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I wanted to convert the 12-volt outlet in the rear of my Armada to provide power whether the key was on or not. Since I am going to be building a platform in the rear to replace the 3rd row seats, I figured I'd just tap into the power for them instead of running new wires all the way back from the battery.
First, I removed the rear seats (obviously):
You'll have the male end of the 8-pin weather pack that plugs into the rear seats. There is one on each side.
Now, you could just lop off the end and extend the power and ground wire all the way up to the outlet, but I wanted to be able to reinstall the 3rd row seats if need be without having to mess with the wiring again. So I went to the local Pick-n-Pull to grab another female 8-pin weather pack. Now, Y62 Armada/QX's are too new to really be showing up in the yards, so I was hoping the the A60 Armada/QX's would have the right connectors on their 3rd row seats. They do not. BUT, behind the interior panel on the rear hatch on the right side IS an 8-pin weather pack of the same design! So I snipped that off. Then I went looking for the right 2-pin connector for the back of the 12-volt outlet. I found it behind the rear outlet on a WD22 XTerra. I went home and spliced everything together:
Now it was just a matter of fishing it up behind the paneling, unplugging the existing connector and plugging the new one in!
Now I've got 12-volts in the back whether the key is on or not!
First, I removed the rear seats (obviously):
You'll have the male end of the 8-pin weather pack that plugs into the rear seats. There is one on each side.
Now, you could just lop off the end and extend the power and ground wire all the way up to the outlet, but I wanted to be able to reinstall the 3rd row seats if need be without having to mess with the wiring again. So I went to the local Pick-n-Pull to grab another female 8-pin weather pack. Now, Y62 Armada/QX's are too new to really be showing up in the yards, so I was hoping the the A60 Armada/QX's would have the right connectors on their 3rd row seats. They do not. BUT, behind the interior panel on the rear hatch on the right side IS an 8-pin weather pack of the same design! So I snipped that off. Then I went looking for the right 2-pin connector for the back of the 12-volt outlet. I found it behind the rear outlet on a WD22 XTerra. I went home and spliced everything together:
Now it was just a matter of fishing it up behind the paneling, unplugging the existing connector and plugging the new one in!
Now I've got 12-volts in the back whether the key is on or not!