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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by hadokenny
So I removed the blanks and I was able to find 2 plugs prewired out of 4 blanks. May be the other two are tucked in so deep I can't feel them with my short fingers...

I'll look again later.

Brilliant find! That plug looks like the one that will accept the USB sockets so should be a straightforward solution from there. I'm interested to know if there are 4 cables because I vaguely remember another forum member adding the two that came missing (the good ol' days when only 2 were missing!) but I think his was missing the other two cables. I could be misremembering that though.

You can also take that rubber tray out above the outlets and it may help you out your hand in further and find the cables.
 

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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 01:51 PM
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@EasternShoreDefender Well unless they get the parts in by the end of the month, looks like I’m getting 4 blanks 😂
 
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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 02:11 PM
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So I just bought a '23 Defender and mine came with 2 blanks in the back... The 20-22s came with DC outlets there, and I wanted them back, so I added them.

Order 2 of these:
Cigarette lighter base

and 2 of these:
Cigarette lighter cover

Even though it says it wont fit, that's just because it is not prewired:


You just need to tap into a power source for the other outlets behind there. There is plenty of voltage and the wires are already fused. I think Powerful UK is already working on a kit for this, but if you can do basic car electric, you can wire this up yourself...

Here's my before / after pics from my '23 V8 110















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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Royalist
@EasternShoreDefender Well unless they get the parts in by the end of the month, looks like I’m getting 4 blanks 😂
I think mine is expected a week or 2 before yours so I'll let you know!
 
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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by sna77
You just need to tap into a power source for the other outlets behind there. There is plenty of voltage and the wires are already fused. I think Powerful UK is already working on a kit for this, but if you can do basic car electric, you can wire this up yourself...
Awesome, thanks for sharing. How did you connect into the wiring that was there to add those 2 additional outlets?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by EasternShoreDefender
Awesome, thanks for sharing. How did you connect into the wiring that was there to add those 2 additional outlets?
traced the cables going to the USB-C ports... and a multimeter. Can find power and ground there
 
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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sna77
traced the cables going to the USB-C ports... and a multimeter. Can find power and ground there
did you have to do anything with the center console to gain access? appreciate the help!!
 
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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by smithbp
did you have to do anything with the center console to gain access? appreciate the help!!
A DIY on this when you're finished would make a lot of us very happy!

Nice work!

Matt
 
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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by MattF
A DIY on this when you're finished would make a lot of us very happy!

Nice work!

Matt
Everything is already back together lol. Powerful UK will have a plug and play harness in no time with video instructions I'm sure... In the meantime, here's the wiring schematic I dug up relating to the back seat power sockets... All go back to 20 Amp fuses.

 
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Old Oct 6, 2022 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by smithbp
did you have to do anything with the center console to gain access? appreciate the help!!
Center console tear apart starts at 7 minutes:
 
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