[7786]

Originally Posted by alexwhittemore

What's your plan for that? I find nothing adhesive (and removable) sticks to the dash material. My biggest gripe with my current solution (besides that it looks a bit janky) is that the metal bracket I've got tucked under the veneered trim causes it to stick out a bunch on the left side by the steering wheel.

Also, what were the button issues? Things that a slight realignment in the model would fix, or even less significant than that?

I currently have it mounted with magnets/3M double sided tape. It's holding so far but I'll have to see how it holds up in the long run.

I had the kuda prior to this and I know exactly what you mean, the mount near the start button had a good quarter inch gap that I couldn't get rid of no matter how hard I tried. Right now I have the usb cable come up near the center vents and the trim is holding properly in place.

The problem with the button is theres too much of a gap between the button contact on the mount and the buttons on the tablet, so you have to press really hard to make contact. I had to wing the dimensions since I didn't have an accurate model of the tablet to work with. A quick fix was to stick something to the buttons on the tablet to fill in the gap (in my case I used the soft side of some velcro. Works well now, but I'm not sure if I'm going to keep the buttons in the final iteration since I won't be printing another copy for myself and I don't want to put out something that I haven't tested.




I just finished routing the usb cable today, adding the DAC/hub, and mounted the magnets again. Still working on finish of the mount, lots of painting and sanding that I'm not very good at, but it's coming along nicely I think.

[_TB_]

Originally Posted by sparkymarky

Yea I'd be interested in a custom launcher - ready to install it to my android Sony xperia tablet install straight away!

What version of Android and what resolution does it run?

it needs to run API 19, (4.4.4)

[dragazn]

Looks good, keep up the great works man

[taibanl]

You could mount like the bmw station for iphone and the garmin kit did. It fixes under the dash trim and is removable.

[7786]

Originally Posted by taibanl

You could mount like the bmw station for iphone and the garmin kit did. It fixes under the dash trim and is removable.

I thought about that at first, I found it was hard to place anything behind the trim and have the trim reinstall cleanly.

I stuck an nfc tag near the top left corner of the mount and programmed it to turn on the hotspot from my phone. Other than a bit more sanding and polishing, I think there's not much left to update other than seeing how it holds up as time goes by. Also need to adjust the magnets a bit to close up the small gap along the sides.








Magnets at work:

[soursamo]

Shout out to 7786, got mine from his Shapeways today




Looking forward to cleaning this up and getting it mounted!

[alexwhittemore]

Originally Posted by soursamo

Shout out to 7786, got mine from his Shapeways today




Looking forward to cleaning this up and getting it mounted!

Please write back and let us know how it goes, what you do for fixing it to the dash, etc. It looks like it's as developed as it needs to be and as it's going to get, so I'll probably order one myself sooner rather than later.

[soursamo]

Did a bit of cleanup and some primering to this today. OTG cable arrived, just waiting on some longer USB cables to finish connecting.

[alexwhittemore]

What'd you use to fix it, double-stick tape?

[pika1460]

subscribed! i've been looking for a more elegant solution for my mount

[332ijunkie]

Have these ready for sale?

[alexwhittemore]

7786 it looks like you took down the first shapeways link, did you upload the slightly updated design? I'm about ready to get one and modify to taste.

[7786]

Originally Posted by 332ijunkie

Have these ready for sale?

Originally Posted by alexwhittemore

7786 it looks like you took down the first shapeways link, did you upload the slightly updated design? I'm about ready to get one and modify to taste.

Yeah I removed the original link, just need to touch base with soursamo to see how things are going before I upload it again

[alexwhittemore]

coooooooool! Can't wait.

[mir-ali604]

Originally Posted by 7786

Yeah I removed the original link, just need to touch base with soursamo to see how things are going before I upload it again

Hey. Give me a shout when you put the link up for sale again. I am interested as well.

[siphor1989]

I would be interested as well!

[TemjinX2]

sub'ed

[fazi13]

Originally Posted by 7786

Yeah I removed the original link, just need to touch base with soursamo to see how things are going before I upload it again

hi, quick question. I have a 3d printer and wanted to make a somewhat similar mount for my ipad mini 4 and I don't want to copy yours and I am not planning on selling these. I was wondering if you could provide the design for the piece that connects onto the dash trim above the AC vents? the one that would be slightly curved like this ( to fit against the long trim piece in the middle. I'm not an expert at CAD and it would probably take me lots of trial and error to design that part myself. I don't need the housing for the nexus 7.

any help would be appreciated, thanks!

[Varjo]

Really interested and wanting to order. Any update on the status? This looks fantastic by the way. How are you enjoying yours long term?

[Mastermixlee]

Just came across this thread as about to start nexus 7 integration project myself!
Really like the look of your work and really would like to purchase!
I'm happy to do the spraying etc and have all the work to finish but your concept is the best I've seen.

Love the magnet attachment. Makes it easy to bring tablet indoors for any modifications or software updates etc.

Please get this back up on the Website so can purchase :-D
Would love to get my hands on one

Well done for everything you've done so far!

[7786]

Originally Posted by Mastermixlee

Just came across this thread as about to start nexus 7 integration project myself!
Really like the look of your work and really would like to purchase!
I'm happy to do the spraying etc and have all the work to finish but your concept is the best I've seen.

Love the magnet attachment. Makes it easy to bring tablet indoors for any modifications or software updates etc.

Please get this back up on the Website so can purchase :-D
Would love to get my hands on one

Well done for everything you've done so far!

I'm assuming that you have a RHD seeing as you're from the UK? This will only work on LHD cars, I'd have to flip things around for RHD cars, and thats assuming that the dash is exact mirror for both versions.

Anyways I added a link in my sig, it's a bit pricey for what it is so I only recommend getting it if you know what you're doing

I'm also looking into making a two piece design that will hook up to the center speak/vent, for those who want more of a "plug and play" solution. No ETA though, just playing around with some ideas for now.

[Mastermixlee]

Is it angled slightly towards the driver then?
And I'm not familiar with 3d print design work but in the software is there a mirror function that would flip it round to be the right way for rhd?
Or is there basic template you could send that I could use to make a wooden cutout equivalent?