iceman302
Full Throttle OG
After being completely disappointed with the headrest mounts I'd tried for my iPad, I decided to see what I could come up with. The headrest mounts work fine if you've only got one child and you don't mind the iPad bouncing around with the seat. I tried mounting mine on the driver seat, thinking that having someone in the seat would limit the vibration. No such luck. it also put my iPad within reach of my 3 year old. Not good either.
The cupholders at the rear of the console seemed like a perfect place to put a mount. After looking around and seeing some of the lame aftermarket cupholder mounts (often using some kind of adhesive or velcro), I decided to fabricate my own solution. The big challenge is that the cupholders actually have a slight taper. A perfect cylinder would've been too easy. The cupholder mounts themselves are solid steel, roughly 4.5 pounds each... a very firm base. Then I had them threaded for 1/2-13 4" bolts and used stainless hardware.
Basically, the mounts will accept any clamp style headrest mount. I used a 5" RAM clamp and 1.5" ball mount. The whole setup is very solid and the console is a much more rigid base for mounting. Now both kids can watch movies from a reasonable distance and the audio will stream wirelessly through the Bluetooth. I can also use a headphone jack with a splitter so they can watch a movie and I can listen to music. Perfect!
What do you guys think?
It was dark by the time I finished but these pics will give you a better idea of the finished product.
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Hmmm . . .they look like Solid motor mounts.
