This past weekend I installed a dedicated USB + PD (“Power Delivery” for laptops) charger.

I tried to make it look as clean and professional as possible by putting it on the shifter garnish trim piece opposite of the hazard light button.

For the parts - I bought a panel-mount 12v USB charger (it’s got two QuickCharge 3.0 USB ports, plus a USB-C PowerDelivery port, a digital voltmeter, and an on/off button). I also got a “fuse tap” type connector and tapped into the same fuse circuit as the front accessory port. This means that it’s only on when the vehicle ignition is on. Wiring is all run behind the dash and connected by zipties to existing wiring bundles.

The one tool I really needed for this job was a stepped-drill-bit (which I don’t own), so I ended up taping over the right side of that plate with masking tap, then marking my hole on the tape, then I just drilled a bunch of small holes around the inside of the marked cutout then used a rasp bit in my drill to round it out and expand the hole until my charger --just-- fit snugly through it. Then just sanded up all the rough edges, removed the tape, installed the charger in the new hole, wired it all up and put the dash back on.

It came out super-clean and I’m happy with how it looks and works.