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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 08/07/2015 at 11:50 • Filed to: nd, miata, mx-5, mx5

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YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO FIND THE ND’S POWER OUTLET TO CHARGE YOUR PHONE. GO.

My service manager and one of our former techs have a friendly bet that he cannot find the power outlet (lighter socket for your phone charger or radar detector) in the new Miata in less than 5 minutes. I cheated and looked in the parts catalog and HOLYHELLWHYDIDTHEYHIDEITTHERE.

Y’alls five minutes are way up, but RamblinRover got it:

Under/behind some kind of cover in the passenger footwell?

It’s attached to the bottom left of the heater case under the dash on the passenger side. Once I am able to get IN the new car I will post proof.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:51

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glove box, center console, sides of center console, bottom of the seat

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:52

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Buried in the center console, or buried under the center stack forward of the gear-stick are my guesses.

jkm7680 > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:52

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One of these general regions.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:53

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There's probably two. One in the center console, and one in the cubby in the back under the HVAC

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:53

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Do you listen to Good Job, Brain?

Takuro Spirit > jkm7680 08/07/2015 at 11:54

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nOPE

Takuro Spirit > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 08/07/2015 at 11:55

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No

Takuro Spirit > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 08/07/2015 at 11:55

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One of these maybe.

uofime-2 > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:55

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I’m going to go with the James Bond option of inside the shifter knob.

amiright?

Takuro Spirit > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 08/07/2015 at 11:55

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Only one. Neither location.

Takuro Spirit > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 08/07/2015 at 11:56

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Buried, yes. Neither of those locations.

Takuro Spirit > uofime-2 08/07/2015 at 11:57

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THAT WOULD BE AWESOMESAUCE, but no.

jkm7680 > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:57

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SHITDAMNIT

uofime-2 > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:58

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Dangit!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:58

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Glove box, since the others have been covered/don’t make sense

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:58

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Did they put it under the driver seat?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:59

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Under/behind some kind of cover in the passenger footwell?

LongbowMkII > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:59

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under the seat

uofime-2 > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 11:59

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I remember for a spell Ford was putting them on the side of the center console in the passenger footwell. Is Mazda doing that now?

Takuro Spirit > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 08/07/2015 at 12:00

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The Miata’s glovebox is between the rear seats...... so no.

Takuro Spirit > LongbowMkII 08/07/2015 at 12:00

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Nopes.

Takuro Spirit > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 08/07/2015 at 12:00

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No.

Takuro Spirit > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/07/2015 at 12:00

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OH HO HO, You are so close!

Edit: Fuck it, you win. It’s attached TO THE HVAC CASE in the passenger footwell under the dash

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:01

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Really long entension cord?

fourvalleys > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:01

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Isn’t it like, in front of the glove box? By your feet or knees or something?

Actually wait, that’s technically not right either, since there isn’t any glove box. So by the passenger’s legs?

Stephen the Canuck > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:02

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Behind the nav/stereo screen?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:04

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In any case I’d probaly use one of the 2 USB’s in front of the shifter

Takuro Spirit > uofime-2 08/07/2015 at 12:04

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They did.

Takuro Spirit > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 08/07/2015 at 12:05

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And its orange.

crowmolly > jkm7680 08/07/2015 at 12:06

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LOL @ C&B

Takuro Spirit > fourvalleys 08/07/2015 at 12:06

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Yep, RambinRover got it. Its under the dash on the passenger side.

Hermann > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:09

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WAT?

Can you take pictures, please? We need to witness this.

uofime-2 > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:10

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now that the charger has been found we can move on to my favorite game when using an unfamiliar car, finding the trunk release.

jkm7680 > crowmolly 08/07/2015 at 12:11

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lol @ what

Cash Rewards > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:11

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Shoot the hostage!

Tapas > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:15

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I carry a portable battery with me. So HAH!

Takuro Spirit > Hermann 08/07/2015 at 12:16

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Look where #3 goes....

LongbowMkII > jkm7680 08/07/2015 at 12:16

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cock and balls.

Takuro Spirit > uofime-2 08/07/2015 at 12:17

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That was covered the other day... there isn’t one, besides the button on the key fob/release switch on the lid, and the emergency release beneath some panels on the inside of the cabin.

Takuro Spirit > crowmolly 08/07/2015 at 12:18

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I SHAT BRICKZ

Textured Soy Protein > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:29

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The power outlet being somewhere stupid is much less of an issue since there are a couple USB ports right in front of the shifter.

Not sure what that goofy trapezoid bin on the side is, is that maybe where they stashed the actual 12v outlet?

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:35

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You need to charge your phone. “What do you do? What do you do?”

Takuro Spirit > Textured Soy Protein 08/07/2015 at 12:38

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That’s where the cupholder can attach. Forward of that under the dash is the outlet.

Takuro Spirit > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 08/07/2015 at 12:38

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YOU THINK YOU’RE SO SMART, JACK TRAVEN

Textured Soy Protein > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:41

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I guess they figured since most people already have USB cables for their various gizmos that the USB ports should get the prime real estate. For me, it’d be totally fine. This is what lives in my power outlet (I never charge 3 things at the same time but I got this one because all of its ports are high-amperage).

Hermann > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 12:43

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Jeesus christ that’s unbelievable. How is that even practical in any way except when manufacturing it.

When you get your hands on, please tell us how easy it is to plug something in knowing where it technically is. Because it’s probably not visible unless you lie down.

Takuro Spirit > Hermann 08/07/2015 at 12:44

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I will. And I am not a small man.

Justino6969 > jkm7680 08/07/2015 at 13:13

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Oh come on. That had to be on purpose (C&B is cock and balls).

uofime-2 > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 13:46

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Had a rental Cruize that was the same way, annoyed the shit out of me.

aquila121 > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 16:41

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“Do NOT attempt to grow a brain.”

aquila121 > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 16:44

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How long does someone’s arm have to be to use that from the driver’s seat? This just seems ridiculous, given all the other reasonable places automakers have stashed this piece. But like AtlasM said, USB ports can function just as well, for most.

Funktheduck > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 17:05

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Has USB inputs right? That's how I charge mine

Takuro Spirit > Funktheduck 08/07/2015 at 17:07

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Yeah it has two ahead of the shifter in the little cubby.

Takuro Spirit > aquila121 08/07/2015 at 17:08

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I couldn’t reach it. Not even close. You’d have to make sexy time with the steering wheel and contort your arm around the shifter to even get a finger near it.

Funktheduck > Takuro Spirit 08/07/2015 at 19:22

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So not necessarily the worst place because you have 2 USB ports that most devices use these days