In Car iPhone Dock

[Millerin]

Not sure weather to put this in here or in Ice/Interior section but hey hooo

I have made a permanent iPhone 4 dock and thought I would share with you guys.

To the Naked eye all looks normal:

Yet, when you open the ash tray you can see I have hard wired a iPhone charger:

Next step was to do some cutting/trimming to make the Iphone sit snug, so out can the dremel with a sanding attatchment to cut a small groove just wide enough for an iPhone 4 (not the neatest job but no1 can see it):

iPhone Dock Complete and Charging:

 

[Cerrone]

Good idea mate, I put mine in my glove box!!

 

[Austin-182]

Whats it wired up to though?

 

[Millerin]

i hard wired (and fused) a 3 socket plug like this (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-Way-12V...462?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item256e00e966 and snipped the end socket off) to the 12v supply from the cigarrette lighter. Job done. So I have iPhone and Sat Nav, (wired up to the drivers side a pillar) hard wired with space still for 1 more device, a usb port and the original quick access 12v cigarette lighter. I just hate seeing wires or having them in the way.

 

[sgtbash999]

no rooms for your spare coins now though - that's what I use my ashtray for

 

[richd]

i installed a griffin in mine the other day, just need to find a decent holder for it

 

[Millerin]

nice....I have a bluetooth headunit to which the mic is also wired up to the a pillar, next to the alarm sensor