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I just installed a TackForm 25w wireless charger and 100w USB-C socket. Thought I'd share my installation.
I have a '26 Bronco without the wireless charger. I hoped that wires to hook up the wireless charger was still present. They are not. I then thought about using the existing wiring from the USB-C ports near the gear shift, but the wire gauge is very small. I believe 28 awg and I did not feel comfortable with high current going through that small of wire gauge. I ended up using a fuse tap to a spare location in the BCM fuse box. The good thing about this install is that you do not need to remove any other panel outside of the center speaker panel. See pics with comments;
Pic of the grill showing the location of the retention clips.
Picture without the grill. I found it easiest to leverage the clip on the passenger side middle where I have the blue tape. Then popped the two towards the front of the vehicle and after leveraged the two towards the rear of the vehicle. The two in the rear need to be pryed around the dash overhang. I then blind fished a wire down the hole near the windshield until it popped out the bottom. I did have to look under the dash to pull it out.
I had to x-acto the diameter a little larger (~1mm) to fit the new USB-C socket
I installed the side of the grill closest to the window first and then towards the driver. You will need to leverage the little winglets under the dash overhang.
Here's the pic showing the fust box. I don't like how I routed the wires. I'll fix it later to look a little more integrated.
Here is the finished install. Can't say enough about the TackForm mount. Very solid. Remember that the USB-C cable needs to be PD compatible to handle the higher wattage.
Hope that helps anyone looking to do the same.
I have a '26 Bronco without the wireless charger. I hoped that wires to hook up the wireless charger was still present. They are not. I then thought about using the existing wiring from the USB-C ports near the gear shift, but the wire gauge is very small. I believe 28 awg and I did not feel comfortable with high current going through that small of wire gauge. I ended up using a fuse tap to a spare location in the BCM fuse box. The good thing about this install is that you do not need to remove any other panel outside of the center speaker panel. See pics with comments;
Pic of the grill showing the location of the retention clips.
Picture without the grill. I found it easiest to leverage the clip on the passenger side middle where I have the blue tape. Then popped the two towards the front of the vehicle and after leveraged the two towards the rear of the vehicle. The two in the rear need to be pryed around the dash overhang. I then blind fished a wire down the hole near the windshield until it popped out the bottom. I did have to look under the dash to pull it out.
I had to x-acto the diameter a little larger (~1mm) to fit the new USB-C socket
I installed the side of the grill closest to the window first and then towards the driver. You will need to leverage the little winglets under the dash overhang.
Here's the pic showing the fust box. I don't like how I routed the wires. I'll fix it later to look a little more integrated.
Here is the finished install. Can't say enough about the TackForm mount. Very solid. Remember that the USB-C cable needs to be PD compatible to handle the higher wattage.
Hope that helps anyone looking to do the same.
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