Making Rear USB Outlet

[coastie]

If you have a USB outlet in the lower front dash you can buy a long factory USB harness to connect to the second row outlets your adding.

 

[coastie]

Part 68096423AC should be long enough to connect the usb in the front dash to your new rear USB ports. This should also allow any devices to connect to the Uconnect system.

You’ll have to do some additional wiring if you want them to illuminate with the interior lights.

I have not added the inverter to power the 110VAC outlet.

 

[coastie]

Part 68096423AC should be long enough to connect the usb in the front dash to your new rear USB ports. This should also allow any devices to connect to the Uconnect system.

You’ll have to do some additional wiring if you want them to illuminate with the interior lights.

I have not added the inverter to power the 110VAC outlet.

I forgot to mention that there are open ports on the back of the forward USB ports to plug your extension cable into. It makes for a clean install. When you remove the forward aux port you’ll

 

[FormTA]

Ok, thanks for the info and pictures! I'll put the front one and see if it's like you say. If it is then I'll order the extension and other bits.
Thanks again for the detailed answer!

 

[ckleinfeld]

Lots of great info in this thread!

I may have misunderstood , but 68402777AF isn’t an end cap with only usb outlets, it’s just the usb outlets.

Has anyone found the PN for the end cap with USB outlets only?

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[ckleinfeld]

Following up and answering my own question. There doesn't look to be a USB only console cap.

6QT85TX7AC as mentioned earlier in this thread includes both AC power and usb. Color is black
6QT851N1AC is the same as above but in brown.

All other end caps are priced at a point that leads me to believe they include no electronics.

Looks like I'll have to complete circuit A932 from pin 46 of the XY125A connector to pin 1 of the XY360A connector. Does anyone know what terminals are used in these connectors? I don't see any listed on the Tech Authority docs.

 

[g00fy]

I'm almost finished with this mod. I'm just waiting on the factory usb harness, but confirmed that it does work with a temporary usb jumper cable.

Here's what I had before:
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Here's after:
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For the new face plate I ordered part no: 6QT85TX7AC - Console End Cap - $142.24. Mine came with the usb and 115VAC outlet. Otherwise the part number for the USB only outlet is 68402777AF.
Drivers seat harness to rear USB panel: 68468100AA - WIRING. Seat. Left - $86.70. XY360 connector and female usb under drivers seat to arm rest USB, rear USB and 115VAC connections for the rear outlets.
USB factory cable: 68096423AC - $24.86

Other items:
The main power line from the truck did not exist at the XY360A connector under the drivers seat. On my truck however, it was fused and existed on the PDC side of the XY125 connector under that dash. In my case, I salvaged a male pin and female pin from the old driver's seat connector and ran a new 19 awg wire between the two. It is Pin 46, red wire on the XY125 connector to Pin 1 on the XY360 connector.

The usb cable will connect to an open USB port on the hub in the center console to the new harness drivers seat harness. The power line from the XY125 connector will connect to the XY360 connector under the drivers seat as well. I did remove the center armrest/seat for easier access and cable routing.

Best of luck.

Did you buy the end cap new or used? I ordered the same part number and it came with no outlets... Just empty spaces for them...

The way the posts here read to me, 6QT85TX7AC should have included the actual usb ports and 115v outlet and if that's the case I need to send some emails and find out why my order it's missing pieces.

 

[g00fy]

So I did this mod last year before our trip to Florida and it was working fine then. This year on our trip to Florida half way down I noticed I've got no power to the USB ports, only the inverter. Checked an the fuses, looks good, any one have any suggestions where else to check?

 

[g00fy]

Nevermind I found the problem. When I installed the lower glove box under the radio in the spring I accidentally plugged in the USB for the old armrest USB port that I no longer use. Plugged in the correct USB cable and my rear outlets came back to life.

 

[Jgouldski]

I see this thread has been revived multiple times so here we go again.

I'm gonna be doing this soon so I've done a bit of research. I have the center floor console, and I'm likely going to just replace the center console harness (depending on cost) so I get all the OEM wiring for the rear USB, rear 110v outlet, and rear heated seat buttons. I already have USB and 110v outlet in the front of the center console, so I just need to replace parts on the console end cap for all the buttons and plugs.

A few things of note I've found in my research:
- super easy to remove the center console, console end cap, and radio to check for various things for this OEM mod. Essentially just remove trim piece and some bolts and pull back.
- front USB has the extra port that feeds the rear USB, so if that's all you want to add you could just run a cord between the 2. It's been mentioned in this thread already, and there's a Mopar part for it.
- my XY360A connector (the main H connector at the front left of the console feeding the console harness) is fully populated on the instrument panel harness side, minus pin 24 - listed as FUSED IGNITION SWITCH OUTPUT (RUN-ACC). Still digging into that.

 

[Steevo]

My 2020 Ram 3500 came with the two-port rear USB hub between the rear air vents. One thing to be aware of is that the 2-port rear USB hub has limited power output capability. I have killed two of them by having two 15W mag-safe chargers for phones running off of them. Not replacing it again. I am now looking for a higher-powered solution that I can tap into 12v somewhere. I don't need them to be part of the truck's usb network, just charging ports.