so i was tired of having to pick up/find my ipod when i wanted to change the song.. so after some thought and will power i decided to make it happen...
while thinking of a good location, i knew i didnt want it on the gauge cluster blocking any of my vitals or on the steering wheel due to a cluster-fuck-ugly look..
so i played around with different locations and it seemed that where the cig lighter area was perfect... so that was my choice
1.
obviously, i disconnected the power going to the cig lighter socket and taped the lead
2.
find a piece of scrap steel... or aluminum... or even plastic.. cut it out to about 2-3 mm smaller than the size of your ipod.. exactness isn't necessary
3.
punch or drill a hole in the center of the material you used...(if you want the ipod to mount lower or higher, offset the hole you punch either up or down) the hole is for better glue adhesion
4.
apoxy the steel/plasic/aluminum to the cig lighter(i hope you can figure out where)
5.
get some quality velcro.. like 3m if available... for ultimate stick/durability
6.
attach ipod to steel/plastic/aluminum using said velcro
7. (optional)
since i did not want my ipod to have a shock absorber... i added some apoxy to the inside of the lighter mechanism..(not the socket) so it would not slide in when i press the ipod buttons
*note*
i used an ipod mini.. definitely had a better fit than i think the full size one would..
i am very pleased... its a tight fit so it doesnt wobble at all, and the velcro allows quick separation for syncn' and use out of the car
please dont mind the shittyness of everything else... im waiting to figure out what im gonna do with the area under the radio... and i plan to add my lost lighter socket where the ashtray is, along with a switch to power my gps, which i plan to hard wire
while thinking of a good location, i knew i didnt want it on the gauge cluster blocking any of my vitals or on the steering wheel due to a cluster-fuck-ugly look..
so i played around with different locations and it seemed that where the cig lighter area was perfect... so that was my choice
1.
obviously, i disconnected the power going to the cig lighter socket and taped the lead
2.
find a piece of scrap steel... or aluminum... or even plastic.. cut it out to about 2-3 mm smaller than the size of your ipod.. exactness isn't necessary
3.
punch or drill a hole in the center of the material you used...(if you want the ipod to mount lower or higher, offset the hole you punch either up or down) the hole is for better glue adhesion
4.
apoxy the steel/plasic/aluminum to the cig lighter(i hope you can figure out where)
5.
get some quality velcro.. like 3m if available... for ultimate stick/durability
6.
attach ipod to steel/plastic/aluminum using said velcro
7. (optional)
since i did not want my ipod to have a shock absorber... i added some apoxy to the inside of the lighter mechanism..(not the socket) so it would not slide in when i press the ipod buttons
*note*
i used an ipod mini.. definitely had a better fit than i think the full size one would..
i am very pleased... its a tight fit so it doesnt wobble at all, and the velcro allows quick separation for syncn' and use out of the car
please dont mind the shittyness of everything else... im waiting to figure out what im gonna do with the area under the radio... and i plan to add my lost lighter socket where the ashtray is, along with a switch to power my gps, which i plan to hard wire
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