custom iphone mount

Dlifevr6 · 10-19-2008, 08:29 PM

Hello Everyone I am deff going to paint it black.It would only work here because of the guts of the 3g dock underneath need room. I drove so hard around turns and it does not go anywhere. The dynolicious from the app store works great to becasue it is so still i can get hp,0-60 times and skidpad.I never watch movies on my phone.Yes it does charge my phone and it plays music tough the aux just by putting it on there. As far as getting in the way of shifting when i put it in drive it is a quarter of an inch away but then whats cool is that i can shift into sport mode and its not in the way anymore so i can still shift thought the gears need be.

Im going to post a video today

Dlifevr6 · 10-19-2008, 08:31 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 blade and then centered it

Then when i went to the store to buy a 3g dock holder. It came with 3 of them for 9 bucks so i had 2 to spare. I cut the frame off one of the 3g dock holders 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

al4m · 10-19-2008, 08:33 PM

wow thats pretty interesting. nice work!

AV9 · 10-19-2008, 08:34 PM

nice haha

Staszek · 10-19-2008, 08:34 PM

Looks good what does it look like with the phone in it?

Diamond Skyline · 10-19-2008, 08:34 PM

kudos.. that looks clean

could you post pictures/video of the iphone in action on the mount?

and you should post this in the DIY section fyi (maybe a more detailed version too)

cheers

awei130 · 10-19-2008, 08:37 PM

wow ... great work!

asdflkijd · 10-19-2008, 08:37 PM

Your car looks really nice, would looks way more aggressive with blacklines and mtech rear

the iphone dock is pretty neat, looks great also.. but wouldn't that get in the way of your arm when your shifting gears/ levers. I wonder how it would look if you painted it matte black?

maybe another project?

ChrisMT79 · 10-19-2008, 08:37 PM

Looks good! I probably would have hit it with a few coats of black paint but nice otherwise!

Also, how did you connect it underneath?

Morpheus · 10-19-2008, 08:39 PM

If I had gone to all that trouble I would have painted it black.

Cloud9blue · 10-19-2008, 08:41 PM

+1 for the effort, but is it really worth to it?
cutting a hole in a perfectly fine trim piece just to hold a phone is something i will never consider.

Bimmer Nerd · 10-19-2008, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWnator

+1 for the effort, but is it really worth to it?
cutting a hole in a perfectly fine trim piece just to hold a phone is something i will never consider.

me neither, i guess it was worth it for him.

ATSR · 10-19-2008, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWnator

+1 for the effort, but is it really worth to it?
cutting a hole in a perfectly fine trim piece just to hold a phone is something i will never consider.

+1000

Cutting you BMW just to hold a phone???

It's your car and you can do whatever you want, but man...

EOE90 · 10-19-2008, 08:50 PM

shoulda painted the dock black

sick idea man, very ballsy haha

ADHD · 10-19-2008, 08:51 PM

^^^its only a trim piece that can be replaced its not that big of a deal!!
I kinda like it!!

Dlifevr6 · 10-19-2008, 08:53 PM

It looks very good i will post a video tomm so you guys can see it in action

Dlifevr6 · 10-19-2008, 08:54 PM

It looks very good i will post a video tomm so you guys can see it in action

imaznumkay · 10-19-2008, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morpheus

If I had gone to all that trouble I would have painted it black.

+1

BillLee · 10-19-2008, 09:29 PM

what if you get a new phone?!

aut0sh0cker · 10-19-2008, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EOE90

shoulda painted the dock black

sick idea man, very ballsy haha

+2 matte black to match all the black plastic trim

bsamoul · 10-19-2008, 09:47 PM

That would get in the way of my shifting.

Davin · 10-19-2008, 09:57 PM

innovative

10-19-2008, 08:29 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 Hello Everyone I am deff going to paint it black.It would only work here because of the guts of the 3g dock underneath need room. I drove so hard around turns and it does not go anywhere. The dynolicious from the app store works great to becasue it is so still i can get hp,0-60 times and skidpad.I never watch movies on my phone.Yes it does charge my phone and it plays music tough the aux just by putting it on there. As far as getting in the way of shifting when i put it in drive it is a quarter of an inch away but then whats cool is that i can shift into sport mode and its not in the way anymore so i can still shift thought the gears need be. Im going to post a video today Last edited by Dlifevr6; 10-20-2008 at 06:13 PM..
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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 blade and then centered it Then when i went to the store to buy a 3g dock holder. It came with 3 of them for 9 bucks so i had 2 to spare. I cut the frame off one of the 3g dock holders 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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10-19-2008, 08:33 PM	#3
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Diamond Skyline Lieutenant 57 Rep 568 Posts Drives: JDM Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston iTrader: (4)	kudos.. that looks clean could you post pictures/video of the iphone in action on the mount? and you should post this in the DIY section fyi (maybe a more detailed version too) cheers __________________ '11 JCW Mini (Soon) '08 FX35 Sport (Current) '08 E92 M3 (Sold) '04 G35 Coupe (Sold)
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10-19-2008, 08:37 PM	#9
ChrisMT79 Lieutenant Colonel 364 Rep 1,517 Posts Drives: 2015 F80 M3- Alpine White Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Everywhere iTrader: (6)	Looks good! I probably would have hit it with a few coats of black paint but nice otherwise! Also, how did you connect it underneath?
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10-19-2008, 08:39 PM	#10
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Cloud9blue Brigadier General 711 Rep 3,251 Posts Drives: around the potholes Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NY/NJ/MA iTrader: (13)	+1 for the effort, but is it really worth to it? cutting a hole in a perfectly fine trim piece just to hold a phone is something i will never consider.
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EOE90 Colonel 130 Rep 2,429 Posts Drives: F15 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Laker City iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 3 [0.00]	shoulda painted the dock black sick idea man, very ballsy haha __________________ E90 M3 -> F15 X5 M-Sport
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ADHD Brigadier General 196 Rep 4,095 Posts Drives: F30 328i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Magic Mountain iTrader: (38) Garage List 21 M540i [0.00] 07 e90 335 [0.00]	^^^its only a trim piece that can be replaced its not that big of a deal!! I kinda like it!! __________________
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Dlifevr6 Private First Class 24 Rep 190 Posts Drives: Space Gray 550i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Annapolis,md iTrader: (1)	It looks very good i will post a video tomm so you guys can see it in action
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Dlifevr6 Private First Class 24 Rep 190 Posts Drives: Space Gray 550i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Annapolis,md iTrader: (1)	It looks very good i will post a video tomm so you guys can see it in action
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