DIY MagSafe iPhone Charger Setup

[Cvh8601]

As many have noted on the forum, the Ford wireless phone charger is not good. I refer to mine as the ’phone heater’. So, not wanting to give up on wireless charging I installed a MagSafe puck (i think these are iPhone only so YMMV). I also did not want to install it somewhere on the dash or center console and have a wire running around. It’s worked out to be very slick and is far superior to the built-in charger in terms of heat to charging ratio. Anyway, figured I’d share for anyone who has similar complaints and desires.

Ingredients:

1. MagSafe charging puck
2. Double sided tape (I used 3M double sided body panel tape which is seriously incredible stuff)

Result (the dust level and dead fly are somewhat embarrassing, but such is life):

The MagSafe puck is arranged so that the drawer cover still closes without issue. Hopefully this is useful to someone!

 

[iam-s-Hon]

I noticed my phone was hot the last time I used it so added a cord to use instead.

What about placing the puck over the existing pad? Or mounting it to a separate pad, laying on top, so that the phone is still viewable on the angle, as designed? Would there be interference from or issue with the built-in?

 

[mrau]

Nice looking setup.

There are some other designs for MagSafe chargers on Etsy as well. May give you a few more ideas.

Here is one style that has the phone screen facing the driver.


https://www.etsy.com/listing/153497...cff026cbc%3A1534977049&organic_search_click=1

 

[DIEProphezeiung]

Nice! I like how the phone is hidden away. The phone getting extra hot when wirelessly charging is usually an alignment issue with the charger. You might be able to adjust where you have the charger mounted.
I've been working on a charger for my phone for the hole that the shifter folds into. It's worked pretty well for me so far. I designed it for my phone (S23 Ultra) with a case, though, so it might not line up just right for other phones.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6876636

 

[Stang68]

The option from Twraps has worked great in my Lightning and my Mach-E. Very happy with them, it’s like how it should have been from the factory:
https://twraps.com/products/f150-lightning-magsafe-compatible-wireless-charger

My initial post about Twraps:
https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/twraps-magsafe-charger-for-lightning.18816/

 

[telrod11]

It's really a shame that we have to engineer working solutions that Ford couldn't do themselves...

 

[ryun]

That's really clever! Appreciate the other ideas too. My XLT didn't come with wireless car charger, but seems trivial to add if I ever wanted it.

 

[Mike G]

I posted this on the Mach-E site but I guess I should have posted here as well. The phone charger in the Lightning (WACM) is not magsafe compatible. Period. Full Stop. Read that to mean, not compatible with any iPhone that uses magsafe charging. So you'd actually have to come up with your own method of charging a magsafe phone anyway.

 

[ddbrooke]

As many have noted on the forum, the Ford wireless phone charger is not good. I refer to mine as the ’phone heater’. So, not wanting to give up on wireless charging I installed a MagSafe puck (i think these are iPhone only so YMMV). I also did not want to install it somewhere on the dash or center console and have a wire running around. It’s worked out to be very slick and is far superior to the built-in charger in terms of heat to charging ratio. Anyway, figured I’d share for anyone who has similar complaints and desires.

Ingredients:

1. MagSafe charging puck
2. Double sided tape (I used 3M double sided body panel tape which is seriously incredible stuff)

Result (the dust level and dead fly are somewhat embarrassing, but such is life):

The MagSafe puck is arranged so that the drawer cover still closes without issue. Hopefully this is useful to someone!

Great idea. I just did the same with a actual Apple brand puck. Thanks for the idea.

 

[detansinn]

32k miles in 20 months and no issues with Ford’s wireless charger.

 

[nodoubleg]

In the garage I’ve got a replacement, non-phone-heater-equipped bin. I plan on doing a full phone charger delete soon as I get the time to pop the dash apart.

The non-charger bin is quite a bit larger.

 

[scruvs]

As many have noted on the forum, the Ford wireless phone charger is not good. I refer to mine as the ’phone heater’. So, not wanting to give up on wireless charging I installed a MagSafe puck (i think these are iPhone only so YMMV). I also did not want to install it somewhere on the dash or center console and have a wire running around. It’s worked out to be very slick and is far superior to the built-in charger in terms of heat to charging ratio. Anyway, figured I’d share for anyone who has similar complaints and desires.

Ingredients:

1. MagSafe charging puck
2. Double sided tape (I used 3M double sided body panel tape which is seriously incredible stuff)

Result (the dust level and dead fly are somewhat embarrassing, but such is life):

The MagSafe puck is arranged so that the drawer cover still closes without issue. Hopefully this is useful to someone!

Thanks for this idea. I have an XLT SR with no wireless charger, and no drawer cover, so I plan to mount my MagSafe charging puck on the other side where your Ford wireless charger is located.

I'm looking for the "3M double sided body panel tape." Is it a VHB foam tape? Permanent bond?

 

[Cvh8601]

Basically this stuff: https://a.co/d/ghqwUzx

I’m sure it’ll work with whatever your preferred adhesive is, but the body panel tape works at both freezing and hot temperatures. Also can usually be removed after several years without too much of a mess In my experience.

 

[ECal]

Part of the issue with the heat is also Wireless CarPlay. It’s very rough on phones.

 

[Cara]

As many have noted on the forum, the Ford wireless phone charger is not good. I refer to mine as the ’phone heater’. So, not wanting to give up on wireless charging I installed a MagSafe puck (i think these are iPhone only so YMMV). I also did not want to install it somewhere on the dash or center console and have a wire running around. It’s worked out to be very slick and is far superior to the built-in charger in terms of heat to charging ratio. Anyway, figured I’d share for anyone who has similar complaints and desires.

Ingredients:

1. MagSafe charging puck
2. Double sided tape (I used 3M double sided body panel tape which is seriously incredible stuff)

Result (the dust level and dead fly are somewhat embarrassing, but such is life):

The MagSafe puck is arranged so that the drawer cover still closes without issue. Hopefully this is useful to someone!

Love this idea. I’m going to adapt it to my XLT. Less expensive than the other hacks noted.