Easy Auto Start / Stop eliminator

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Okay I have an idea to plug in a robot (small /cheep) to the cig outlet above the swt. The electronic robot is energized when key is turned on and pushes the button for you.
 

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I had this simple usb charger that lights up when plugged in.
Fixed the auto-start function. :clap:

Any USB 110v charger will work if you donā€™t care for the lights.

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Where did you get this ? I'm going to Best Buy to see what they have....I think the little LED is the key.
 

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Where did you get this ? I'm going to Best Buy to see what they have....I think the little LED is the key.
No idea where I picked that one up at. I thought the lights were the key too but a regular usb charger will work.
Or a night light.
 

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Wow. Great find. Iā€™ll try it. I just donā€™t like it in the hot part of the Summer.
 


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I just went to Wally World, picked this up for $5 and got all excited....it glows and changes colors constantly.........but did NOT disable the start-stop :explode:

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I just went to Wally World, picked this up for $5 and got all excited....it glows and changes colors constantly.........but did NOT disable the start-stop :explode:

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I just plugged a small night light in and it did the trick. can put different colored bulbs in , can turn the bulb cover over bulbs and never know its back there.
 

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I just plugged a small night light in and it did the trick. can put different colored bulbs in , can turn the bulb cover over bulbs and never know its back there.
Is it LED or incandescent ?

Edit: It must be incandescent if you can put bulbs in it.....:facepalm: :)
 

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^^^ :crackup::crackup::crackup:
 

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I'm going to try this one might match my blue Ambient light

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074N9LRCP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Also noticed that the right 12 volt receptacle in the front is on all the time. I have a USB charger in 12 volt and the LED stays on blue. When the truck is off.

Are you sure? I thought it went off after about 20 mins after the truck was shut off? Mine stays on for a while after I shut the truck off - somewhere I thought I read it was 20 minutes.
 

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Are you sure? I thought it went off after about 20 mins after the truck was shut off? Mine stays on for a while after I shut the truck off - somewhere I thought I read it was 20 minutes.
I looked in the owners it is not clear if these are powered all the time. When hooking up my dash camera I used the right socket and it the camera powered up. I was curious if it shuts down after a period of time. I just confirmed that after sitting for 2 hours I no longer have power in either 12 volt outlet. I am not sure if it was 20 minutes but they do shut off after a period of time when the truck is off.
 

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So, from my experience, the LED USB charger and LED nightlight did not work. I got mine to work with an incandescent night light, BUT I will need to grind down the larger of the 2 plug blades so it can be fully plugged in and not resting on the plastic above the outlet. The LED options looked good, but never worked, once I drove the truck.
 
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I actually found a USB wall unit with a small led and that worked so even better, helps to poke around in the drawer o stuff lol

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