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So I got my 2020 2500 HD Custom on Monday. I guess I didn't realize some of the things in the one I drove LT  didn't come in the custom alone.  So I'm wondering if there's any way to add more USB ports for charging things. Not data linke to the radio.  I would love something modular I could just plug in and piggy back off another power source vs cutting wires. My last alteration to a minivan cost me $400 because apparently that van monitors resistance and the brake light registered different resistance and killed the computer and it wouldn't run.  so looking to avoid that.   

 

 

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Alright!  30 min and a T-Tap later.   So the plan is to use the 110 outlet that my Custom 2500 doesn't have. (note the wires are there if you do want it) You just need to add an invert to the batter and wire it in.   This is only for Power,  not connecting a 2nd USB to your radio system. 

 

So I pulled out the cigarette lighter & the panel for the 110 outlet. 

 

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I don't have a soldering iron, so I opted for a T-Tap

 

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My plan was just to replace the spacer with the USB port I bought.    However, the USB adapter I bought is wide enough but not tall enough.  So I opted to use the spacer as a backplate.  I used a hole saw just bigger in diameter than the USB port and drilled through it. 

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Shoved everything back inside to hide the wires.... err  um cable management 

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And voila... USB ports for the copilot  and I can still use my dash camera with the cigarette lighter. (that will be the next wiring project.

 

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Need two harnesses and the usb block. Very similar to what is needed for the console swap just less the console. I have been looking to do the same thing since I got my truck last spring. I hate the cables dangling from the front dash. I have a thread with what I’m 99% sure are the correct part numbers. I have yet to put it together. 

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