USB/aux relocation

[TheBatman]

Just wanted to share what I did this past Saturday. I never liked the stock location of the USB and aux input because the chord(s) had to lay across the center console if you want to put your phone in the cup holder area, or even if you put it in the useless little front cubby I still found the chord(s) to hang in the way. Passengers were always sitting on them yada yada so I moved the ports.

Bought one of these

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-extension-Flush-Motercycle-Xtenzi/dp/B00CNUFGN6/"]Amazon.com: USB & 3.5mm AUX extension Flush Mount 2 Meter Cable , 1/8 AUX Car Bike Boat Motercycle Lead By Xtenzi: Car Electronics[/ame]

and simply plugged into the stock ports and buried the connections in the dash. I then removed the 12 outlet from the center counsel and bored the hole out slightly to accommodate the mount and heres how it looks:



Works nicely with my Carsmo armrest, I can hide my phone under the armrest easily or throw it in a cup holder



For the now empty hole where the stock ports were I used a blank switch hole cover, you can buy/order one from a toyota dealership:



I drilled a hole in the blank and used it as a switch mount for my traction control override





not a huge fan of the switch but its what I had laying around, I'll probably swap it out for something better looking later.

[gdrider77]

Good stuff.....i hate having the "chords" in the way also....hehehe

[TheBatman]

Lolwut?
Am I missing some innuendo..?

[sklimo]

Originally Posted by gdrider77

Good stuff.....i hate having the "chords" in the way also....hehehe

LOL I get it

OP spelled cords, chords, like vocal..................


Edit: Looks good OP

[TheBatman]

Oohh haha I would love to blame auto-correct or something, but I'm honestly just a horrible speller

[Rumbaar]

Nice work. I was going to drill a hole and remount the USB above the current power socket. I had brought a standard USB like the Amazon one.

Which I could get the AUX in to work with my aftermarket head unit and I'd get one of those Amazon ones instead.

[TheBatman]

You can, check this out

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/aud...head-unit.html

[Rumbaar]

Originally Posted by TheBatman

You can, check this out

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/aud...head-unit.html

AH, seen that before. I've got the Adapter and the USB works, but my HU doesn't have an AUX input. So that's my problem.

[stueck9356]

I want to put mine in the glove box, and just permanently hook up cables and leave everything in the glove box. I never take my ipod out of the car, I bought it a while back specifically for car audio.

Does that amazon adapter fit into the cigarette lighter hole without modification? and does that little aux-cover have a hole/toggle switch in it by default, or is it naturally just a blank cover?

[TheBatman]

I had to bore out the hole a bit to accommodate the amazon port. The cover does not have a switch, its just a blank that I drilled a hole in and used a switch from autozone.

[btoast]

Where does one find that arm rest?

[BC-Boy]

dam i really like that, im gonna keep my glovebox one and do that . i wonder what i could put in the dash port for the usb which i dont have, leave it blank or NOS BUTTON !!!! carbon fiber aviation inspired toggle switch with color changing led and bass sensing module to follow the beat of blaring katy perry !!!!!

[FiRStsc10n]

Originally Posted by btoast

Where does one find that arm rest?

Carsmo

http://www.carsmodesign.com/fr-s-brz-armrest.html