onedadinseattle

I appreciate the help. I didn't even realize there was a Multiplex Communications System! My other car is a 1970 VW. From the diagram I see that the fuses for the front cigarette lighter and "RADIO NO. 2" (why are there two?) are both after the ignition switch and might be good candidates. Hopefully these are the little fuses in the footwell and maybe the installer will be able to install a fuse tap rather than alter the car too much more?

@paulo57509, cool that you also have a 1998. After looking at the alternatives we've decided to keep ours as long as possible. I did not find an attachment to your post. Is there another source for this schematic?

I have a dashcam that's supposed to use an ACC (switched) 12V signal to distinguish between when the car is parked and when it's in use. But the shop that installed it hooked it up to an always-on source instead. Thus, the dashcam doesn't switch into parking mode. It keeps recording and eventually drains the battery. The wires disappear into the headliner, so it's possible they connected it to a power source for the dome lights or sunroof. I'll either rewire it myself or take it back to the installer. Is there a source of switched power in the headliner that I could use instead?

1998 LS400: This will seem like a trivial issue, but my wife is slightly disabled and I'd love to fix this problem for her birthday. When we push the trunk release button, the lid just barely pops up, instead of opening fully like every other car I can remember using since the 1970s. We had a mechanic replace the gas struts, and now it's even harder to open than it was before. Is there a fix for this, or is it just how it's designed to work? The car has so many unnecessary features, I'm confused how they could overlook this.