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Here is a reply I got from Garmin Hi Derek Yes the guys do hard wire the charging cables into their vehicles. As long as the auto electrician does not bypass the stepdown in the charger it should be fine. Regards Jacques Pretorius Customer Service Administrator Garmin Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd | htt...

Hi Jan

I understand that there are electronics in the cigarette plug but surely it is possible to open the end of the plug an run a wire from the + & - wires direct to a fused feed. I could then hide the main part of the cigarette plug out of the way.

Anyone found a way to hardwire a Nuvi 2495 direct into a cars electrics. I find the cigarette plug too unreliable - on bumpy road it doesn't always make contact and you end up with a flat (Nuvi) battery.