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Hmmm, I just planned on plugging my radar or using it to charge phones in. Do I need to worry now? Will it blow the battery up or something?

For pure charging convenience I use a stubby plugin module that has a good 5v amperage rating, something like shown below. That way if it goes bad I can swap it out fast, or just remove it to use elsewhere. There are all sorts of these available, some with backlighting and others without.

For the stereo rear USB I ran that cable into the glovebox area and keep a (tunes) flash drive hidden in there.


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For pure charging convenience I use a stubby plugin module that has a good 5v amperage rating, something like shown below. That way if it goes bad I can swap it out fast, or just remove it to use elsewhere. There are all sorts of these available, some with backlighting and others without.

For the stereo rear USB I ran that cable into the glovebox area and keep a (tunes) flash drive hidden in there.


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I actually have one of those chargers.
If I don't like the dual usb setup, I do have a backup I coild swap in.20210109_163209.jpg
 

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For pure charging convenience I use a stubby plugin module that has a good 5v amperage rating, something like shown below. That way if it goes bad I can swap it out fast, or just remove it to use elsewhere. There are all sorts of these available, some with backlighting and others without.

For the stereo rear USB I ran that cable into the glovebox area and keep a (tunes) flash drive hidden in there.


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The thing I don’t like about those is they stick out from the outlet so you can’t close the cover if you have one. I keep mine closed up most of the time since I have wireless CarPlay and my phone stays in my pocket unless it needs a charge which is rarely. Out of sight out of mind.
 
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I swear, everytime I try to do ANYTHING on the Hoe she fights me tooth and nail--and tooth again!
I tried to adjust the steering box today. I wanted to make it easy on me so I took off the upper radiator shroud, intake tube to the tb, bent the upper hose out of the way. I tried getting the clutch fan off--I even yt'd it--messed with that for about an hr--said f* it--then I cleaned up the top of the box, made my reference mark on the jam nut and the adj torx bolt, got a 3/16 torx and 5/8 ratcheting wrench. Everything was ready! I COULD NOT BUDGE IT!! I swear my eyeballs started to bleed I was using so much force! Another f* it job. So I started messing with the usb. I ran a wire to that little convenience center that the upfitters use--I wanted it to be keyed pwr. 1st spot I used wasn't putting out enough volts. It wouldn't even light the led in the usb. 20210110_155802.jpg 20210110_153001.jpg So I guess you need the proper voltage to get it going. Got everything wired up. Works great--sorry no pics.
I sprayed a rust inhibitor on the rust spots. It's supposed to convert the rust to black, but I think it might've been too cold for it to work correctly.20210110_171304.jpg 20210110_171244.jpg 20210110_171236.jpg
I guess we'll see if it works or not.
 

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