Android Auto/Car Play

[21Moja]

I am looking for the cleanest way to run/hide wiring for using AA and Car Play...I have a very irrational fear of exposed wiring so clean installs OEM are a must for me. I was hoping this group had some solid installs hiding the charging wires in the console or the dash.

Thanks

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[Lunentucker]

Look at the iPhone mount thread.

 

[OHJeeper]

Wireless AA - the Motorola MA1 hidden in the console!

 

[USMC_1Wire6337]

Wireless AA - the Motorola MA1 hidden in the console!

I just wish I could find it in stock for a reasonable price somewhere.

 

[21Moja]

Wireless AA - the Motorola MA1 hidden in the console!

I think that has possibility but I would have to get rid of my Note 9 and Im not quite ready to do that. Its the last great Note Samsung came out with...

 

[sharpsicle]

I am looking for the cleanest way to run/hide wiring for using AA and Car Play...I have a very irrational fear of exposed wiring so clean installs OEM are a must for me. I was hoping this group had some solid installs hiding the charging wires in the console or the dash.

Thanks

So there are options in both places, but you need to decide where you want the phone to be first. That will determine where you need to connect it to and how to route the cable.

 

[21Moja]

My last couple of jeeps and my F150 all had 67 Designs stuff on the dash...While it was nice to have the phone within sight Im also fine hiding it out of sight. In my F150 the USB for AA was in a hidden cubby, I ran the wiring behind the radio and up through the top of the dash, it worked well but not sure that is what I want to do with the front USB where it is. I guess I could run from the center console to the top of the dash.

 

[OHJeeper]

I just wish I could find it in stock for a reasonable price somewhere.

I pre ordered mine on Amazon and got lucky.

 

[21Moja]

This might be a hard ask but has anyone seen a phone "holder" or something like that, that goes in between the center console and the dash?? There is a "well" at the transition that holds a phone size-wise but will slide all over, has anyone seen something that goes there for a phone?

 

[JTR178]

See below. Not mentioned in the post, a carlinkit wireless CarPlay adapter that lives in the center console.

Offroam base + Spiegen MagSafe wireless charger.

Run cable behind dash panels for a clean install. Doesn't obstruct the windshield, which is a huge pet peeve of mine.

 

[Lunentucker]

I really don't quite get the need to have the phone in view and readily accessible unless you're using it to record video?
I keep a cable plugged into the USB c in the console and plug the phone in as soon as I get in. Android Auto takes care of maps (Waze), music (Auri), and if I need to text or talk I either tap the screen or say, "Hey Google".
I've used it for years on other vehicles and have become very accustomed to it.

 

[21Moja]

I really don't quite get the need to have the phone in view and readily accessible unless you're using it to record video?
I keep a cable plugged into the USB c in the console and plug the phone in as soon as I get in. Android Auto takes care of maps (Waze), music (Auri), and if I need to text or talk I either tap the screen or say, "Hey Google".
I've used it for years on other vehicles and have become very accustomed to it.

This is why I asked what I did in my last post...I think that spot is perfect for a phone as well as keeping out of sight...All that needs to be done is a way to get it from sliding all over the place.

 

[Lunentucker]

10-4. Mine fits in the key fob slot between the cup holders nicely.

 

[Mr._Bill]

I rarely have passengers, so the phone just sits in the seat. I have a three foot cable coming out the side slot of the console connected to the hidden USB port.

 

[21Moja]

Im thinking about getting the Carlinkit 4.0 since it now supports AA...

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