Hi all, without removing my stereo from my dash, has anyone tried plugging in a thumb drive directly into the back of their unit? Or do we have to use the cable for it to work properly?

Thumb drives are pretty small these days.

jegonzo3

USB 2.0 cables is just a straight 4 wire connection, no electronics or special resistors like in apple cables.  So yes, it should work just fine.  

But why would you not run a small cable into your glove box??  Do you really want to rip your whole dash apart again just to update the music on your USB stick?

I used the factory USB harness and the supplied cable to have access to both.

USB 2.0 cables is just a straight 4 wire connection, no electronics or special resistors like in apple cables.  So yes, it should work just fine.  

 

But why would you not run a small cable into your glove box??  Do you really want to rip your whole dash apart again just to update the music on your USB stick?

thanks playa, taking apart my dash is really no big deal for me. I really don't add music to what I already have and if necessary, I'll just throw any new music on to my SD card.