Added rear door usb ports

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Been planning to do this mod sometime in the near future, but after a recent trip with the kids in the truck arguing over chargers, this got moved up on the priority list. Ordered 2 usb charge ports from Amazon, came with the wiring pigtails. Pulled the door panel off and essentially probed the window switch plug with the wires until the usb port lit up. The black wire appears to be ground and one of the other heavier wires in the harness (I believe it was diagonally across from the black wire on the plug) was positive. Just tapped into those 2 wires, drilled the hole for the port and popped everything back into place. Overall, was pretty simple to complete, and a quick 15 minute trip tool my kids ipad from dead to 13%. Using the ports I'll link below. Plus, by using the window lock button, I can turn the ports off from the drivers door. Otherwise, they are key on power only.
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Nice ... I'll be doing this pretty soon myself, can you confirm that they stay hot unless you press the window lock in the drivers side door window switch ?
 
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Nice ... I'll be doing this pretty soon myself, can you confirm that they stay hot unless you press the window lock in the drivers side door window switch ?
Yes, I've tried it. They only have power with the key on and the window locks disabled. Hitting the window lock cuts power.
 

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will have to do this myself as grandson ALWAYS has his tablet and near dead battery.
 

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Don't like the idea of one of my grandkids near an unlocked door. But otherwise, love this mod. Good job.
 

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Been planning to do this mod sometime in the near future, but after a recent trip with the kids in the truck arguing over chargers, this got moved up on the priority list. Ordered 2 usb charge ports from Amazon, came with the wiring pigtails. Pulled the door panel off and essentially probed the window switch plug with the wires until the usb port lit up. The black wire appears to be ground and one of the other heavier wires in the harness (I believe it was diagonally across from the black wire on the plug) was positive. Just tapped into those 2 wires, drilled the hole for the port and popped everything back into place. Overall, was pretty simple to complete, and a quick 15 minute trip tool my kids ipad from dead to 13%. Using the ports I'll link below. Plus, by using the window lock button, I can turn the ports off from the drivers door. Otherwise, they are key on power only.
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NICE lil mod there, and since I have a lowly Bighorn, if I had kids or grandy kids around, I would have to do sumthing like that Bighorn not have rear console anything).
 
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Great mod when you have kids. I decided to install mine a bit lower to keep them tucked away.
I wanted to do that spot, but couldn't get to the backside of that box.
 

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