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I have a version of Co-Pilot sat nav software that allows me to enter vehicle dimensions and max speed so I can get routes that the motorhome will fit down and it'll calculate proper arrival times.
In the motorhome my phone is a fair way from me and not always easy to read at a glance.
So I thought I'd use the built in 'clipboard' thing in the dash to hold my tablet (I'll add a small shelf with a lip at the bottom to keep it steady).
Given it won't really come off the edge of the clipboard thing and isn't in my line of site I think this will be ok for visibility.
What does STW think?
(this pic is taken from a lower angle than I'd be at driving.
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can you still facebook and crossy road on it at that angle? Maybe have in in the centre of the steering wheel...
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Looks fine to me - not that far removed from a lot of built-in sat navs from a positional point of view.
Presumably you have off-line mapping, so don't need a SIM for data?
How about GPS? Not all tablets have GPS built-in; well, they didn't when I bought my LG.
We have those clipboard things in our work vans, I find them really annoying in the up position. Can you not remove it altogether and sort out some form of housing for a tablet, you could then run a power cable behind the dash rather than have wires trailing around the cockpit.
Edit: I didn't think it was this easy but google found [url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-Relay-2015-iPad-iPhone-Tablet-Phone-Holder-ClipBoard-Van-Motor-home-/272217403443 ]this[/url]
northernmatt - that's what I'm trying to achieve - the one you link to would fit a Fiat too but is for the model after the one I have so not sure it'll fit mine (which is 2006).
Did have a look but I think tablets weren't a thing 10 years ago so OE holders aren't available.
Any way of mounting a phone in that cuddy below the clipboard?
Surprised that manufacturers spend millions on in car entertainment/communication/navigation consoles, when all most people probably want is a holder for their phone and a jack connection (or bluetooth).
I currently run the phone from a holder clipped to the fresh air vent you can see there - it's more than an easy arms reach away/not that easy to read when I'm sat back in the drivers seat so not really good having anything too much further way that doesn't have a bigger screen TINAS - the gear stick is in the picture below the radio so Tablet would be blocked by that and I don't want it too far out of my line of sight really.
[edit] sorry 'cubby' below the clipboard is the radio with the face off.
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You could probably use something like this
It seems to attach to the air vents rather than the screen which would help.
using a 7" that's not in front of the windscreen shouldn't be any more distracting than a OE sat nat, some of them are quite large now.
Bit of cable ducting and two self tapping screws...
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Have a Google of "Nexus 7 car sat nav". There are loads of guides and ROM's for using it as a Sat Nav/ICE device.
Surprised that manufacturers spend millions on in car entertainment/communication/navigation consoles, when all most people probably want is a holder for their phone and a jack connection (or bluetooth).
Most do, either under the dash in the centre console, or under the centre armrest, where there's usually a 12v aux power socket and at least one USB port, the same are often alternatively under the dash, or in the glovebox.
As I use my phone as my satnav every day, the ports/sockets below the dash are ideal, ones inside the armrest are fine if you only need a BT connection, but are a pain if you need to connect a phone that's sitting in a screen mount.