I have an 02 WRX, and I'm trying to hook up an ipod adapter to my aftermarket stereo. The stereo is hooked up to the ignition which only provides power when it is in ACC mode.

This ipod cable has the power and ground so I can charge the ipod through the cable... what other source behind the radio console could I use so the ipod would be charging when the car is turned off?

 

tag it to the yellow constant 12v wire for power and black for ground coming from your deck. There is always a constant wire behind your deck in the same group of wires used to plug into aftermarket. An aftermarket deck needs 2 sets of power wires, suppose to be constant and switch/accessory. You can get pass that by tag'n both wires into a constant or an accessory wire but is incorrect installment. So double check at the factory wires for the constant, which should be blue/red.

got these from 12volts.com

Factory wire colors:
Radio 12v = blue/red
Radio Ground = black

 

Thanks for the info. The head unit I have is a cluster**** of wires, so I'll dig around back there and see what I can pull up. Hopefully the guys who did the install kept things somewhat stock.