Flush mount female USB connector for Pioneer P4000 DVD player

[99ws6 10+ year member]

I have a 2004 F150 and I just bought a Pioneer P4000DVD receiver and I am looking to do a custom hook up with the USB cable that is provided. I want to have a flush mounted female USB jack that I can plug a USB cable or USB memory stick into, mounted on the panel next to my cigarette outlet. I have searched everywhere for this type of connector and I have found nothing! I was wondering if anybody on here has any suggestions? I am looking for one that mounts like a rocker switch that you cut the opening for and it snaps in to place? I need the other end to have a male USB connector to plug into the Pioneer USB cable out of the Receiver.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Matt

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[qkassidyw 10+ year member]

I have a 2004 F150 and I just bought a Pioneer P4000DVD receiver and I am looking to do a custom hook up with the USB cable that is provided. I want to have a flush mounted female USB jack that I can plug a USB cable or USB memory stick into, mounted on the panel next to my cigarette outlet. I have searched everywhere for this type of connector and I have found nothing! I was wondering if anybody on here has any suggestions? I am looking for one that mounts like a rocker switch that you cut the opening for and it snaps in to place? I need the other end to have a male USB connector to plug into the Pioneer USB cable out of the Receiver.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Matt

bump...cause I want to know too!

 

[macq32 10+ year member]

bump, because I have the same problem, and im tired of tucking in the cord

 

[99ws6 10+ year member]

I know they make Computer panel mount USB connectors but they have to be wired up and you would have to make a custom cable and I am not confident enough to try that. It would be nice if they just made a connector or cable that would work for this.

 

[qkassidyw 10+ year member]

I know they make Computer panel mount USB connectors but they have to be wired up and you would have to make a custom cable and I am not confident enough to try that. It would be nice if they just made a connector or cable that would work for this.

Do you have a link to one of these? There are only four wires in a USB cable (I'm almost 100 percent sure)

so I would want to try this.

 

[Low_e_Red 10+ year member]

Drill it open. Then hot glue and pooky the USB up there.

Its prolly the easiest way.

 

[GearGuy2001 10+ year member]

http://www.monoprice.com

They might have something

 

[99ws6 10+ year member]

Here is a link to a bunch of USB connectors but it would have to be wired up. http://www.cypressindustries.com/products/usb.html

 

[Minburn 10+ year member]

Just had a Pioneer USB adapter hooked up to my 800PRS. The installer suggested a Clarion adapter cable from the USB port to a flush mount on the dash. Just as you were seeking, works well and very nice fit/finish. About $22.

Unrelated, much as others I've been slightly dismayed by the USB adapter re: text. Limited to 8 characters for folders, with tracks numbered sequentially within each (although I think you could get the same 8 characters with tracks, the choice is I believe either the folder or the tracks . . . I'll check a bit more). But takes 2 minutes to seek and then present with "about 2 second" scrolling within each of 40 folders/CD's/tracks, then another 2 minutes for an additional seek of 45 more. After that, can scroll through all 85 folders/tracks with ease, but sequentially one-by-one with the limited text display.

My biggest grip . . . for some reason I thought it would read lossless *.wav (or other). No only lossy files. My err when reading docs. But 320 kbps @44.1 is a good tradeoff for mobile use.

FYI Pioneer 800PRS with WD 160GB "My Passport" 2.5 in HDD. No issues with 500 mA requirement in a 2001 Civic.

 

[99ws6 10+ year member]

I've tried looking for this cable and can't find it. Do you have a part number or a link? Thanks.

 

[macq32 10+ year member]

Just had a Pioneer USB adapter hooked up to my 800PRS. The installer suggested a Clarion adapter cable from the USB port to a flush mount on the dash. Just as you were seeking, works well and very nice fit/finish. About $22.
Unrelated, much as others I've been slightly dismayed by the USB adapter re: text. Limited to 8 characters for folders, with tracks numbered sequentially within each (although I think you could get the same 8 characters with tracks, the choice is I believe either the folder or the tracks . . . I'll check a bit more). But takes 2 minutes to seek and then present with "about 2 second" scrolling within each of 40 folders/CD's/tracks, then another 2 minutes for an additional seek of 45 more. After that, can scroll through all 85 folders/tracks with ease, but sequentially one-by-one with the limited text display.

My biggest grip . . . for some reason I thought it would read lossless *.wav (or other). No only lossy files. My err when reading docs. But 320 kbps @44.1 is a good tradeoff for mobile use.

FYI Pioneer 800PRS with WD 160GB "My Passport" 2.5 in HDD. No issues with 500 mA requirement in a 2001 Civic.

Sounds like you got ripped, My Kenwood Excelon KDC X791 is flawless on the USB tip

 

[Minburn 10+ year member]

Sounds like you got ripped, My Kenwood Excelon KDC X791 is flawless on the USB tip

Yeah, with the 800PRS + USB adapter it's annoying if a person were to jump about song to song. But just picking a 'CD' and playing through 'tis o.k. And the unit itself is an excellent unit re: SQ.

With my other Pioneer (700BT) incredible difference for USB, as it reads the entire HDD in about 5 s and jumps about within 1 sec or so folder-to-folder or track-to-track with good text display. That unit also accepts *.wav which is very nice.

I've heard that the USB interface is one of the highlights of those Kenwood units. Almost swayed my decision vs Pioneer. But I live in the 'sticks', and one of the initial reasons I picked Pioneer was that they had the most sensitive AM/FM Rx's of any HU. Indeed, in both my Civic and Jeep, either of the HU's beats the stock units (which is actually not all that common).

 

[Mattp13 10+ year member]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812105706 this might work if you want male to female

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

I didn't read the whole thread, admitably... but what you're looking for is just a simple male to female USB switch, as for flush mounting, that's on you. An easy way to do it is just fiberglass that bish up.

On most Fords they have spots where things were supposed to go, but if oyu didn't get it they just leave it empty.

So you should find one of those, measure, but a USB male to female cable that long and just install it.

 

[edzy 10+ year member]

just cut a hole and stick it thru. make the hole tite and it will stay.

Example of this is in my vid below.

 

[49willys]

http://www.datapro.net/catalog/usb-firewire-wall-plates.html Try this

 

[macq32 10+ year member]

man I found this site, got all excited, searched through all of my posts to find this thread and willys beat my to it by 2 weeks! wtf

http://www.datapro.net/products/usb-panel-mount-type-a-cable.html