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Out of curiosity, how are these hooked up in vehicles with factory center consoles? Do those have a different HMI?

Same way. For trucks with them already, the connections are up front. They may not have a glove box USB, so they use the green port of the HMI for one of the USB Hubs data feed and the black port for the inside compartment hub feed.


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Placed an order for the console setup back on June 30 from gmpartsnow and the order status is still "On Order" with an ETA of N/A. Haven't heard a word from them though my card was charged.

 

Update: It shipped today.

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20 minutes and counting of trying to disconnect the plugs from the existing 110V plug. My thumb is bloodied and ruined and getting nowhere.

pgamboa Senior Enthusiast

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20 minutes and counting of trying to disconnect the plugs from the existing 110V plug. My thumb is bloodied and ruined and getting nowhere.

The release on one of the plugs is hidden by the other plug. So have to remove the one side that you have access to first.

You almost have to use your finger nail or a small screwdriver to push the release in.


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1 hour ago, pgamboa said:


The release on one of the plugs is hidden by the other plug. So have to remove the one side that you have access to first.

You almost have to use your finger nail or a small screwdriver to push the release in.


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Thanks man. I got everything hooked up.

 

USB ports inside the console have power but not media, says no USB connected.

 

Also I didn't put the side panels on before the console was in place so I might have to loosen it back out and put them on.

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Thanks man. I got everything hooked up.
 
USB ports inside the console have power but not media, says no USB connected.
 
Also I didn't put the side panels on before the console was in place so I might have to loosen it back out and put them on.

Did you connect USB cables to the hubs? They are needed for USB Data Logic.


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5 minutes ago, pgamboa said:


Did you connect USB cables to the hubs? They are needed for USB Data Logic.


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Yeah, black to brown from the output of the 2-port hub on the front of the console to the brown connector inside the console. if I disconnected it the ports inside the console lost power, but they never had data.

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Yeah, black to brown from the output of the 2-port hub on the front of the console to the brown connector inside the console. if I disconnected it the ports inside the console lost power, but they never had data.

So this is from the Front HUB that feeds the inside compartment hub. What about from the HMI to the front hub? Should be either a black to grey or green to gray? If you don’t have a cable from the HMI to the front hub, that’s the missing input link.


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So this is from the Front HUB that feeds the inside compartment hub. What about from the HMI to the front hub? Should be either a black to grey or green to gray? If you don’t have a cable from the HMI to the front hub, that’s the missing input link.


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There's black to gray from the HMI to the front hub. USB drives are working fine in the front hub of the console. I'll look at it more later today.

 

Unrelated, do the side trim pieces go on before or after the top piece?

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There's black to gray from the HMI to the front hub. USB drives are working fine in the front hub of the console. I'll look at it more later today.
 
Unrelated, do the side trim pieces go on before or after the top piece?

There have been reports of the front hub not passing the USB Data Logic to the inside compartment one. We don’t know why. In this case, you’ll need that green to gray cable. If you have a Glove Box USB, you’ll have to omit that. Then use that port to feed the front hub. Then the black to Brown will go directly from HMI (black port) to inside compartment brown port.

As for side trim black skirt panels, they go on last. If you’re having a hard time with driver side, it’s most likely because you didn’t remove the plastic covers on the driver side metal Support brace.

The “Hook” on the driver side panel hooks onto metal. The plastic cover pieces that are there now block the hook. You have to pop those off.


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There have been reports of the front hub not passing the USB Data Logic to the inside compartment one. We don’t know why. In this case, you’ll need that green to gray cable. If you have a Glove Box USB, you’ll have to omit that. Then use that port to feed the front hub. Then the black to Brown will go directly from HMI (black port) to inside compartment brown port.

As for side trim black skirt panels, they go on last. If you’re having a hard time with driver side, it’s most likely because you didn’t remove the plastic covers on the driver side metal Support brace.

The “Hook” on the driver side panel hooks onto metal. The plastic cover pieces that are there now block the hook. You have to pop those off.


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Thanks, I have the old plastic from the driver side taken off. I haven't even tried to install it yet, though. Gonna pop the top back off and double check the connections.

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There have been reports of the front hub not passing the USB Data Logic to the inside compartment one. We don’t know why. In this case, you’ll need that green to gray cable. If you have a Glove Box USB, you’ll have to omit that. Then use that port to feed the front hub. Then the black to Brown will go directly from HMI (black port) to inside compartment brown port.

As for side trim black skirt panels, they go on last. If you’re having a hard time with driver side, it’s most likely because you didn’t remove the plastic covers on the driver side metal Support brace.

The “Hook” on the driver side panel hooks onto metal. The plastic cover pieces that are there now block the hook. You have to pop those off.


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What doesn't make sense to me on that. Is my inside and outside pass Android auto and carplay fine. The inside one however does not pass USB media. 

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What doesn't make sense to me on that. Is my inside and outside pass Android auto and carplay fine. The inside one however does not pass USB media. 

That’s ingesting... if the both pass car play, then USB Data and Power are working... hmmm..


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I wonder if its an issue with the inside hub not getting enough power? Carplay, etc just need a data connection since the phones themselves still have battery power so they work, but USB drives aren't getting enough juice to power on the device and get recognized. Just a thought.

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I wonder if its an issue with the inside hub not getting enough power? Carplay, etc just need a data connection since the phones themselves still have battery power so they work, but USB drives aren't getting enough juice to power on the device and get recognized. Just a thought.

Possible however, that port will charge my phone with out issue and the usbstick i put in there lights up. I havnt tested the aux jack in there either. There should be a way to wire the glove and the external and internal usb. At least one user here had a bad usb port up front, but with his scnario he had nothing working from the rear.

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