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Wanting to add a usb charger to the car. Has anyone done this if so where did you mount it? Thinking of adding it next to the traction control button. Any suggestions or pictures of something similar?
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I just used a cigarette lighter to usb adapter.
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Why cut up a perfectly good panel when you could just put it in place of one of the redundant 12V cigarette lighters?

That's what I did:
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That’s a good idea
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used this one from amazon . put it in place of the cig lighter charges faster than most .

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Originally Posted by Mitch45
used this one from amazon . put it in place of the cig lighter charges faster than most .
Used that same charger but put it in the power port in the console. I think it took a little bit of filing to get it to fit.
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Originally Posted by glbeauchamp
Used that same charger but put it in the power port in the console. I think it took a little bit of filing to get it to fit.
That's where I put mine (in the console). Looks/works great and looks stock.
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