Why the hell doesn't the X do something as simple as...
#1
Why the hell doesn't the X do something as simple as...
charge your phone while the car is off? Is there something I can switch or do to change this? I think it's one of the dumbest lack of features on the entire car.
#3
uhh, that's cause the lighter is on switched 12v like most newer cars. If you want it to be hot while off, you need to switch it to a constant 12v source. Or, wire in a dedicated charger, it will also need to be off an always hot 12v source.
#6
uhhh, no, most newer cars have a dedicated place to charge a phone or whatever else you may need to charge while the car sits off. Having to wire in a dedicated hot source just to charge a cell phone is just down right stupid if you ask me.
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#8
There's a perfect spot to cut and put in your own constant 12v plug right by the handle to the arm rest cubby hole, towards the passenger side. Pop that thing out, cut out a circle and put in a 12v outlet and wire it up to a constant 12V source. You can even use one of those add-a-circuit fuse taps so all you'd need to do is route a wire from a fuse.
#9
Uhh, i said on most newer cars the lighter is not hot all the time. If the base lancer has a dedicated port, you can probably retrofit that to the X.
#10
#11
Yep, this is exactly right. You won't find many cars with lighter outlets powered by anything but ACC power.
There's a perfect spot to cut and put in your own constant 12v plug right by the handle to the arm rest cubby hole, towards the passenger side. Pop that thing out, cut out a circle and put in a 12v outlet and wire it up to a constant 12V source. You can even use one of those add-a-circuit fuse taps so all you'd need to do is route a wire from a fuse.
There's a perfect spot to cut and put in your own constant 12v plug right by the handle to the arm rest cubby hole, towards the passenger side. Pop that thing out, cut out a circle and put in a 12v outlet and wire it up to a constant 12V source. You can even use one of those add-a-circuit fuse taps so all you'd need to do is route a wire from a fuse.
#14
yeah it is... if one even attempts to try to find half of the performance abilities for less... or even a little more money they are fooling themselves save maybe the STI, but man it sure does suck when it comes to dumb a@@ little things like a simple ability to charge a phone... is mitsu really THAT worried about a phone killing the battery?
#15
^^ not really. Like it or not, everything adds up, and the reason we get the car for the prices we do is because they keep all that stuff out of the equation. Those who need one will always find a way. I just checked and there is no constant 12v to cig lighter port on my GS300, Camry or the Highlander(relative's).
Many cars did not provide this until recently. So I guess future incarnations of the evo will have it.
Many cars did not provide this until recently. So I guess future incarnations of the evo will have it.