The guys on Rennlist (Porsche) have been screwing around with wireless Carplay dongles for months. Very sporadic results and a lot of unhappy campers. The dongle has to be updated every time Apple farts. Colossal PITA.
Today I ran the USB-C cable from the upper tray down to the my adapter in the hidden 12V socket:
I fished my automotive-felt-covered USB-C cable into the dash from the upper left area. The connector of my charging coil is actually at the lower left, but the route is better from the upper left. The excess cable will get coiled underneath anyway, so it's good this way.
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Cable going downwards next to the radio head unit
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And now peeking out below where I want it:
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The excess cable coiled and now coming out from the lower left:
The 12V socket sitting sideways above the vehicle USB port module:
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The empty driver-side 12V socket mount:
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Nice job Ryan!Charging in the lower is definitely ideal but my phone doesn't actually fit in the lower one
This is news to me. Would be a great feature to have in new vehicles though
Didn't notice this - sorry!
It actually is, you just have to order things from China. I'm trying to figure things out myself. I am adding a USB-C port, because Carplay is much faster that way--I learned in my Jeep.
Agnes
The 5G Ranger will never get wireless Carplay or wireless Android Auto. Just like we won't get SYNC 4, our head units are not capable of it. It would require an expensive major hardware change.
The Jeep came with I connect and USB-C. I had an F-150 Raptor previously and I upgraded a Sync to a Sync3 and they sent me a USB C plug. Which is now what I'm trying to add to this truck. I'll keep you posted.
That is an EXCELLENT design option. That looks like a product you could sell......Hello everybody,
I wanted to share how I added QI charging and wireless CarPlay to my wife's 2019 Ranger with Sync 3.
The project is still work in progress but I used a Carlinkit 2.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter U2W with support for 5GHz, a Wireless Car Charger pad and build a custom bracket that covers the bottom storage area. Both plug in to the Sync 3 USB-A outlets.
The older 2.4GHz Carlinkit 1.0 does not work well with Google Maps (not enough data throughput) but the 2.0 version is pretty stable. The QI charging pad supports 10W but not with the Sync 3 USB-A ports. It's fine to just maintain the charge while using wireless CarPlay though.
WOW!Hello everybody,
I wanted to share how I added QI charging and wireless CarPlay to my wife's 2019 Ranger with Sync 3.
The project is still work in progress but I used a Carlinkit 2.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter U2W with support for 5GHz, a Wireless Car Charger pad and build a custom bracket that covers the bottom storage area. Both plug in to the Sync 3 USB-A outlets.
The older 2.4GHz Carlinkit 1.0 does not work well with Google Maps (not enough data throughput) but the 2.0 version is pretty stable. The QI charging pad supports 10W but not with the Sync 3 USB-A ports. It's fine to just maintain the charge while using wireless CarPlay though.
I love this so muchHello everybody,
I wanted to share how I added QI charging and wireless CarPlay to my wife's 2019 Ranger with Sync 3.
The project is still work in progress but I used a Carlinkit 2.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter U2W with support for 5GHz, a Wireless Car Charger pad and build a custom bracket that covers the bottom storage area. Both plug in to the Sync 3 USB-A outlets.
The older 2.4GHz Carlinkit 1.0 does not work well with Google Maps (not enough data throughput) but the 2.0 version is pretty stable. The QI charging pad supports 10W but not with the Sync 3 USB-A ports. It's fine to just maintain the charge while using wireless CarPlay though.
