[crabu2]

Anyone know how hard it might be to put a usb port on or around the rearview mirror just for power?

I got a dashcam and it made me think that the best way to mount anything up by the rearview mirror would be to wire in a USB port, just for charging. You then could mount pretty much anything that runs off of USB power, regardless of the cable type since you'd just need swap a 5 inch or so cable depending on the end needed.

[BEM-S4]

I think you're better off using USB in the glovebox. It's a 5 minute job to run a cable down there. Hell you could run a female to male cable and get your outlet at the top of the windshield that way if you really wanted to have options.

[ZPrime]

Originally Posted by crabu2

Anyone know how hard it might be to put a usb port on or around the rearview mirror just for power?

I got a dashcam and it made me think that the best way to mount anything up by the rearview mirror would be to wire in a USB port, just for charging. You then could mount pretty much anything that runs off of USB power, regardless of the cable type since you'd just need swap a 5 inch or so cable depending on the end needed.

Problem is that USB is 5V while car power is 12V. You need a converter of some sort to get from whatever you might be able to source by the mirror down to 5V. Converters are pretty small, but they're not tiny.