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      07-16-2008, 11:03 PM   #1
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UPDATE: Hardwiring completed for custom mount for my PDA/GPS phone

Busy weekend for my Z4 coming up... had windows tinted today, full professional detail scheduled for saturday, and been working on this...

Purchased a Brodit holder for my PDA/GPS phone which has a fixed charger and is designed to be hardwired, however, they only make one mount to attach the holder to. Problem is the mount is located to far away and to low for my taste. Searched several local stores and online but couldn't find anything. Bimmian has mounts for almost everycar except for the Z4!!! - so I decided to design my own mount.

The holder and the mount that proclip offers:




Decided that I wanted my mount closer to me. Removed the center air vent and radio and did a little exploring and came up a possible idea. Here are some pics:

Started with 26 gauge sheet metal and came up with this:




Then covered it with black leather vinyl and attached the base of the holder:




Here it is attached to the vent, still needs to be hardwired:









Hardwiring completed: This was done using pre-existing factory openings to run the wires. No drilling or other damage was done to the car.














Special thanks to forum members who have posted various threads that helped a great deal as references with this project.

Last edited by DocRiSK; 07-22-2008 at 07:24 PM.. Reason: UPDATE: Hardwiring completed.
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I want to build a pull-out phone mount as a replacement to the access panel under the radio
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