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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 12:52 PM
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Awaiting delivery on my new E300 and wondering where to plug in my radar detector. Car has 2 USB ports but no cigarette lighter.
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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 03:33 PM
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I like my 300E but the lack of a plug in front is one of many poor design choices. The easiest and cheapest solution is to buy a cigarette lighter extension cord on eBay or elsewhere and run it from the back seat lighter socket trying to hide it as much as possible.
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Originally Posted by kasendorf
Awaiting delivery on my new E300 and wondering where to plug in my radar detector. Car has 2 USB ports but no cigarette lighter.
Simple, go to amazon and buy a USB to 12 volt adapter. 8 bucks. My redline detector works great with it.
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Old Dec 15, 2017 | 06:39 PM
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I like my 300E but the lack of a plug in front is one of many poor design choices. The easiest and cheapest solution is to buy a cigarette lighter extension cord on eBay or elsewhere and run it from the back seat lighter socket trying to hide it as much as possible.
I don't have a back seat lighter socket. Mine is 110v AC. Does anyone need a lighter socket? All of my car gadgets are USB.
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I don't have a back seat lighter socket. Mine is 110v AC. Does anyone need a lighter socket? All of my car gadgets are USB.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01J67JIOQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1513382963&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=usb+to+12 v+adapter&dpPl=1&dpID=41EdLN%2B-2yL&ref=plSrch
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