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12v outlet under dashboard
I’ve got an LCI with Exec Pack, no 12v outlet under the dash. After a bit of research, am I correct that only the 2016 models had the 12v installed from the factory? Has anyone managed to retrofit a 12v in the existing open hole under the dash on a 2017 or 2018? I’d like to buy a dash cam and this location would be perfect for a stealth USB power source.
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Suspect they mean the passenger footwell 12v lighter socket that was not installed on US/Canada cars but may have been an option or standard in ROW. The same USB socket you pictured is extant on my 2018 car with Exec pack (NAR-Spec)
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Yep, I’m talking about the 12v in the passenger footwell. Anyone buy the parts and successfully install yourself?
Just curious: any rhyme or reason why some cars have it but some don’t? |
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Neither does mine. I didn't think that any US-spec car had it, but I could be wrong...
Thought this was a Europe-only thing, or maybe Canadians get it too? Just like they get the nice rear center passthrough that we don't... And yeah, those tubes are for the HVAC.
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My '14 M6 GC hs the 12V outlet on the passenger side (US model)
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I wonder if you could buy the lighter socket plug that's in the cup holder area and install it under the dash?
First making sure there's a power source there. I'm too old to contort myself to see. Maybe we can find a young ambitious person out there that could see??
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I looked, I cant see any unused plugs under there, so you would have to run your own power, which should be simple, because there is a fuse box and a firewall grommet less the a foot from that hole. I can also tell that the insert is the same shape as the unit on the side wall of the trunk, so I imagine you could order that part and use it there (the metal sleeve, not the cover). is anyone hip with part numbers, I will order one and test it.
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What an odd place for a 12v power outlet. I just peeked under the dash of my 05/17 build car and I have the hole but not the power outlet. I'd have never though to look there.
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Of course since nobody in the US is expecting it, they "decontent" that option for us to save $3.
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