Jeniko Laptop Mount Install

[1leglance]

So my laptop mount is in...
I have to say that this mount from Jeniko.com is the best thing going for $50 and worth twice that easily. I looked at the Ram mounts...the part that holds the laptop was too thick. Nothing else out there really grabed me until I saw Jeniko's website. They do have a "no drill" mount but I wasn't sure about clearance in front of the seat bolts and if you have looked at any pics or seen my FJC in person you know I am not afraid to drill a hole somewhere.
The mount went in super easy and as you will see in my pics the only mod's I did were to shorten the swing arm since it looked like it might hit the dash and to angle the underside of the swingarm for the sake of the passengers leg...I will more than likely email a pic to Jeniko since I think that angle would be something that would help anyone.
Figure 2 hours for install only if you mod it like I did, otherwise less than 1 hr. I did a desert night run and really pounded on some washes and whoops and the mount held my very heavy Toughbook without any trouble. Yeah it wiggles a touch but nothing serious. If you were really concerned Jeniko has a leg brace that goes to a seat bolt that would help.
Check out the pics and feel free to ask any questions you have.
http://blairsite.com/Gallery/Laptop-Mount-Install

[DaktariEd]

Excellent...you'll have to let us know how it works.
I'm tinkering with ideas for my Powerbook and mounting options.

[1leglance]

I like that the mount has vert adj for the sake of the passenger and can swing towards me when I am solo.
I am using indust. strength velcro and it really holds.
Many people I am sure would rather use the "no drill" mount and I look forward to hearing others thought..that mount is $129 I think.
These are made from nice thick alum. and I will post continued updates and I try to beat it up
Now to find a dark cloth to drape over my dash & electronics so folks won't see all the goodies when I am in a store or parking lot !!!

[RoundOut]

Good looking laptop mount, there. Do you have a pic of where it mounts to the floorboard or seat bolt?

[1leglance]

I will get pics of where I drilled into the trans tunnel..
I didn't go with the seat bolt version becuase I didn't think I had room on my FJC...the price for that one is $129 I think

[HenryJ]

http://www.jeniko.com/
I decided to try one. It comes to $66 with shipping and handling. The Jeniko laptop mount arrived today. It did require some modification to fit the way I wanted it to.
I drilled out all six mounting bolts to accept 5/16" bolts. The base was mounted between the seat and console. Centered just behind the front seat bolt.



This area has a reinforcement on the underside. Five out of six bolts when through this extra plating on the underside. It should be plenty sturdy. Some massaging of the interior sheet metal and the back of the bracket was bent down to conform.



The carpet covers it nicely.

I cut the top T-bar down. It was nearly twice as long as I needed.



Of course the modding did not stop there. I had to have my cup holder. This time I cut two 3" holes for twin cup holders.



These help to hold the "no slip" cover in place when the laptop is not installed and come in very handy.
This looks good so far. It seems to be sturdy. Time will tell.

[GSequoia]

An update to an old thread.

I've been running the Jeniko mount in both of my Jeep Cherokees for over two years now. I have it set up bolted to my transmission tunnel with no main cross brace nor screen brace. If I'm in particularly rough stuff my screen will flop down (of course) but for the vast majority of smooth driving (including dirt) I have no problems at all, my laptop has tight screen hinges. I don't have as many trail miles as a lot of the folks here but I've put it through the wringer, both on simple little Mojave Road class trails and light hammer trails, I haven't broken it yet. One thing to note though is that because the XJ is a bit small in the cabin I shortened the main arm, this reduces the leverage on the mount so should make it last longer. As always your mileage may vary.

I use it with an old Dell Latitude D510 that can be destroyed for all I care. It is mounted with Velcro on the computer to the back of the "table" and some black duct tape holding the front from jumping over the lip bent onto the table. I've never had it come loose, even with some hard hits.



This product is great and and for $50 you can't go wrong. I bought this version http://www.jeniko.com/cfl800-floor-mount-p-1.html and an extra mount to go into both Jeeps, transferring is as easy as one bolt.



My full boring article on install in my XJs, obviously won't apply to all vehicles. http://www.boyandjeep.com/2010/02/15...o-laptop-mount I keep telling myself that I'll toss together a simple screen brace and a mount more elegant than velcro and duct tape but this thing just works as is.

Sequoia