06 Scion xB - Tablet in the box!

**popthedwarf** · 05-05-2006, 04:32 PM

i really like the 12" beautiful hi class screen, but the bandana is funny. I think I would have chosen the confederate flag as my bandana

. But, really, grab a black one and you will be staight!

**e39dream** · 05-05-2006, 04:52 PM

lil help from an uphostery hacker- go down to the nearest fabric/crafts store. Look among the old ladies (they will move if you wait long enuff) for the scraps table. Every fabric store has one, you may have to ask. I found a nice piece of grey suede for liek 10 bucks and have aton left over. Then, instead of duct tape, get a can of spray adhesive, 3m makes the ****. Take your mount and get and idea how much fabric you need, cut the fabric with scissors to the right shape/size, hit with spray adhesive and wrap your mount, let glue dry for a couple hours, use rubber bands to hold it while it dries. Seriously another half hour/hour of work and I think your mount could go from ghetto to pro- just my .02 cents.

**breaker021** · 05-09-2006, 11:10 AM

e39dream, good idea. I am actually making a second version of this mount - one that i am actually spending more than 99 cents on! lol! i plan to do exactly what you said - get that suade or felt type (from a craft store) to cover the mount with - so it'll look professional.

The second mount I am making will:
- be wider than the first so it'll fit better in the "cubby" compartment
- will have a nicer/more professional finish via the felt/suade material
- I am going to try to make a "slot" where the tablet goes much more secure by having it closed off on either ends. this is tough to picture but i'll make a crappy bitmap diagram to show what i mean

The mount, as is, has been awesome. I get so many people in SUVs like pulling up next to me and staring at it. I cant see them though because my car is low! lol! but i get that a lot. I have people walking behind my car at red lights and looking in through my back window to see what the hell im watching! lol! this is the shizzzzzzz!

ps - thanks for the tip, apolstry hacker!
- sh00k

**sama** · 05-11-2006, 06:52 PM

to add to what e39dream was saying, I've got some "funky foam" from an art shop here. it's great foam! good padding and anti-slip properties. I'm sure you can find something similar

**Substance** · 05-15-2006, 12:36 AM

you like that bandana dont you?....boooooooondocks! what episode was that the grandad fight?

**breaker021** · 05-15-2006, 10:09 AM

I think it was the episode called........ GRANDADS FIGHT!!! lol
- sh00k

**BarryWoods** · 05-16-2006, 02:40 AM

The latest streets and trips has a "night mode" that looks pretty cool. It also won't blind you when it's dark.
http://www.gpspassion.com/upload/tea...0509230612.gif

**breaker021** · 05-16-2006, 10:20 AM

Hey Barry,
Yeah, I've used that mode a couple of times... I dunno... I like the fact that the regular mode is really bright and at night, everyone in cars around me looks at my setup and goes WOW. lol... I actually havent' even had the need to use navigation yet - I just run it and make people around me drool!

hahahaha! =P Thanks for the tip tho!
- sh00k

**evandude** · 05-24-2006, 02:37 PM

If you're going to go to the trouble of remaking it, I would suggest that you get an aluminum strip (maybe 1" wide or so) and have it simply extend out each side of the mount, and at the edges of the laptop simply have a 90 degree bend so it's pointing straight out for about 1" or so... basically just a couple of simple 'arms' to hold the laptop on both sides so there's no way that it could slide out sideways. If it were me, I'd feel a lot safer just not having to worry about the laptop falling out and ending up smashing on the passenger side floor.

**breaker021** · 05-30-2006, 09:03 PM

evandude, good idea... i just hope that i can solder the things on or something - lol... i dont have all the proper tools one would normally use for this so i can't really do it the 'correct' way...

if i buy a tool to use it once, to me, it doesnt justify the cost, so i most of the time do a half assed BUT RELIABLE job... hence the mount i made...

i can use your idea though and maybe even stick it to the back of my mount (to make sort of a cross shape) and even use the industrial double sided tape to hold it on....

good idea dude! i may try that if i find a piece of metal/alum. to work with!
- sh00k