DIY official dock car mount

[msimindlessmsi2]

I really liked the fact the dock could do audio out and charge via the pogo pins, so I figured that would be perfect in the car. When I got the dock, I couldn't find a good spot to mount it....until now. The completed setup works awesomely!

All you need for this project is a metal bookend and some JB weld.

Bookend


Dock attached with JB Weld


Piece removed from the cover bezel


Wires fed to where the back of the dock will be


All I did here was wedge the bookend between the radio and dash kit, and then attached the cables for power/audio

 

[thrillhouse366]

BACK TO THE PRIMITIVE!!!!

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[phillip1953]

Why must be you guys insist on doing these butchered-up installs?

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[msimindlessmsi2]

Why must be you guys insist on doing these butchered-up installs?

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What's so bad about it? At least I don't have to plug anything in or butcher my nexus like most "clean" installs.

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[Jaggar345]

I don't see anything wrong with it, it looks clean to me. There isn't any damage or anything sticking out...

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[msimindlessmsi2]

I don't see anything wrong with it, it looks clean to me. There isn't any damage or anything sticking out...

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I guess his idea of contributing is going into threads and complaining for no reason.

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[diba320]

Nice ... as long as you do not drive ..

 

[msimindlessmsi2]

Works fine when driving. The pins actually make better contact if the tablet is pushed slightly forward, so I bent the vertical part of the bookend to keep it slightly forward. Plus the rubber on the rear of the nexus making contact with it seems to create enough friction to keep it from popping up.

WARNING: Turn down your volume.

 

[freak4dell]

Good to know this works. I was planning on doing something a bit similar, but slowly building it up to be cleaner in the end. The dock will be an integral part, though.

Do you have any trouble keeping the tablet charged? I know people have no problems if they use one of the recommended chargers from the charger thread, but I wasn't sure if the dock may hinder or slow down charging any.

 

[drkstr_yu]

Awesome! Thanks man

 

[msimindlessmsi2]

Good to know this works. I was planning on doing something a bit similar, but slowly building it up to be cleaner in the end. The dock will be an integral part, though.

Do you have any trouble keeping the tablet charged? I know people have no problems if they use one of the recommended chargers from the charger thread, but I wasn't sure if the dock may hinder or slow down charging any.

Well I have it set to keep the screen awake while charging, so it does still drain the battery. It really isn't bad though. Barely goes down. The speed of the charging seems equivalent to charging via usb connection, rather than the wall charger.

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[theFleured]

I get really bad sound distortion using the tablet with the dock in the car, did you have the same issues?

 

[msimindlessmsi2]

I get really bad sound distortion using the tablet with the dock in the car, did you have the same issues?

Sorry for not responding for so long. I did have a bit at first when going over bumps, but over time it stopped. I think it's because the pins springy-ness calmed down over time. Also, the bookend helps keep the tablet from moving, because the rubber backing of the tablet makes contact with it and keeps it from too much. So over time, this setup has ended up working perfectly.

 

[gnice18]

I have the same setup. Do you constantly have to enable media output to dock? When I start mine up each time I have to go into the sound settings and fix this.

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