wireless charging (pre-facelift)

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Hello all.

I’ve seen the oem/ali and Inbay (10w) solutions. Thinking of just sticking a genuine magsafe (15w) to the bottom of the tray. However, the usb port is already reserved for wireless carplay dongle and not sure how to splice-in. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[DEAN0]

Could you not take a power supply from the 12v cigarette lighter and use a USB adaptor ?

 

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Could you not take a power supply from the 12v cigarette lighter and use a USB adaptor ?

that’s what i was thinking. original magsafe connect to something like https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145187064987 cut off the plug and splice to taps onto the 12v supply cables of the cigarette lighter connection. is there somewhere on a fusebox ring i could connect to, seems like the tap/splice would be about the same amount of effort? i’m also assuming the magsafe would work through the tray. has anyone tested this (don’t have the magsafe yet)?

 

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Looked at this again today. To do this requires a step down converter (so as not to blow the circuit fuse), specifically a high output as most are 15w at best. I was wrong previously, MagSafe is 20w. So need a specific high output solution such as the 24w here combined with a female usb-c to male usb-a like this. So will need to get these and should be in business.

I’m considering cutting a hole in the plastic so only the rubber is between to give the best connection. Should be awesome. Eventually.

 

[East Yorkshire Retrofits]

Hello all.

I’ve seen the oem/ali and Inbay (10w) solutions. Thinking of just sticking a genuine magsafe (15w) to the bottom of the tray. However, the usb port is already reserved for wireless carplay dongle and not sure how to splice-in. Does anyone have any suggestions?

The USB port is powered by the infotainment unit. It has limited power available to it, I wouldn't recommend using this power for wireless charging

 

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Ready to butcher some plastic…