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Wireless charging install question
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Everything I’ve seen shows something that has to plug-in to the cd playerWhy would you need the CD player to have the wireless charging pad installed? I am confused
LoNeStAr
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Not sure what would need to plug into the CD player. But I see what your saying the description on the all Moparparts.com website
Yea I’m hoping there’s a workaround that’s not too complicated
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You don’t have to have CD player. See step 23
Thank you for finding this
My truck doesn't have the CD player or the cubby. But it looks like it shouldn't matter. Looks like the installation is pretty involved though. I'll just stick with the wireless charger I bought from Amazon LOL.
MannymanX
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As someone who have completed this install by himself, It's pretty involved... Not easy and also requires some soldering skills...
I don't see any reason for it not to work without a CD player, You just don't use the cd player plug. The Wireless chargers does not share wires with the CD player.
USB dock has his one wire(2-3 actually) 110V plug on the bottom has his own plug and the charger come with a totally new wire you need to tap to certain harnesses.
I don't see any reason for it not to work without a CD player, You just don't use the cd player plug. The Wireless chargers does not share wires with the CD player.
USB dock has his one wire(2-3 actually) 110V plug on the bottom has his own plug and the charger come with a totally new wire you need to tap to certain harnesses.
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Do you still have your non-wireless part? If so would you be willing to part with it? Looking for one to make some custom wireless modifications on.
MannymanX
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I do have it actually.. i don't know if i want to part with it, I might take the charger when trading the truck in..
Does the wireless charger still charge with the key off? I would love to do this so I can keep my IPod I use for work charging overnight but man what a lengthy install just to avoid having to plug it up.
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MannymanX
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No. You need the ignition to be in the ON position and all the doors to be closed. If these two requirements are not met, it will not charge. It took me hours to figure out why the damn thing doesn't work... I started driving and thought I would give it a try.. it worked when driving
I stopped and opened the door, and it stopped charging immediately. Weird system...
MannymanX
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I mean... It's a nice feature to have... I bought it more then a year ago, when it was still selling at around $120-130... I think it's worth it, for the long road trips...
Yea but in long trips (trust me I make a ton of those) I would be using CarPlay which drains your phone battery pretty good plus I would need to be plugged in for that (yes I know about the wireless CarPlay dongle. Factor in both of those I’m better off just skipping and using the cord lol. Only reason I would really use it like I’ve mentioned above is to charge my IPod overnight which doesn’t help if the truck has to be running for that lol maybe I’ll revisit the idea one day lol.
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MannymanX
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Oh i gotcha... I use it pretty often because i never use Android auto...
I does sound like it's going to be a waste of money considering your needs...
