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Old 12-04-10, 11:28 AM
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These newer, low profile USB power connectors are available now ..... low enough that the Tray cover will slide shut!

12VDC in. --> 5V/1AMP out.


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Old 12-04-10, 11:55 AM
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yep, bought one last week. you can buy a belkin one on ebay for like 5$
Old 12-04-10, 12:26 PM
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i have ML nav 06 what does the usb connector do?
Old 12-04-10, 01:38 PM
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you guys mind sharing where you bought it from? Id love to get one too. thanks!
Old 12-04-10, 01:50 PM
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http://www.dragonext.com/mini-car-ci...ell-phone.html

Sorry about the big image. These are 2 for $6 shipped, they are from the Far East so it takes a few weeks. I bought 2 and they work just fine, no luxury needed with items like this, they are solid. It has a soft red light in the shape of a half-oval when you plug them in, sits flush. The easiest way to remove these from the socket would be to pull on whatever device is stuck into the USB slot. They pop out easily.



After I got my first 2, I like them so much that I found the exact same ones of eBay for $1.50 plus 15 cents shipping to US on BIN so I bought 3 more; the seller xiao2huan appears to have sold over 1,900 of these. Takes 3 weeks to arrive from HK.

search for: Mini Car Cigarette Lighter to USB Charger Adapter f MP3

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Old 12-04-10, 03:11 PM
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Search on ebay for:
New Car Cigarette Powered 1000mA USB Adapter/Charger

About $8 incl shipping for 2 .... takes about 15-20days to get them though. The power on LED on the top surface was a nice surprise.

Old 12-04-10, 03:17 PM
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best is elago....flush fit

and comes with a handle to pull it out too!

Attachment 503746

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Old 12-04-10, 03:26 PM
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wow nice find, now i can charge my iphone in the car!
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i have 2 one in the glove and one in the cig lighter! u can get them on meritline or ebay
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is the elago one east to detach? can u slide the cover shut?
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is the elago one easy to detach? can u slide the cover shut?
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yup...awesome. Let me post more pix.
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The green light even matches with the Lexus interior light treatment
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hasn't this thing been out for like ages?
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Originally Posted by panda327
hasn't this thing been out for like ages?
Yes but hasn't been as popular and cheap; meaning not many devices could use them. Now, pretty much every device from ipod to cellphone to tablet can be recharged via usb. This device is for your CLA socket but it won't be popular for long since many cars will soon has USB slots OEM.


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