Date:         Mon, 7 Feb 2011 10:51:41 -0600
Reply-To:     Jerry <jbvelo@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         Jerry <jbvelo@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon iPhone dock ideas
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What's an "iPhone"??

JB KY
88GL
84 Westy


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Angus Gordon
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 5:14 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon iPhone dock ideas

Here's a link to a few photos of my iPhone dock. I still have the first
generation steam-powered iphone, but the basics should work for any. Parts
required include the standard dock (I bought an extra on eBay), along with a
12V power supply. I bought a cheap iphone cigarette lighter power plug and
hard wired it.

The key is to turn your ashtray around so the door hinges toward the driver.
This allows the wires to access the dock from the windshield side. I chopped
a hole (dremel)  in the side of a spare ashtray (I know the color doesn't
match) and mounted the dock to a plastic support glued to the ashtray.

The ashtray is removable with the wires connected. The dock is angled both
for visibility and to allow the wiring connectors to clear the metal
structure behind the ashtray. Fortunately I'm cheap, so having never
upgraded my radios I use a cassette adapter to transfer tunes to the sound
system.

Probably easiest just to check out the photos, let me know if you need any
more details.

<https://picasaweb.google.com/birdworks/IPhoneDock?feat=directlink>


Angus Gordon
Bainbridge Island WA

www.wordless.me




>
> On Feb 6, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Angus Gordon wrote:
>
> > I have a modified ashtray for my iPhone dock. I'll get some photos later
> and
> > post them.
> >
> >
> > Angus Gordon
> > Bainbridge Island WA
> >
> > www.wordless.me
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm getting ready to put the van back on the road, after taking many
> months
> >> of my own sweet time to undertake a H2O-pump swap--the first
significant
> >> engine work I've had in 7 years of ownership.  While it was down I
> decided
> >> to install a Bluetooth enabled head unit (Dual XHD7714) which had
> >> previously
> >> been installed in my daily driver.  It really punches through the
> Infinity
> >> speakers I installed last year.  We have a recent law here in WA
> requiring
> >> hands-free devices for phone calls, so the Bluetooth fits that bill
> nicely.
> >> It also interfaces wirelessly with my phone's music stash.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_HrDjca6mW6o/TU7c9tbLTzI/AAAAAAAAARE/4mEag
S8UjFk/s512/DSCN0061.JPG
> >>
> >> I'm wondering if anyone has found an out-of-the-box iPhone dock that
> works
> >> well with these vans, or has modified something (like the ashtray) to
> suit
> >> this function.  I'm mostly interested in just docking the unit to keep
> it
> >> in
> >> place while maintaining a charge.  And when I say dock, I mean that I
> want
> >> to just drop it in place, without having to separately plug in the
cord.
> >>
> >> Any ideas or examples that work for the Vanagons?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> --
> >> Casey
> >>
>
>




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