /other/ cars, and allow cell-phone charging
> even when ignition is off.
>
> Is this best done just before the fuse box?
>
> Thanks!

Before you start running wires, check the layout of the fuse block. On my
'00 TL, there is an always-hot fuse of the same rating right next to the one
that controls the socket. All it takes is moving a wire about 1/2 inch on
the back of the block. You might have something similar.