My 2018 Fit EX has a USB phone connector in the cubby at the forward end of the center console, below the head unit. This is where the phone connects to the Display Audio system There is another USB receptacle in the compartment further aft in the center console, but that USB receptacle is for power only. Has any tried rewiring it so a phone can be plugged into the USB inside the compartment, and connect to the head unit from there?

 

Where are you getting that it's only for power? I'm pretty sure they both function in the same way. I'm pretty sure that I've used either port at times. I'll double check my 2015 ion a few to be sure.

 

Per the manual, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay only work with the front USB. My experiments with Android Auto confirm this.

The rear USB may work for playing from a USB stick, or other uses, but Android Auto is front only. The front USB receptacle has a USB trident icon, and a phone icon. The rear receptacle has the trident, but no phone icon. I would like to use Android Auto with my phone in the compartment, but I would need to modify the wiring.

 

I guess it's different on my 2015 Fit EXL. The trident for each port is identical, showing only the USB symbol.

 

You can play music from either port, but the AA/Carplay works on the front only.

Ive considered getting a busted screen phone cheap and permanently mounting it in the glovebox just for AA/Carplay.