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<blockquote data-quote="Drifter" data-source="post: 1337365" data-attributes="member: 28794"><p>Not sure if the same as what you guys are going for, but here is what I did:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]119956[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>The USB ports are mounted just forward of the BRI mount, with the USB Hub velcro'd under it. The wires are better cleaned up now and tucked under the mount, routed to com out the side and out to the Ram arms.</p><p>USB Ports: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WWNZ18N/?tag=fordraptorforum-20" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WWNZ18N/?tag=fordraptorforum-20</a></p><p>USB Extensions: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014RWATK2/?tag=fordraptorforum-20" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014RWATK2/?tag=fordraptorforum-20</a></p><p>USB Hub: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BWF5U0M/?tag=fordraptorforum-20" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BWF5U0M/?tag=fordraptorforum-20</a></p><p></p><p> [ATTACH=full]119959[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I didn't think there would be much interest in this so I didn't take any pictures of the routing, but the red line is how I ran the USB cords. I essentially wrapped 3' USB cords in wire loom to protect against any friction (some sharp metal back there) and dropped them from the top of the dash down behind the support arms and duct work, routed down toward the driver side footwell. I then brought it along the driver side of the console and tapped a hole into the center tray. I had to get my arms behind the dash from the driver side footwell to accomplish the routing: total pain in the **** as it's tight back there with some sharp edges.</p><p></p><p>I wrapped the USB wires from the dual port in loom and plugged them into the 3' extensions, wrapping those connections in electrical tape. The excess was coiled and tucked into the open space under the center dash panel after the radio, screen, and other dash & trim panels were installed. There is plenty of room for this and the excess play was extremely helpful in giving enough room to reinstall everything; I'll be extremely thankful for it when I have to take the center dash panel off again in the future.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]119962[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>The hole now has a rubber grommet to clean up the look and the data blocker is taped up out of the way with double-sided tape. One of the cords goes directly into the sync port: this is the one I plug into my phone running Carbridge over Sync (allows me to play nav, movies, TV, YouTube, etc. on the Sync screen). The other runs to a data blocker: this is the one the USB Hub is plugged into and the data blocker prevents sync from giving me the "USB Hub not supported" message every time. </p><p></p><p>USB Data Blocker: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CVMAK2M/?tag=fordraptorforum-20" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CVMAK2M/?tag=fordraptorforum-20</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]119965[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>All in all I'm extremely happy with it. For about $40, a couple of beers, and an hour or so of work, I now have a really clean dash, can close the center console tray, and have the ability to swap out RAM mounts and USB power supplies at will for whatever I'm getting into.</p><p></p><p>Again, not sure if that's what you guys are looking for, but I hope it helps. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask and I'll try to help any way I can. I hope to get a new 12" Pheonix tablet screen soon; when I take it all apart again to instal that I will take better pictures and post here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Drifter, post: 1337365, member: 28794"] Not sure if the same as what you guys are going for, but here is what I did: [ATTACH=full]119956[/ATTACH] The USB ports are mounted just forward of the BRI mount, with the USB Hub velcro'd under it. The wires are better cleaned up now and tucked under the mount, routed to com out the side and out to the Ram arms. USB Ports: [URL]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WWNZ18N/?tag=fordraptorforum-20[/URL] USB Extensions: [URL]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014RWATK2/?tag=fordraptorforum-20[/URL] USB Hub: [URL]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BWF5U0M/?tag=fordraptorforum-20[/URL] [ATTACH=full]119959[/ATTACH] I didn't think there would be much interest in this so I didn't take any pictures of the routing, but the red line is how I ran the USB cords. I essentially wrapped 3' USB cords in wire loom to protect against any friction (some sharp metal back there) and dropped them from the top of the dash down behind the support arms and duct work, routed down toward the driver side footwell. I then brought it along the driver side of the console and tapped a hole into the center tray. I had to get my arms behind the dash from the driver side footwell to accomplish the routing: total pain in the **** as it's tight back there with some sharp edges. I wrapped the USB wires from the dual port in loom and plugged them into the 3' extensions, wrapping those connections in electrical tape. The excess was coiled and tucked into the open space under the center dash panel after the radio, screen, and other dash & trim panels were installed. There is plenty of room for this and the excess play was extremely helpful in giving enough room to reinstall everything; I'll be extremely thankful for it when I have to take the center dash panel off again in the future. [ATTACH=full]119962[/ATTACH] The hole now has a rubber grommet to clean up the look and the data blocker is taped up out of the way with double-sided tape. One of the cords goes directly into the sync port: this is the one I plug into my phone running Carbridge over Sync (allows me to play nav, movies, TV, YouTube, etc. on the Sync screen). The other runs to a data blocker: this is the one the USB Hub is plugged into and the data blocker prevents sync from giving me the "USB Hub not supported" message every time. USB Data Blocker: [URL]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CVMAK2M/?tag=fordraptorforum-20[/URL] [ATTACH=full]119965[/ATTACH] All in all I'm extremely happy with it. For about $40, a couple of beers, and an hour or so of work, I now have a really clean dash, can close the center console tray, and have the ability to swap out RAM mounts and USB power supplies at will for whatever I'm getting into. Again, not sure if that's what you guys are looking for, but I hope it helps. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask and I'll try to help any way I can. I hope to get a new 12" Pheonix tablet screen soon; when I take it all apart again to instal that I will take better pictures and post here. [/QUOTE]
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