[RLe92335]

What have you all found to be the best set-up for charging your phone while driving but also keeping it visible? I like keeping the phone visible on the mount for texts, waze, jb4 app, etc but need to keep charging on long drives. I don't see a way to charge over USB in console or glove box and run the cable out to my mount. Am I missing something?

[Ali-E90]

Originally Posted by RLe92335

What have you all found to be the best set-up for charging your phone while driving but also keeping it visible? I like keeping the phone visible on the mount for texts, waze, jb4 app, etc but need to keep charging on long drives. I don't see a way to charge over USB in console or glove box and run the cable out to my mount. Am I missing something?

I use a standard 12V car charger plugged in at the front ash tray when I need to charge and keep my phone mounted to my vent clip (Kenu Airframe). Most other times I charge inside the centre console where my iPod audio plug is also.

[RLe92335]

Forgot to say I don't have ashtray

[Ali-E90]

Originally Posted by RLe92335

Forgot to say I don't have ashtray

I forget that it's not standard equip on all cars. My bad.

Maybe try a battery phone case instead? Just use while in car, then remove so it's not bulky in your pocket. You can get cheap ones online, they should be good enough even if not as good as branded, counterparts.

[ctuna]

I use a mount with an articulated arm which has a built in charger
so I can bring up Waze mostly for traffic alerts.
It plugs into the cig lighter receptacle . The run about 25 bucks on line.

[RLe92335]

Originally Posted by Ali-323i

I forget that it's not standard equip on all cars. My bad.

Maybe try a battery phone case instead? Just use while in car, then remove so it's not bulky in your pocket. You can get cheap ones online, they should be good enough even if not as good as branded, counterparts.

Already using one of those...would like to stay plugged into a power source somehow.

[Unknown_Car]

Originally Posted by RLe92335

Already using one of those...would like to stay plugged into a power source somehow.

You can't be plugged and use jb4 at the same time anyways.

[RLe92335]

Originally Posted by Roma_335i

You can't be plugged and use jb4 at the same time anyways.

Really?!? Why is that? (I am using iPhone app and Bluetooth connection kit)

[ctuna]

My articulated arm has to usb ports for charging
and the charger is built in .

[Unknown_Car]

Originally Posted by RLe92335

Really?!? Why is that? (I am using iPhone app and Bluetooth connection kit)

You need to have the usb plugged from jb4 to the phone to use it. So how can you charge the phone while using the jb4 ? I want to figure this out also I want to be able to charge and use jb4 at same time.

[RLe92335]

Originally Posted by Roma_335i

You need to have the usb plugged from jb4 to the phone to use it. So how can you charge the phone while using the jb4 ? I want to figure this out also I want to be able to charge and use jb4 at same time.

I am using the JB4 Bluetooth Connect Kit. Not using any USB cables or ports.

[Unknown_Car]

Originally Posted by RLe92335

I am using the JB4 Bluetooth Connect Kit. Not using any USB cables or ports.

?? They have that? Where did you get it and how dose jb4 connect to Bluetooth?

[RLe92335]

You can buy it direct from BMS or you can buy from them through eBay. what you will get from BMS is a Bluetooth transmitter which connects directly to your Jb4 (140 bucks I believe). Then you need to buy the app for your phone, which for iPhone was another $28 I believe. When you install both you will then pair it like you do any other Bluetooth device. Pretty feature rich, code read/delete, map changes, settings changes, gauges, firmware updates, logging, etc. But overall, once getting over the cost, I am pretty happy with it.

[RLe92335]

Sooooo, no good solutions for charging over USB cable huh?

[cdgatti]

did you check under your glove box for a 12V outlet?
Mine is a 2008 and I didn't have it, but went on Tischer and bought the color matched bottom panel that had the opening for a 12 V outlet, the 12V outlet and wired it to the fuse box in the glove box. put in a 12v to usb and voila! nice short run from there to the dash mounted phone.

[RLe92335]

Originally Posted by cdgatti

did you check under your glove box for a 12V outlet?
Mine is a 2008 and I didn't have it, but went on Tischer and bought the color matched bottom panel that had the opening for a 12 V outlet, the 12V outlet and wired it to the fuse box in the glove box. put in a 12v to usb and voila! nice short run from there to the dash mounted phone.

WOW - I had no idea that 12v was even there! Brilliant. Exactly what I was looking for...