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GlobalTraveller
Club Member Joined: 29 Jul 2015 Location: Clevedon Status: Offline Points: 63 |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2015 at 2:56pm |
Has anyone any suggestions as I would like to have a USB charger operating off the E30 cigarette lighter.
So far BMW online have said that none of their units will work with the "Old" models pre-E36, but this cannot be the first time this has come up. The other generic USB chargers are too thin and so break connection - anyone have any solutions or know someone in BMW that could talk sense?
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1988 E30 316 4 door. Sold for record amount
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Cabrio
Register Chair E30 Register & Competition Secretary Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 6625 |
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you could wire in a more modern plug under the dash - I recently wired in some twin USBs into an E36 for a customer
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E30 Register joint coordinator - Competition Secretary - Contact name Neil for PM and Email - cabrio_e30@yahoo.co.uk - be aware addicted to E numbers
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rpennington
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I use a unit that has 3 cigarette sockets & 2 USB ports that plugs into my e46 cigarette lighter socket which works good. I got mine from a store that sells all sorts of things for about £5 & have no problems with it & it is the same kind of thing you see in motorist stores or petrol stations.
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NickDE
Region Chair North East Chairman Joined: 14 Mar 2015 Location: Newcastle Status: Offline Points: 1124 |
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I use a GPS in the E30, using a standard 'modern' charge lead plugged into the 1988 cigarette lighter. I don't see why any USB charger from an electrical store won't work just as well.
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GlobalTraveller
Club Member Joined: 29 Jul 2015 Location: Clevedon Status: Offline Points: 63 |
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NickDE,
I have tried a Garmin, official Iphone charger and others that I use in my CLS and transporter and they all wiggle about and loose contact - not the unit itself as it is a new lighter unit from BMW.... Thanks for your input - maybe it is a rubber band around the charge lead :-)
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1988 E30 316 4 door. Sold for record amount
1990 E30 318is 2 door. New Project 1973 Jensen Interceptor S III 1973 Jensen Healey 2007 Transporter Sportline... |
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