robertsjames Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Hi Guys. Some of you may have seen on the wanted section that I was after a 350z and I finally took the plunge on a lovely Azure blue example with only 30,000 miles. The modding started straight away and I have already had an Invidia Gemini exhaust with decats fitted along with the interior bulb changes. I wanted something more from the ICE so I decided to follow some of the guides on here (this forum is great) and fitted a Sony XAV601BT. Whilst I was doing this I thought I could do something a little different. I wanted a solution to charging my phone in the Cubby hole so I could use the Sat Nav and music functions but did not want to make holes in anything or have cables flying around inside of their. I have an LG G3 (great phone) which as standard comes with wireless charging, it also fits perfectly into the Cubby hole like it was made specifically for it. I bought a Choetech wireless charger off eBay and ripped it apart to unveil the insides: I had already taken apart the dash at this point to attach the Sony head unit so tested it on the back of the Cubby hole. I positioned the charger in the correct place and to my delight I found that my phone was charging. Positioning charger: Phone charging (see small red charging LED): I attached the wireless charger to the back of the Cubby hole using double sided foam tape and it was secured in place: I wanted a very seamless install so I spliced into the original front cigarette lighter and attached another one from Maplins which was surprisingly easy to do From this I attached a Samsung in car charger and simply taped it up so it would not come detached. I then fitted the USB cable into the car charger and the wireless charger. Samsung charger: USB into wireless charger: With all this done I simply refitted everything along with my new headunit and fired everything up. Everything works great and I now have a Bluetooth music player along with a free Sat Nav screen, as you can easily see the phone from the drivers seat. It looks pretty good and seamless I think, especially with no wires to see at all. Without phone: If you want to do this yourself some new phones come with wireless charging inbuilt but you can also buy cases that do the same thing that quite a few iPhone users have. Also make sure to buy a 2amp in car USB charger, anything lower will not give you a strong enough wireless charging signal to pass through the Cubby hole plastic. I thought this might be a bit interesting for some of you on here as it is something a little different. Thanks to all the people who have done guides on here previously as well, without them I would have not known where to start with my head unit fitting (busters Mod is great!) Edited January 8, 2015 by robertsjames 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Very thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Wireless charging, ...witchcraft! Very cool though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Nice lil touch there bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Lot of effort but worth it. Totally awesome. Winning on the next level! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertsjames Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Cheers guys, still going strong 2 weeks later! It really was not that hard to fit and it does the job great... No need to waste money on a TomTom... Im a Waze fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Welcome to The Land of Zed. Nice mods, keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanmackk Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 This is genuinely cool. I like modifications that modernize the Z. If your buddy asks you for this mod, put the wireless charging pad in a DIY phone holder. THAT would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack wellZ Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Wow that's awesome, wish my iPhone had wireless charging haha! Good job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJRamze Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Very cool. I've been looking into a wireless charging kit for my note 4. The intention there was to use the cubby but its too big. Cool setup, bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisRatcliffe Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I've recently upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy S6 which has the wireless charging function I need to look into doing something like this as my phone chews the battery when using the sat nav. I also put my phone into the cubby as it's a pretty good fit - although sometimes when I accelerate my phone falls onto it's screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertsjames Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Get a few foam or rubber pads, a Samsung 2 amp car charger and one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/CHOETECH-UPGRADED-Wireless-Charging-Qi-Enabled/dp/B00C40OG22 and you should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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