Added inductive charging station to my car

[John Megadeth]

I had 45 minutes to kill this evening, so I modified a wireless charger and installed it in my car to create a hidden inductive charging station for my iPhone 8 Plus.

My car’s a 2017 Ford Fusion, and it has a recessed area underneath the infotainment system (in the center console) which fits an iPhone 8 Plus perfectly. I disassembled the wireless charger (purchased from Amazon) and modified the housing to allow for ample coverage and installation. I removed several trim pieces from the center console and ran the USB power cable to an Aukey USB power outlet inside the console under the armrest.

I’m pleased with the result, as I was initially going to use an add-a-fuse to power it, so no extra supplies or soldering needed.

Disassembled wireless charger

Location of wireless charging station

Success

 

[pcorrado]

Nice! Want to do this to my car?

 

[staggerlee41]

That's very creative and just awesome! Are you taking orders?

 

[eoblaed]

Very cool. Nice work!

 

[Applejuiced]

Very nice.
But you would need to drive around for 6 hours to fully charge it using wireless Qi
12W USB plug will take about an hour.

 

[BrianBaughn]

When they come out with a "mount" that does this...

 

[dsh3]

Easy DIY, good job!

I was thinking about doing the exact same thing in my new 2017 Mazda 3, however the trim parts including their rubber covers are quite thick where I can place the , which I guess can be an issue with the Qi coils if they cannot reach the phone on top.

 

[dontwalkhand]

Any idea where I can put one in a Mercedes C280? I guess I can put one in the center armrest thing. But annoying there’s no place to lay your phone at all in this car!

 

[jallenclark]

I have similar issue in my MB, I am waiting to order one of these: http://www.scosche.com/magnetic-phone-mount-and-qi-charger-for-car

I currently bought one of the CD tray mounts, I did some cutting to mine to make it look better and fit in the place I wanted it, I plan on reusing some parts of it with the one above.

 

[rgarjr]

Sick mod

 

[pbaker103]

Cool, still deciding if i'll try adding wireless charging to my car or stick with charging through the lighting port for quicker charging on the go

 

[ideal.dreams]

Very clever! Cadillac has been putting wireless chargers in their newer vehicles for about a year or two now so hopefully other automakers will follow suit.

 

[Lakailb87]

Very nice.
But you would need to drive around for 6 hours to fully charge it using wireless Qi
12W USB plug will take about an hour.

Who is fully charging their phone in their car? Haha

It's meant as a trickle charge

 

[Applejuiced]

Who is fully charging their phone in their car? Haha

It's meant as a trickle charge

I use a 12W cigarette adapter plug to charge mine when in need.
That trickle charge is way too slow.