How to plug in tomtom when arm rest is closed?

[91looking]

So the socket for charging any device is under the arm rest (as far as I'm aware?) but what if I need the wire sticking out of the arm rest, like when using a tomtom, but also want the arm rest closed?

 

I assume there must be a way to do this without squashing the wire.

[200h]

i lifted out the cup holders and the audio controller unit in 1 piece

then i filed a a slot in the top edge deep enough to accept the cable

i then used some self adhesive tape to cover the top of the cable

and routed the cable to the glove box .

nothing can be seen when the arm rest is down.

 

[91looking]

49 minutes ago, 200h said:

i lifted out the cup holders and the audio controller unit in 1 piece

then i filed a a slot in the top edge deep enough to accept the cable

i then used some self adhesive tape to cover the top of the cable

and routed the cable to the glove box .

nothing can be seen when the arm rest is down.

 

I'm not that much of a DIY person with cars so routing the cable anywhere sounds a bit complicated.

 

It seems a bit silly that they wouldn't have designed a way for the cables to come out naturally since the sockets are under the arm rest!?

 

I did manage to fit the cable to the top left side (in your pictures it's the bottom left I think) and close the arm rest without the cable being squashed as I thought maybe that's what I'm supposed to do and there seemed to be a tiny gap in that area. I assume this wasn't correct?

[Andrew888]

There is a cable clip near the top where you can run the cable towards the dash? the clears the lid and it closes properly. then again depends how thick the charger cable is though

 

[PaulWhitt20]

Cable clip top right of picture.

[91looking]

12 hours ago, Andrew888 said:

There is a cable clip near the top where you can run the cable towards the dash? the clears the lid and it closes properly. then again depends how thick the charger cable is though

 

 

12 hours ago, PaulWhitt20 said:

Cable clip top right of picture.

Thanks this is what I was trying to use but the to Tomtom cable was a bit too thick for it but I sort of tried to make it work anyway