[Louis]

Problem: getting ready to head to work, every morning before the sun is up and I can see the breath of the birds, not to mention my own. I carefully brush the snow off the car and open the hood to disconnect the heater cord. Oh wait, have to go back to the garage and unplug it. Oh wait, blew the G.F.I again.You know the drill. This is my solution. NO I did not drill a 2" hole in my car, I had a professional drill a 2" hole in my car...and install this...from Amazon (about $50)

Parts: NOCO Genius GCP1 Black 13-Amp 125V AC Port Plug
Work done by Roberts in Barrie (hey they deserve credit for a great job) they fabricated a 'backer' plate using epoxy & speed fasteners to attach. Also used electrolytic grease on the plug-in connection. They were required to remove the air intake resonator to do the work, and replaced it after. cost $170CDN
Looks SO COOL

 

[Louis]

I saw the picture of the plug (how-to about removing the temp diode/snap-disk) My cord didn't have an end like that one. it was a regular straight plug with no circular/oval form before the plug. I usually plug it in at -10 C and below. I have seen a 'spark' when slowly plugging it into the garage socket (so there is current draw). I am under the impression it is a 300 watt heater that is on when plugged in. Before turning it off I set the defrost on high with the aux heater (temp all the way clockwise, final notch) so it does what I want it to do at remote start.