sam12345

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This is where I put my scan gauge. My lighter socket has been relocated

1sWt2GS

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gauge looks nice i dunno about the 4 holes on teh side though ahha

i ran my ipod cord though the arm rest compartment and now only have 1 lighter socket

sam12345

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The "4 holes on the side" are from the original cell phone it came with

1sWt2GS

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whyd the prev owner mount the cell phone on the passenger side?

sam12345

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Now I am not sure what those screws are for. I thought it was for the factory cell phone but when I bought the car that's how it was.

mk2tmr2

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Better to sacrifice passenger knee-room than driver knee-room.

castepatri

I thought it was for the factory cell phone but when I bought the car that's how it was.

sam12345

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Are you mocking me or are you saying you have the same screws?

mk2tmr2

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My scan gauge is in my phone. I use the "Torque" app for Android along with a wireless (USB) OBD-II dongle that is powered over the OBD-II.

In my Miata the previous owner put a "Push Start" button in the OEM cigarette lighter location. So I relocated my lighter to the glove box along with my wideband O2 gauge - which is really only useful during tuning. I think a solution like this for your cigarette lighter relocation would be a lot cleaner.

iGotSwag

Lol thats a spambot. They always make me laugh.
And mk2, that looks clean, and would be a cleaner location for a lighter socket, but why not have it in a more reasonable location? Why have to open the glove box to charge something/use the socket?

1sWt2GS

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wow that miata looks amazing! pm me more pics

mk2tmr2

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Well, as nice as this Miata is....it's not exactly a luxury vehicle. The glovebox fits in such a way that a wire can pass through the opening even when it's shut. So I am able to plug something in and shut the glove box and have whatever is plugged in (99% of the time it's my phone) still sitting on the passenger seat next to me. That said - I drive this car so rarely that the lighter socket is hardly ever used. So this is a perfect solution for this car.

In a car like my GS - where I plug the phone in every day - I would probably opt for something a bit more accessible - but still cleaner than just having it poking out between the carpet and center console plastic.

sam12345

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I pulled it out for the video, and it has a USB adapter. It is imperceptible and easy to access. By the way I have a 92 miata. They are fun to drive

mk2tmr2

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Right on. Whatever works! If it's normally tucked in and not poking out, that's pretty clean.

Are you on CR.net or any of the other Roadster forums? I spend most of my forum time over there but have been here more lately as I have been thinking of doing more with the GS now that Rooster is pretty well sorted.

sam12345

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Mx5 miata.net but not too often.