Wireless car charger install

[daithiyup]

Hello...

New to the forum, looks super, seen some nice ideas already.

Thought I’d post a small job I did today....I like my tech and recently got a phone which supports wireless charging so decided to install a wireless car charger in my Insignia. It’s a bit OTT and it covers the cup holders which I don’t really use but as I said, I like my tech!!

Here’s a few photos:

Purchased charger on Amazon


Cut template of cup holder:


Used template to cut charger to size


Routed cable through cutouts in the cup holder (e.g. the cut outs for the “springed” plastic holder) and into USB ports


Job done. No cables visible.

[marko301]

Hi,

Nice tidy job, that!

Post a pic of you car too!

[sriray]

Hi, welcome to the forum

[sriray]

Handy for those who don't use their cup holders. I love mine

One thing though wireless charging is slow. Maximum they put out from the ones i seen is 1A (1000mAh) which won't charge much on a modern smartphone battery.
The usb feed you using is only putting out 500mAh is that enough to make the charger work, ones i seen require 2A input and 1A output.

[daithiyup]

The usb feed you using is only putting out 500mAh is that enough to make the charger work, ones i seen require 2A input and 1A output.

Thanks for the spec.
I had it in mind and I was going to monitor it.
So far it’s working fine and charging. If it’s not enough I’ll route the cable around to a USB port in the cig lighter socket.

[sriray]

Thanks for the spec.
I had it in mind and I was going to monitor it.
So far it’s working fine and charging. If it’s not enough I’ll route the cable around to a USB port in the cig lighter socket.

You need something like this and tap into the wires behind the front or rear lighter socket

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-to-5V-3A-USB-Charger-Power-Supply-Adaptor-DC-Converter-Connector-Charger/302938483574