Hey guys,
Since I sold my Discovery and now am focused on the D-110 I thought I would post my new version of my iPad mounting system. Because I wanted to maintain a very stock and clean appearance on the dash I wanted this version to be invisible when not in use. My Defender 110 has essentially a 2002 Td5 dash but I maintained the head unit in the center glove box which allows me to stream Bluetooth audio, handsfree, and still have a regular radio (something I couldn't do in my Disco. Anyway, for those that didn't see my original design I just milled a piece of a aluminum in a lock and key like way that would allow the iPad to lock in either orientation. I wanted to make something that would be super rugged yet easily be able to slide the iPad out without scratches. Pictures tell the rest of the story:
CAD sketch of old system designed for Discovery from the front...
First fit of old system in the Disco...
Head unit I installed (KIV-701) in Defender that supports Bluetooth audio streaming from multiple devices. Example: iPad plays music and voice navigation, iPhone does handsfree...
New mount using parts from old one and modified to have a stealthy front...nothing but a milled key hole in a 1 DIN design...used quarter inch aluminum and bottom tapped everything so you wouldn't even see screw heads...
Rear of iPad 2 mount key...no real change here except that I shortened it to be lower profile...
Locked in Vertical...using my favorite Topo app...
Locked in Horizontal...using my favorite off road nav app...
Oh and a pic of the truck... ; )
Thanks for letting me share.
Christian
Since I sold my Discovery and now am focused on the D-110 I thought I would post my new version of my iPad mounting system. Because I wanted to maintain a very stock and clean appearance on the dash I wanted this version to be invisible when not in use. My Defender 110 has essentially a 2002 Td5 dash but I maintained the head unit in the center glove box which allows me to stream Bluetooth audio, handsfree, and still have a regular radio (something I couldn't do in my Disco. Anyway, for those that didn't see my original design I just milled a piece of a aluminum in a lock and key like way that would allow the iPad to lock in either orientation. I wanted to make something that would be super rugged yet easily be able to slide the iPad out without scratches. Pictures tell the rest of the story:
CAD sketch of old system designed for Discovery from the front...
First fit of old system in the Disco...
Head unit I installed (KIV-701) in Defender that supports Bluetooth audio streaming from multiple devices. Example: iPad plays music and voice navigation, iPhone does handsfree...
New mount using parts from old one and modified to have a stealthy front...nothing but a milled key hole in a 1 DIN design...used quarter inch aluminum and bottom tapped everything so you wouldn't even see screw heads...
Rear of iPad 2 mount key...no real change here except that I shortened it to be lower profile...
Locked in Vertical...using my favorite Topo app...
Locked in Horizontal...using my favorite off road nav app...
Oh and a pic of the truck... ; )
Thanks for letting me share.
Christian
