Hiding a satnav power cable

[Anonymous]

Hi guys and girls,
I've got my tomom stuck to the analogue clock. I know a lot if people do this so I was wondering if anyone had found a solution to hide the power lead?

Also is it possible to buy a shallow usb charger plug? Searched everywhere and the smallest/shallowest I could find was for Elite cigarettes.

Cheers.

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[Anonymous]

I suspect that's as good as it gets.

 

[Anonymous]

You could be right Ron.
Halfords offer a hard wire service for £29.99 but I'd rather try a diy vasectomy than let them near it :lol:

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[Anonymous]

You could be right Ron.
Halfords offer a hard wire service for £29.99 but I'd rather try a diy vasectomy than let them near it :lol:

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The fact is that this is a temporary measure and needs to remain so for security reasons. I would want to leave my car with no signs that such a device is/was ever present. I alternate between TomTom and built in. The built in is ok for most things but when I want to see which road to turn down or want to insert a proper post code I will do as you do with a TomTom

 

[Abzynthe]

I bought a twin usb one that sits nearly flush from tesco.
Found it on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/26110153 ... =92&ff19=0

I havent looked in to hiding the lead yet. But when I do, I wont need the usb in the power socket

 

[Anonymous]

I agree with the above, it's about as good as it gets without surgery.

I leave mine in all the time and went for a taller twin one from Nokia because it hides the flap better. I tried the near-flush ones but didn't like the way the flap stood proud.

If I could be bothered to remove it when not in use I'd have stuck with the flush one.

Btw, good choice of music

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[Anonymous]

Bought one like Abzy linked too but I agree about the flap Steve. Not the end of the world but I think I'll always be on the look out for any new types of plug.

It would be possible to route a wire through the vent system and hard wire to the fuse box. But as I am limited on modifications I can do that isn't an option.

And well spotted mate, one of the best bands

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[Abzynthe]

I agree with the above, it's about as good as it gets without surgery.

I leave mine in all the time and went for a taller twin one from Nokia because it hides the flap better. I tried the near-flush ones but didn't like the way the flap stood proud.

If I could be bothered to remove it when not in use I'd have stuck with the flush one.

Btw, good choice of music

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Take the flap off

 

[Abzynthe]

Bought one like Abzy linked too but I agree about the flap Steve. Not the end of the world but I think I'll always be on the look out for any new types of plug.

It would be possible to route a wire through the vent system and hard wire to the fuse box. But as I am limited on modifications I can do that isn't an option.

And well spotted mate, one of the best bands

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I was thinking more of, you could route the lead through one of the middle vent, so you can tuck it in when not in use, and then tap into one of the power leads behind the radio

 

[Anonymous]

not an ideal solution but i use one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Free-Loader-SC8 ... B000ODRNDA

its fixed to the arm that the sat nav mounts to with the cable running the 3 inches to it, its not the same as being plugged in but offers enough charge to keep my garmin running on a long trip.

the best thing is when i remove the sat nav i can do it as a one piece affair, no cables to route :thumbup:

i will try to get some pics.

 

[Anonymous]

Bought one like Abzy linked too but I agree about the flap Steve. Not the end of the world but I think I'll always be on the look out for any new types of plug.

It would be possible to route a wire through the vent system and hard wire to the fuse box. But as I am limited on modifications I can do that isn't an option.

And well spotted mate, one of the best bands

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I was thinking more of, you could route the lead through one of the middle vent, so you can tuck it in when not in use, and then tap into one of the power leads behind the radio

Not a bad idea! ;-)

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[Anonymous]

not an ideal solution but i use one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Free-Loader-SC8 ... B000ODRNDA

its fixed to the arm that the sat nav mounts to with the cable running the 3 inches to it, its not the same as being plugged in but offers enough charge to keep my garmin running on a long trip.

the best thing is when i remove the sat nav i can do it as a one piece affair, no cables to route :thumbup:

i will try to get some pics.

That's an interesting little gadget. I've steared clear of solar chargers ever since one drained the battery on my boat. But I expect the technology has come along way in the last few years.

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[Anonymous]

This looks better than before. Has anyone ever come across an L shapped USB lead or is that not possible?

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[Abzynthe]

Hmm.
Ive just found this.

Way more useful than the standard socket

You could put that in, but also have a similar on attached under the centre console so the cable runs through the centre console up to the vent.

 

[Anonymous]

Hmm.
Ive just found this.

Way more useful than the standard socket

You could put that in, but also have a similar on attached under the centre console so the cable runs through the centre console up to the vent.

where did you find that ?

 

[Abzynthe]

Sorry, forgot to put the link.

https://www.roadpro.co.uk/retail/12v24v ... t-1044.htm

 

[Anonymous]

This looks better than before. Has anyone ever come across an L shapped USB lead or is that not possible?

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Yep, I've got several left- and right-angle USB cables and adaptors. I got one adaptor off eBay from a Chinese seller that rotates through almost any angle which has proved more robust than I expected.

@Abz, yeah I could but knowing my luck I'd snap it off! Still, I guess it wouldn't matter if an almost flush one were there permanently...right, where's me hammer?...

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[Abzynthe]

@Abz, yeah I could but knowing my luck I'd snap it off! Still, I guess it wouldn't matter if an almost flush one were there permanently...right, where's me hammer?...

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Or just get the flush usb one I posted a moment ago, that replaces the whole thing

 

[Anonymous]

or mount the flush connector up into the footwell and then run the cable up and into the wee cubby below the stereo, boom hidden and completly removable if needed :dance: and when not in use you can store the cable in the cubby hole

 

[Abzynthe]

Good idea
I might do that, or you could just cut out a hole in the cubby hole and put the usb thing there, and tuck all the wires in there when in use and remove when not That way you can use it for other things aswell.