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Offline f1fan

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My car has the basic centre handbrake cup holder unit. Between the handbrake & the rear bottle holder is a cubby hole I usually put my wallet & phone in.

In the side closest to the handbrake is a rectangular whole with a bit of sticky back Velcro stuck over it.

Does anyone know the original purpose of it?

More importantly I'd like to fill the whole either a USB charging point, any recommendations on parts to do so?

I don't need iPod connectivity as I already have my iPod wired into the glovebox.

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Re: Rectangular hole & sticky Velcro in centre console handbrake area
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2013, 11:05:23 pm »

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Re: Rectangular hole & sticky Velcro in centre console handbrake area
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2013, 11:23:21 pm »
Yes, we'll my hole is on the inside not outside as I don't have the arm rest but it's the same thing.

So can I get a USB socket to fit the hole?
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Re: Rectangular hole & sticky Velcro in centre console handbrake area
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2013, 08:55:26 pm »
Yes, we'll my hole is on the inside not outside as I don't have the arm rest but it's the same thing.

So can I get a USB socket to fit the hole?

Do you have one like this?

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Re: Rectangular hole & sticky Velcro in centre console handbrake area
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2013, 10:13:54 am »
Yes. Im still trying to find a USB socket to fit in the square hole!
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Re: Rectangular hole & sticky Velcro in centre console handbrake area
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2013, 10:23:46 am »
Yes. Im still trying to find a USB socket to fit in the square hole!

These ones don't normally have any other holes for USB/aux so if you have another hole someone must have put it in themselves
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Re: Rectangular hole & sticky Velcro in centre console handbrake area
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2013, 11:59:59 am »
This is my centre console section....  man my car is dirty!  :ashamed:

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Re: Rectangular hole & sticky Velcro in centre console handbrake area
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2013, 04:43:45 pm »
I see. Someone has put a hole in it, probably for similar to what you wanted to do
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