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pgamboa Senior Enthusiast

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Does that just slide right over?

Yes. Uses a clamp and bolt to secure. Some have used a tack weld to be a little more "secure" from theft.

 

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This was an eBay purchase where he threw out a low bid an won the item.

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RHStansbury Enthusiast

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@pgamboa is right on both counts.

 

The tip just slides over the existing pipe and clamps on. All you need for the install is a deep 15mm socket.

 

 

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Click here

 

I was pretty shocked I didn't get outbid.

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I was pretty shocked I didn't get outbid.

 

 

What's your name on eBay? Next time let me know when you are bidding on something, I'll counter your bid so you won't be shocked next time... LOL

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Waymon Enthusiast

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Finally decided on a way to mount my phone. I used an old suction cup mount and cut it down to size.

 

I wanted to do something with this spot.

 

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Here is before I got started

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Here is about half way through cutting down the base.

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Here is the finished product for mounting. I cut it down to where is fits very snugly in the slot. It's very sturdy. I will prolly cut it a little further and plasti dip the base as it squeaks ever so slightly over speed bumps and such.

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Then I started thinking about my apple car play feature. I really like using the maps on the head unit. So I graves my 10 foot cord and started mocking up how to accomplish getting it to the USB. Here is what I came up with.

 

I noticed this hole in the back of the storage slot. I test fit the end of my cable and it fit.

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Next was to find out if I could access this hole. So I popped off the fuse panel.

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I grabbed a flat head screw driver an put the end in the hole and to my great surprise was able to locate it. This is the best pic I could get. I tried to get the shiniest part to show.

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I then snaked the end up to the hole. This was way easier than I thought it was going to be.

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Then I fed it through to the floor board.

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I fed it over the OBD2 connector

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Then fed it over these screws that attach the lower dash to the upper until I was in the passenger side floor board.

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Surprisingly I was able to hit the last screw and come up the under side of the glove box. It fits perfect and does not pinch on bit.

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Yet amazingly again it fit perfectly to the top storage door. I looped it around the top hinge and over to the USB. This fit so well I couldn't believe it.

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This is how much I left sticking out of the slot. I made sure to test this before I started feeding the cord. Once the mount is in it is just enough cord to plug into the phone and not protrude in the way.

 

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And the finished product with cord. It tucks so nicely into the mount until you need it. I love how it turned out.

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So about $22 for the cord and $20 for the mount.

 

 

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pgamboa Senior Enthusiast

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So about $22 for the cord and $20 for the mount.

 

 

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Nicely done. FYI - You can remove the USB connector from the glove box and plug your cable in from behind.

 

 

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$15 bucks at Auto Zone. I couldn't take stuff sliding into the foot wells. 2f8d9a7ee13f2c9372308fcd22ad6958.jpg

I've been looking for something like this
Half_ton Enthusiast

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2 days driving with it, has not budged. I have nothing heavy in it either.

do you still have the tag laying around? It's a 20 minute drive to autozone, if you have it I can just order it.
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I ripped off the side label but I believe I left the UPC code and I also have the receipt. I tried to scan the UPC code and search for it on amazon, but not the exact one came up

Ravenkeeper Senior Enthusiast

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Can of plastidip, some masking tape, and an hour ! Blacked out emblem.

 

 

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So about $22 for the cord and $20 for the mount.

 

 

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Can be done but doesn't always last. I'd highly recommend the plastidip. When I did my bow ties I had a few people ask if they were the factory black ones. $20 can versus $100+ bow ties... and it was easier to do.

 

I'm looking at PlastiDipping my bowties, and still debating on doing my rims. Will I only need to clean the surfaces that I want to "dip" or do I need to rough it up?

 

Waymon, where did you get your phone holder? How did you get it to stay in the pocket?

Ravenkeeper Senior Enthusiast

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Spent a grand total of $4.82 on a cargo management system for the bed.

 

 

What process did you use to install yours? I'm looking at doing two of these, definitely one, at 2x12.

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