That's a cool idea.

687072mustang wrote:

I would be interested if you end up making more that one

 
I've already been thinking ahead on a way to kind of mass produce them.  But I need to figure out how I'm going to do it first.  Lol

Greg B wrote:

I have a bit of a different idea:    I listen to music in my Jeep by way of a flash drive I had my daughter download a few of my go to albums.

Instead of making the lighter itself usb port (which is a cool idea,  not knocking it). 

Making the lighter hole a port, and the FLASH DRIVE is the lighter. 

So when your tunes are plugged in, it looks like well, the lighter!

 
I don't have any radio or speaker of any kind in the mustang.  I will never need the lighter but will need to charge my phone.  The last car show I was at, I just about drained my phone battery sitting all day at the show.  At least that's my thinking and needs.   

I may add a blue tooth speaker to the cross bar on the roll bar which would be placed between the front seats.  That's very low on my list because I really enjoy driving my mustang and listening to it!  I'm not driving it to listen to music. Not yet anyways.   Lol

lowercasesteve wrote:

I have a device that fits my lighter receptacle with a usb port in it.  Plug and play.  But it would be cool to have it hard wired.

 
I refuse to put that in mine, well maybe my last resort if I can't make this idea work.  I did look into replacing the entire lighter assembly with a dedicated usb port. They were all just to bulky looking and just didn't give me a good vibe about them.

RTM wrote:

I've looked into options for adding a usb plug/port in the cigarette lighter location on and off for well over a year. A few days ago I got a break got idea to try and mount the tab plug into the lighter knob itself. Of course I'll figure a way to modify the assembly to accept the plug and keep a stock looking lighter setup.

I like the idea but I suspect that you have some high walls to break through to execute it.  Nothing's impossible, but a simple hidden cord or one of those portable battery packs might be better solutions.  At least the portable battery pack approach would not physically tie you to your vehicle at a show (or elsewhere) as your lighter idea will.  

But, I admire your creative idea and if you can make it work, more power to you.  

I bought one of those digital voltmeters that plugs in the cigarette lighter from Amazon, and it came with USB ports.  I keep the cigarette lighter in the console box and can replace it.
I’ve actually found that digital voltmeter to be quite helpful in monitoring the charging especially in the Winter when I have the Battery Tender connected.  I’ve ended up leaving it installed 100% of the time. 
Just my 2-cents. 

Had not thought about a cigarette lighter voltmeter/usb plug but thanks to this thread - just bought one. Thanks!