Is there a plug and play way to get power behind the dash?

[deeve]

Curious is there is a way plug and play or no wire cutting way to get power behind the dash for a usb connector? I want to run a powered USB device, but do not want to use up one of the external connector points.

Thank you

 

[Richard320]

Super easy.

First you buy a fuse tap and install it to provide a feed.

https://www.amazon.com/Lumision-CIRCUIT-FUSE-TAP-CIRCUIT-TERMINAL/dp/B00OZGA8O8

Then you cut the clips off this thing and connect the red to the fuse tap and the black to a ground somewhere.

https://www.amazon.com/Converter-8A-Regulator-Automatically-Identify/dp/B08MCZNYZN/

This thread will help you identify the fuse you want to tap off of.

New 5th-Gen 1500 Fuse / Relay / Circuit Breaker Diagrams & Documentation

I posted a diagram for the Internal Fuse Panel recently. This was good information to share with other 5th-Gen 1500 owners because the owner's manual doesn't contain such a diagram and the labels on the panel are very hard to read. However, there was a lot more information that could be even...

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[deeve]

Thanks. Thats a good idea. On my Wrangler someone make an adapter that plugs into the back of the power port. Let me see if I can find it....

 

[Richard320]

Thanks. Thats a good idea. On my Wrangler someone make an adapter that plugs into the back of the power port. Let me see if I can find it....

This? https://stingeroffroad.com/products/accessory-power-t-harness-for-jeep-ram

 

[deeve]

Got it. Here is the one for the Wrangler I was thinking about. Once I found that I decided to try the same search terms (duh) but substitute Ram for Wrangler and came up with this. More expensive than your solution for sure, @Richard320.