Found the second USB port!
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Found the second USB port!
Ok so i been looking most of the day for the second hidden USB port for the sync system. I know there's 2 USB ports as USB 2 came up in the display a couple of times. Well today i found the second port. If you take the 2 screws from the center surround speaker the whole plastic tray will slide back and below that there is a extra USB port next to the one already being used. The reason i was looking for it was because i have a hard drive and store all my music on that and it sits below the sync port in the little tray. Well i wanted it to be neater and run the extra cable from where ever i found it into the center console strage area. The trucks center console strips down really easy to be able to run your cable from the top of the dash to the stroage area. I will post some pics once i get the cable in and hidden. This is a great mod for anyone who dont like there MP3 player on display.
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Awesome! I have a harddrive at home that requires 2 USB ports. I guess one is for power? So this would be great. Let us know if it is fully functional! Do you have the Jukebox?, if not, maybe it is for this which wouldn't help me. Why else would they have an extra??? Can't wait for the pics because I don't see the 2 screws your talking about. If all this works, we'll be forever in your debt!!!
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Awesome! I have a harddrive at home that requires 2 USB ports. I guess one is for power? So this would be great. Let us know if it is fully functional! Do you have the Jukebox?, if not, maybe it is for this which wouldn't help me. Why else would they have an extra??? Can't wait for the pics because I don't see the 2 screws your talking about. If all this works, we'll be forever in your debt!!!
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Can you add some pictures of where you are talking about accessing the second USB. I dont see the center speaker that you are talking about. Do you mean the mat directly below the SYNC LCD screen? Tanks for the help I have wanted this mod for some time. I cant stand the cable running across the cup holders and into the center console.
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hard drives with 2 USB's...
Awesome! I have a harddrive at home that requires 2 USB ports. I guess one is for power? So this would be great. Let us know if it is fully functional! Do you have the Jukebox?, if not, maybe it is for this which wouldn't help me. Why else would they have an extra??? Can't wait for the pics because I don't see the 2 screws your talking about. If all this works, we'll be forever in your debt!!!
I've found that you don't need to use the 2nd USB plug in most cases with computers...I'm guessing that Ford's USB jacks have plenty of power available for a small hard drive using a single USB.
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Can you add some pictures of where you are talking about accessing the second USB. I dont see the center speaker that you are talking about. Do you mean the mat directly below the SYNC LCD screen? Tanks for the help I have wanted this mod for some time. I cant stand the cable running across the cup holders and into the center console.
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Bsimmer3000 ..... Did u ever get the pics taken on the 2nd USB port location. My nephew has been trying to find his in the f150. Mine has and are located. There doesn't seem to be a lot of excitement on this forum about a 2nd USB port .... Not as much as on the 2011 f250 site. Thanks.
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Bsimmer3000 ..... Did u ever get the pics taken on the 2nd USB port location. My nephew has been trying to find his in the f150. Mine has and are located. There doesn't seem to be a lot of excitement on this forum about a 2nd USB port .... Not as much as on the 2011 f250 site. Thanks.
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Heh tseekins .... thought I would give it a try .... he had over 1500 posts so thought he might still be active. Also thought a bump might get an answer from someone else. Oh well. Will post as a new thread on the F150 site and hope for a response. TKS.
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This applies to an F-150, but look here: HOW TO: USB 2 to Glove Box install (no console) - F150online Forums
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