USB port

http://www.pcworld.com/article/198034/diy_mod_adds_usb_power_outlet_to_a_car.html

Try this.

 

i have an ext cab so bucket seats with center console and i want the wires out of the way to. i really want the plug under the radio ashtray area somewhere along in there.

 

i saw that ive looked at most everything on this forum. i dnt have any knockout panels.

 

Do you have an aftermarket stereo? If so how about putting a plate or something in the extra space there?

And is this the kind of interior you're working with (aside from the god awful carpeting of random sections)?

 

Put it inside the center console, thats where mine is at for my radio. takes about 10 minutes to pull CC out and then just dremel a spot for it to fit and your done.

 

Wow, someone likes carpet.

 

yes thats an interior very similar to mine aside from the cupholder beside the shifter and that carpeting thats scary. i want the usb port around the radio ashtray area ive narrowed it down to. dont want it in the center console. i have a double din radio so the extra space below the radio on a single din is gone.

 

I had a DD to and ran the usb cable in the little secret compartment under the main foldup center console! Have you tried looking into mounting it right above the 2 cig lighters? seems liek a pretty good spot.

 

might be a good spot have to look at it and see what i think exactly

 

I've got plans to do a similar mod
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/audio-video/156503-there-5volts.html
I intend to use one of these ( I already have some)
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2062599
if i can find a place to bolt it to the frame under the dash that will take care of heatsink and ground.
then it's a simple matter of soldering a usb jack to some wires solder to the 5v regulator and mount the jack in a handy spot

 

i finally integrated usb ports into my truck. they are mounted up under the ashtray. I used 2 of the above for my ports. 1 set is for charging. the other i converted over for data. I just used the housing to have a nice look. made my own usb cable that i hooked to it that my radio can understand. For data i now how those to data ports plus i can leave my ipod plugged in like it is without using the ports i installed

 

how did you hook up the data ports?

 

pics would be nice please

 

will try to get pics

 

the charger itself can not be used for data i tried. I robbed a dual stack usb port out of an old cheap usb hub. Desoldered the connecting pins. Cut the end off a usb cable and soldered the wires to the pins. I jumped the pins so that either port would be live

 

heres what i did guys. i dont have any pictures from the process but if someone is interested or wants me to explain how to do it or I can make the usb ports for you and you put them in.

 

Not really, but good job.

 

Sorry, didn't read the whole thread, so this may have been suggested, but a lot of the newer aftermarket head units come with usb ports. why don't you just get one of those?

 

have a newer headunit that has a usb port. I usually listen to my ipod which the cord is ran under the center console and my ipod lays in front of the cup holders. I wanted usb ports for charging. I have digital cameras, phones ipods etc. plus friends riding can charge up. I also added a set of usbs for data. made my own y cable going to my headunit. tried a usb hub but that wouldnt work so i used a y cable. i can only use one device at a time with my headunit which is fine. but friends sometimes have stuff we want to hear so this gives an easy place to plug in tunes and get power. the power ports are live all the time. I already finished this and have pics in the thread

 

Reading that above and looking at the pics on the previous page, I'm still unsure of what you did or accomplished.

Looks cool, but I have no idea what it all means *double-rainbow guy voice*