iPhone Connect and Charge Dock

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1979rover
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Post by 1979rover »

Keep us posted on what you decide. I'm interested as well.

jimbg
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Post by jimbg »

It is a glorified cup holder that plugs into the USB under the arm rest and is a slightly neater solution.
I just keep my phone under the arm rest and have a short lightning left plugged in.

It adds no functionality over what I can do with mine.

http://accessories-instructions.landrov ... y/G2016358
1979rover
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Post by 1979rover »

Honestly, if you were going to drill a hole, just drill a hole in the bottom of the cupholder and use the 12v plug in the lower storage bin below the cupholders. At least you can still use it as a cupholder when the phone isn't there.

Dismantling and running the wiring is asking for trouble.
User1234

Post by User1234 »

1979rover,

It's a bit more complex than that. "Just drilling a hole" means the cup holder tray will be limited in how far it can slide back, thus hindering access to the storage below.

What the D5 needs is a USB data point in front of the gear selector.
jimbg
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Post by jimbg »

And it needs to be a media port as well if you want to have the full functionality.
1979rover
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Post by 1979rover »

You are correct. I had forgotten about that.

Just another LR quirk we need to embrace, lol.
whited3 wrote: Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:57 pm 1979rover,

It's a bit more complex than that. "Just drilling a hole" means the cup holder tray will be limited in how far it can slide back, thus hindering access to the storage below.

What the D5 needs is a USB data point in front of the gear selector.
18disco
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Post by 18disco »

@User1234, can you share the section of the workshop manual that LR sent you (501-12)? I'm looking to run some wiring from the USB to the center of the dash and want to make sure I remove the components properly. :)
STOAT
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Post by STOAT »

This looks like a nice option:

https://joli.design/products/iphone-car ... 6859055187

What do you think?
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