You can DIY the charge port light for under $20.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Chevrolet-Volt-DIY-Illuminated-Charging-Port/
https://www.instructables.com/id/Chevrolet-Volt-DIY-Illuminated-Charging-Port/
$10, $20 Charge Port Light Hacks
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I like that, available on ebay for 1/3 the price: https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rechar...m=202160797471&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
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Outstanding! Just ordered one for each V/B/olt. Thanks!
Dealer says the 7.2KW charging is accessory can be added o the 2018
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I have a 18 LT Volt without the charge port light and I just want an easy way to illuminate when plugging in at night. Great idea! Just ordered one. Also on Amazon for 9.99. Thanks
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Brilliant hack. I have the (dealer installed) option on my Volt and while I thought it would be useful to also determine the SOC while charging (with the # of flashes), the chargeport door hides it from my field of view from the house. It's only really useful for plugging in the dark, which the $10 hack really fixes.
I just ordered a different led dog collar for $3.10. I won't need it much since I'm normally plugging in in the garage, but for that price , it seemed worth it.
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Lol, true. As perhaps a final post on the lighted dog collar, I don't see the benefit. So instead of looking for the plug to put the charger cord into, you now need to look for the dog collar button to press to get some light so as to do the former??
What am I missing here?
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Question: Being that this is plugged into the stock wiring harness does it only come on when the port door is open? And does it blink like the dash light does when charging?
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