AnonymousCoward

I read XLR8's thread on his galaxy tab install and some others and decided to go with a Nexus 7 because it has pogo pins for power and audio output. I ended up not using them for now, but I'm looking to see if anyone has advice or knows of a clean way to mount a removable tablet.


Options I see right now:
1.) Keep using temporary velcro on and just take if off when I want to use it. It's actually working surprisingly well and allows access to the buttons, charging, and audio jack. Or replace the velcro with magnets

2.) Modify a tablet suction mount to fit into the DIN like in this guide.
Android Tablet as Car PC : The Finished Product

3.) Try some sort of sliding mechanism, or this DVD Drive thing:
Android Tablet In-Car Sliding Dock using hacked DVD drive


I'm trying to keep it removable so that I can use the tablet for other things and to make it easier to work on stuff behind the tablet if I want to, like rearranging wires, replacing the amp, etc. down the road.

Here's how it currently sits (ignore the GPS cable on the left side & bottom). Volume control and ignition signal'd power is mounted by the driver kick panel on the right.

RX7(613)

iTrader: (9)

the dvd drive system looks great. specially if you can keep the system working.

but on simpler side, you can install to drawer sliders attached to a frame where you put the tablet.

Im in the process of doing something similar, but wont have car close to me till april .

Montego

iTrader: (1)

Yeah stay away from the magnets. Magnetic fields have this nasty tendency to want to erase memory chips. lol

Billy7

iTrader: (7)

Here's a year old bump.

I was planning the same thing, here's my install using a different amp. Car's a little dirty, I cut the interior behind the AC trim. If I were to do it again, I wouldn't have cut the interior and used your method instead.



I apologize for the crappy photo, I took the picture with the car cover over the car so it was dark.