Custom Iphone Mount

Dlifevr6 · 10-19-2008, 09:32 PM

I was always looking for a place to put my iphone so i put this charges it and plays music thought my aux port in my center console

So what i did here was traced the frame of the dock and then cut it out with a razor blad and then centered it

Then when i went to the store to buy the 3g dock holder it came with 3 of them for 9 bucks so i had 2 to spare so i cut the frame off one of them and traced it thats why you see the white line in the picture above

Then i started the cut with a rotozip and hope for the best

After i cut the hole i cleaned it up with a sander tool and dropped it in with some gorilla glue and clamped it down and waited 5 hours for a nice tight fit

Now for this piece when i went to the apple store i picked up a 3g dock see here http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB...OQ&mco=MTQ2MjA
its like this but without a remote

You have to glue this to the bottom of the dock and then when you put the idrive controller back on it holds it very tight

Here is the finished product i dont have the iphone in there cuz thats what im using to take the pictures if you have any ????? write me and i will help you

And this is my ride tell me what you think

aut0sh0cker · 10-19-2008, 09:44 PM

Nicely done! I love it... dont know if i can do this to my aluminum trim... but i like it!

Dlifevr6 · 10-20-2008, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by aut0sh0cker

Nicely done! I love it... dont know if i can do this to my aluminum trim... but i like it!

Thanks it can be done to all trim

slant83 · 10-20-2008, 08:19 AM

you should paint it brown (or black) to match your console

FrankoQ · 10-20-2008, 09:15 AM

Amazing!
Nice job.

FrankoQ · 10-20-2008, 12:14 PM

How did you hold the electric board under the trim?
you said you glued it. do you have any pics of that?

gtrokin330 · 10-20-2008, 05:19 PM

that is so god damn neat

nj335i · 10-21-2008, 11:20 PM

Very innovative... too bad it would get in the way of shifting for manual cars.

CarRookie · 10-22-2008, 12:57 AM

i think what you shouldve done was somehow put the white iphone holder under the dash, so that way itll just be a hole in the dash that your iphone fits into, and nothing is poping out, and you can also put a cover when not using.

Barmats · 10-23-2008, 06:12 PM

Nice job! I would love to see a pic of it holding the iphone... but I know that's your camera.

TheCyrax · 10-23-2008, 07:38 PM

That's AWESOME!

lkn · 10-24-2008, 03:23 AM

I'm not sure if a lot of people here are comfortable with dremeling their center trim. However, I did a similar setup by putting the dock in the ash tray instead.

FrankoQ · 10-24-2008, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by lkn

I'm not sure if a lot of people here are comfortable with dremeling their center trim. However, I did a similar setup by putting the dock in the ash tray instead.

Pics please.

lkn · 10-25-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by FrankoQ

Pics please.

here you are..

FrankoQ · 10-25-2008, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by lkn

here you are..

Sweet!!! This is exactly what I need.

I posted a few questions in your installation thread.

Thanks

10-19-2008, 09:32 PM	#1
Dlifevr6 Private First Class 24 Rep 190 Posts Drives: Space Gray 550i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Annapolis,md iTrader: (1)	Custom Iphone Mount I was always looking for a place to put my iphone so i put this charges it and plays music thought my aux port in my center console So what i did here was traced the frame of the dock and then cut it out with a razor blad and then centered it Then when i went to the store to buy the 3g dock holder it came with 3 of them for 9 bucks so i had 2 to spare so i cut the frame off one of them and traced it thats why you see the white line in the picture above Then i started the cut with a rotozip and hope for the best After i cut the hole i cleaned it up with a sander tool and dropped it in with some gorilla glue and clamped it down and waited 5 hours for a nice tight fit Now for this piece when i went to the apple store i picked up a 3g dock see here http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB...OQ&mco=MTQ2MjA its like this but without a remote You have to glue this to the bottom of the dock and then when you put the idrive controller back on it holds it very tight Here is the finished product i dont have the iphone in there cuz thats what im using to take the pictures if you have any ????? write me and i will help you And this is my ride tell me what you think
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aut0sh0cker meh 126 Rep 1,752 Posts Drives: E92 335i, 997.2 C4S Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 91362 iTrader: (2)	Nicely done! I love it... dont know if i can do this to my aluminum trim... but i like it!
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10-20-2008, 08:19 AM	#4
slant83 Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 257 Posts Drives: 2008 335i coupe Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Parkland, Florida iTrader: (0)	you should paint it brown (or black) to match your console __________________ 2008 335i coupe/Sapphire Black/Black Dakota/Alum/Sport/Prem/Step/Nav/iPod/CA
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gtrokin330 Brigadier General 158 Rep 3,865 Posts Drives: TT Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: LI iTrader: (7)	that is so god damn neat
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10-21-2008, 11:20 PM	#8
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CarRookie Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SF, CA iTrader: (0)	i think what you shouldve done was somehow put the white iphone holder under the dash, so that way itll just be a hole in the dash that your iphone fits into, and nothing is poping out, and you can also put a cover when not using.
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10-23-2008, 06:12 PM	#10
Barmats Lieutenant 17 Rep 503 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X5 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CA iTrader: (4)	Nice job! I would love to see a pic of it holding the iphone... but I know that's your camera.
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TheCyrax Private First Class 1 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 2004 Acura MDX Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	That's AWESOME!
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lkn Lieutenant Colonel 23 Rep 1,549 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County iTrader: (4)	I'm not sure if a lot of people here are comfortable with dremeling their center trim. However, I did a similar setup by putting the dock in the ash tray instead.
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