Toyota QI charger review

Installed the Toyota QI charger in the armrest a week ago and finally took a long drive and figured I would let you guys know my thoughts. First I love the location and not having to have a cord for charging. Fit and finish is nice, no issues there. Charges thru my otter box commuter case with out issue. The thing that really annoys me is the two lighted strips in the tray! I mean the power on/ off button is lit and changes color so why have those two led strips? Plus at night with out a phone charging it is bright green! Yes, I could just turn the power off but most cars with QI chargers don’t have any lights at all. Plus if you have a phone on the pad it blocks those lights anyways, so why put them there? My second con is I have an iPhone 8 and probably it is just my case but it slide far enough in the tray that it stopped charging a few times and I had to recenter it a few times. All in all I like it and maybe I will figure a way to kill the strips and stop my phone from sliding around and be 100% satisfied. Hope this helps anyone who is interested in getting this.

 

Mine should be arriving today, for the sliding deal I had thought about placing some rubber bump stops. You can find them at Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc. and could help with that part of it. I read somewhere else that the power is on at the start of the vehicle? If you turn it off will it be that way the next time or revert back to on?

 

I have only left it on but I will check and get back to you on if it reverts back on start up. Thanks for the tip on the rubber bump stops, will check it out!

 

They have different sizes so you are able to pick which will fit best. They have adhesive so it helps with keeping them in place. Also, I was thinking of moving the warning label to the inside of the charger instead of the front portion of it, or removing it altogether but not sure it would be wise to I guess.

 

I plan to install this tomorrow. I love but also hate this site. I have an IPhone Pro 11 Max in a UB pro case. (Slimmer otter box knock off).
I went to a Toyota dealer and tested the phone figment before purchase

 

I tried it and it does revert to power on

 

I removed the sticker and just told my wife what the red light mean. Oh and I wish they included a new piece of double sided tape for the trim level piece! I mean dropping over $150 and not getting a new trim level piece or strip of tape is kind of lame!

 

That looks really good. Mind if I ask where you got this. Hopefully you have a part number to share.

 

https://www.sparksparts.com/accesso...ireless-charging-tray-00016-34506?parent=1325

 

That is a bummer, but oh well, thank you for the info!

 

Thank you for the info. Expensive but I like the idea.

 

I’ll stick to a cord for that price

 

Agreed, I have a wireless charger already and it works pretty good. Only paid $30 for it.

 

Ya the cord was a pain and then it was flopping around. Trying to keep it looking clean and kind of stock. Another cheap solution I found on Amazon was a center console tray that had a QI charger build in. Personally I decided against it cause I didn’t want to open the console all the time to charge my phone

 

This looks like a great way to launch your phone into the back seat if you forget it's there and open the console cover for any reason.

Dan

 

Then don’t buy one.

 

I installed one in my new PRO this past weekend. Not overly complicated - the best Utube video to watch is GearRunner's (does a good job of explaining and video work), the other two most popular either (1) skipped half of the narration or (2) F'ed up the install by stripping out two screw holes that held the "bottom" of the lid (resulting in using larger, ugly screws).

The unit looks good - it amazes me that Toyota doesn't offer this as an accessory on their dot.com build site.

 

I stripped one screw hole but found a decent screw to place in there, not to shabby over all! It grips my phone pretty well, my phone case probably helps.

 

My 6 year old installed mine, he didn't strip any holes or screw heads. Took him a couple hours to get through it all and I helped him with the zip ties for the power wire through the hinge. It works flawlessly and have had no issues at all. Highly recommend it.

 

@coachflip my 6 year old actually helped me install mine too!

 

I won't, but not for that reason.

Dan

 

Single pass with a Black sharpie over the LED lights. Looks clean and kills majority of the glow.

 

@RVR UBER I thought about the sharpie but didn’t know if it would look ghetto..

 

just order from Sparks

 

Just installed mine. Very straight forward and easy install (I also used the youtube install video by GearRunner). Looks good, works good. Defaults to "on" upon engine start (and lights up with green lights- a simple button push turns it off and extinguishes the lights). The "wireless arcs" are raised silicone and grip the back of the phone so it doesn't slide around.


I usually plug in for Apple CarPlay, so it's more for the convenience of my passenger. Overall, I like it and the fact it's OEM.

 

Ordered from Sparks Friday night and shipped today, be here Thursday.

 

Best mod big thanks to sparks and gear runner

 

What do you have this mounted to?

 

It's a standard suction cup base that I attached right below the 4wd selector knob. If that makes sense.

 

Is it pretty stable? No adhesive needed?