Muddymike :
Muddymike :
I have recently changed my car. The new one has a fancy socket in the
glove box that charges and transfers information from my iPhone. I
bought a lead to extend this socket up to a dash mounted phone holder
so that I can see the screen when using the Tom Tom app.

One lead was not long enough so I bought a second and had it
professionally installed behind the dash. Not DIY I know but I didn't
feel confident enough to start pulling the dashboard of a new car apart
to route the cable myself.

When plugged directly into the socket the phone takes a charge. When
connected via the leads the charge symbol shows on the phone screen but
it does not actually charge.

I have queried this with the cable manufacturers who claim it is
probably because two cables linked together is too long a run. They
will happily refund the cost of the cables but won't contribute towards
having them professionally replaced.

Any thoughts on the long run issue


[1] You don't need to install it behind the dash.


Oh but I do, I hate wires trailing around the dash.

So do I. But what I meant was, you don't have to install a new cable
behind the dash to see whether it works any better, and is worth
installing behind the dash.

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Mike Barnes