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    I had to cut the carpet just a little by the bracket the holds the console in place because it was too tight to fit the end through. When doing this, be careful not to cut to much (only like a 1/2 inch or so) because you don't want the cut to show past the edge of the center console. Next I fed the wire under the bracket so it was now in the center of the console. I wrapped it in tape to once again avoid and chafing.
    The next step was mounting the port in the console. I decided to place the port between the Traction control button and the 12v charger port.
    I just centered it between the two and used a 1/4 inch drill bit carefully drill the hole. Now, The only problem is that the threaded end of the port isn't very long, and the thickness of the dash plastic is just as think as the length of the end of the port. So there are no threads sticking out to screw on the lock washer. So, after drilling the hole. I used a bigger bit to carefully remove material from the under side of the console so that end would stick out more. Be careful because there isn't that much plastic there, and you don't want to come through the other side because the washer/nut isn't big enough to hide any mistakes. I had to use a chisel as well as the drill to remove enough material to make the threads stick out. Once that was done, I threaded on the lock washer/nut, and mounted in the center console and I was golden. Here is the finished product.
    If you have any questions, please just let me know, I would be happy to help!
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