[NGR]

I have my phone charger plugged into the passenger footwell, then the cable fits nicely between the gap on the centre console reaching over to the driver's side - quite tidy.

[mikenyc]

Originally Posted by NGR

I have my phone charger plugged into the passenger footwell, then the cable fits nicely between the gap on the centre console reaching over to the driver's side - quite tidy.

I keep my V1 connected to footwell outlet and my iPhone being charged from i8 usb socket at the same time, but at times when we travel with my daughter we need extra charging port

[fishpond]

Originally Posted by Aye-eight

The only way this makes sense to me is if they wanted to say that you're not supposed to leave external devices connected when the car is shut down, as that could cause a trickle discharge. After all, when you buy the official factory iPhone cradle accessory, it charges your phone. So it can't be that charging external devices is completely off limits.

I thought that the cigarette sockets shut off after a few minutes when you have locked the car anyway - so it shouldn't be an issue.

[Taxdr1965]

Originally Posted by gadgetfreaky

The USB charger built into the car seems is not powerful enough to charge my phone w/ GPS running. But of course the cigarette lighter is positioned that any normal USB charger is too tall to close the armrest.

Well.. I found a solution! This is short enough that will work. This is for android phones.
http://www.aukey.com/product/usb-car...r-adapter-ccs1

so then I bought this 90 degree micro USB cable.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you have an iphone (editing as the last one i recommended didn't work) you might want to try one of these
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ee+usb+adapter
then your lightning cable.

Yes, different wiring for iphone vs. iphones.
for iphone cable lightning this should work
http://www.amazon.com/EMTEC-Ninety-i...e+iphone+cable

now, you can have a charging cable that fully charges your phone at full amperage/wattage with the armrest closed

That first link is dead for USB cigarette lighter charger. Where can I find this?

[fishpond]

Ordered one of these on Amazon and it fits perfectly:
http://www.scosche.com/reversible-mi...ve-extip-ezc12

[SlipperyGary]

Originally Posted by fishpond

Ordered one of these on Amazon and it fits perfectly:
http://www.scosche.com/reversible-mi...ve-extip-ezc12

Cool. Thanks for the link. I just ordered one.

[Aye-eight]

Originally Posted by NGR

I have my phone charger plugged into the passenger footwell, then the cable fits nicely between the gap on the centre console reaching over to the driver's side - quite tidy.

Same here - works perfectly.

[Nivarox]

That was my set up but there's definitely a design fault here no matter what I try ,I can't get that lid stayed closed after plugging cables into that usb socket to charge things
You can not play music basically can't use it when you insert that micro usb into 12V socket

Not to be outdone, I bought another usb hub to use in the car and it works