Coin holder - useful or stupid?

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Hows that wireless charger working....Fast.??? Is it worth installing? My Bighorn didn't come with one

My phone is in a flip case and it doesn’t fit in the wireless charger holder without taking it off the case—plus, I plug the phone in for CarPlay—so almost never use it.

If RAM were to add wireless CarPlay, I’d change my phone case.

 

[SpeedyV]

My phone is in a flip case and it doesn’t fit in the wireless charger holder without taking it off the case—plus, I plug the phone in for CarPlay—so almost never use it.

If RAM were to add wireless CarPlay, I’d change my phone case.

It works fine (reasonably fast) on mine. The thing is...if I’m in the truck long enough to use it, I’m usually plugged in to use CarPlay, so it’s not needed (and it charges surprisingly fast while running CarPlay). My wife has personal and work iPhones that support wireless charging, so she can take advantage of it when she’s riding along.

 

[cwford]

Turn it around? Genius ! That's WAY better...

 

[MJP]

Title says it all - Does anyone actually use this thing?

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Why is there a spot for half-dollars? I would bet that I haven't seen a half dollar in circulation in 10+ years. And why are the coins slots ordered by size instead of value? Dimes after pennies really?
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Absolutely useless. It’s 2019 and EZ Pass exists. Most if not all parking meters take a credit card now too.

 

[Diamondback]

Hows that wireless charger working....Fast.??? Is it worth installing? My Bighorn didn't come with one

Yes .. since I don't drive the truck too far (new job is much closer), I don't get FULL use out of it. However, I was able to top mine off and start my friend's iPhone by the time I got home (roughly 30 mins). It is nice to plop it in there even if the phone doesn't need charged to hold the phone in place. All these guys getting aftermarket holders when the truck already has the rubber holder installed (at least all the ones I've seen do - not all have the wireless charges).

Once you locate the "sweet spot", then you get used to placing your cell in the same spot each time you jump in.

 

[gpbst3]

I always like to have a few bucks in change. I DO NOT like that its openly visible. I dont need additional reason to tempt a thief.

 

[bdcramer1]

How are some of you turning it around?


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[timtlu]

How are some of you turning it around?


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The coin holder is actually part of a little plastic rectangular insert in that whole area. Lift and twist.

 

[Patsy1099]

I usually just keep my coins in the ashtray

 

[Quiet]

I use it, though my wife tends to raid it so she wrap change.

Hows that wireless charger working....Fast.??? Is it worth installing? My Bighorn didn't come with one

It's not too bad. A bit slow if you're streaming over bluetooth, and pointless if you're connecting your phone via USB as that will always be faster. It's a feature I use because it's there, but if it wasn't, I very seriously doubt I'd spend any money to get it added.

 

[Hockeygod1225]

It gets used as often as the CD player...

Even ram knows CD players are old so they even put a sign that shows lable side up so that younger people can't screw it up.

 

[Neurobit]

I haven’t seen a coin in years... Use Apple Pay & plastic 99.9%. If I happen to use cash, I let my kids have the change.

 

[SD Rebel]

I probably use it more than the CD player that came with my truck.

 

[_StangPGH]

I probably use it more than the CD player that came with my truck.

Ha, agreed! I wedge my sunglass case in that space in front of the CD player. Perfect fit! They should have deleted the CD player and sprung for wheel liners as stock.

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[SD Rebel]

Ha, agreed! I wedge my sunglass case in that space in front of the CD player. Perfect fit! They should have deleted the CD player and sprung for wheel liners as stock.

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I know, money well spent somewhere else, I don't think I've held a CD in a few years and I'm 45 years old!

 

[RAMpage]

Ha, agreed! I wedge my sunglass case in that space in front of the CD player. Perfect fit! They should have deleted the CD player and sprung for wheel liners as stock.

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They must have a half million old CD players sitting around unsold and figured they sneak them into the new RAMs. They could have at least hid them inside the glovebox like most other manufacturers are doing that still include a CD/DVD player. Wheel liners or even wireless charging as a standard option on all trucks would have been better!

 

[Pressgrove]

I know, money well spent somewhere else, I don't think I've held a CD in a few years and I'm 45 years old!

I think the last two CDs I owned were stuck in the CD changer in the '03 F-250 I traded for the Ram.

 

[BlckDT]

I do find the coin holder being used more often than I thought. Mainly for the morning coffee going into work. I did turn it around to hide it more and to utilize the actual storage section easier. As for the CD Player...not so much.

 

[tdager]

They must have a half million old CD players sitting around unsold and figured they sneak them into the new RAMs. They could have at least hid them inside the glovebox like most other manufacturers are doing that still include a CD/DVD player. Wheel liners or even wireless charging as a standard option on all trucks would have been better!

My understanding is that it was actually a request/demand through focus groups and feedback to add back a CD player. I can say that I enjoy mine, even have a CD case full of CD's in my center console.

 

[RAMpage]

My understanding is that it was actually a request/demand through focus groups and feedback to add back a CD player. I can say that I enjoy mine, even have a CD case full of CD's in my center console.

Maybe they should have made it an option instead - and make something else around the same price (wireless charging) standard instead since more people would use that.