Just a little something I am working on. Took a switch blank and mounted a cigarette lighter usb charging port in it. And wired it to the lighter terminals. For charging a phone.B2DC7A96-98E2-4CC6-9F57-D9A7FC9F8AFC.jpg
Location: Mebane, NC
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My VIN: 06668 81' Grey interior, 5 speed, Grooved hood. Previous owner of 16301, in 2001. Found Nov 2019, a
Just a little something I am working on. Took a switch blank and mounted a cigarette lighter usb charging port in it. And wired it to the lighter terminals. For charging a phone.B2DC7A96-98E2-4CC6-9F57-D9A7FC9F8AFC.jpg
Location: Mebane, NC
Posts: 346
My VIN: 06668 81' Grey interior, 5 speed, Grooved hood. Previous owner of 16301, in 2001. Found Nov 2019, a
heres a another pic with the switches in place.55114937106__8E281248-6A35-4837-A6DF-881300B32AD1.jpg
Location: Panama City, FL
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My VIN: 2861
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Awesome idea! Looks great! Always nice to have a bit of modern convenience, especially if you can do it and keep it a bit stealth like this
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Mike
2861 - Aug '81, 5-speed, black interior, gas-flap.
I love it! Clean and looks OEM. Kudos man!
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Very nice. I went a slightly different route and replaced my cigarette lighter with a dual 2.1 amp charger.
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Thanks. I purchased it from Amazon. It’s very well built and works fantastically.
https://www.amazon.com/Rydonair-Alum...r=8-8-fkmrnull
It was just a tad too wide to fit in the cigarette lighter opening but a few minutes with a dremel took care of that. The power and ground wire connectors from the car were a perfect match for the terminals on the USB charger.
I chose to make my charger “hot” at all times (just like the cigarette lighter) so I went with a non-illuminated charger to prevent battery drain. If you want the charger to be hot only when the key is in the ignition you can use the power wire going to the cigarette lighter illumination bulb instead.
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Last edited by CFI; 04-20-2019 at 08:53 AM.
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