Steak.Sauce
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Never thought I would drill holes in my first new car (well, on the inside at least) but after seeing some inspiration, I went forward with the following mods.
I ordered a 67 Designs mount, mini bar and RAM ball attachment. I won’t bother you with a 67 Designs review. Its solid, and there are plenty of other reviews out there. This pairs with a Quadlock motorcycle ball and the Quadlock case. I use this case and mount with my motorcycle, and if its good enough for 100MPH… its good enough for the jeep. Putting the retaining screw in was the first hole I made in the Jeep, and while unnerving, the results are worth it. The mount is rock solid.
The next hole was done after seeing another member’s very clever placement of their phone charging cable. Simply punch a hole in the center console behind the gasket for the parking brake. From there you have a much easier to work with cable than having it dangling from the dash. Plus it allows me to keep it permanently plugged in and let other’s use the forward USB ports when they need.
From there I tucked the wire behind the plastic molding. It hides extremely easy. Tuck it behind and then shoot it up the back side of the dash.
The next task was to pop out the climate control. I followed a tutorial on Youtube and everything went smoothly. It is quite tough the first time you pop it out, and it will feel like you are about to break it. Just go slowly and it will eventually break free.
From there snake the wire up and behind the bezel for the screen, which requires 2 screws to pop off.
At the top of the bezel is just enough space to pop the wire out, and viola, the cable is right next to the phone mount. I measured the wire so that I have a bit of flex and don’t put strain on the phone/wire, then buttoned everything back up.
Since this is my daily driver, having a phone mount is an absolute must for directions, traffic, calls and music. This is one of the cleanest setups I’ve seen, and far better than how I had it originally!
I ordered a 67 Designs mount, mini bar and RAM ball attachment. I won’t bother you with a 67 Designs review. Its solid, and there are plenty of other reviews out there. This pairs with a Quadlock motorcycle ball and the Quadlock case. I use this case and mount with my motorcycle, and if its good enough for 100MPH… its good enough for the jeep. Putting the retaining screw in was the first hole I made in the Jeep, and while unnerving, the results are worth it. The mount is rock solid.
The next hole was done after seeing another member’s very clever placement of their phone charging cable. Simply punch a hole in the center console behind the gasket for the parking brake. From there you have a much easier to work with cable than having it dangling from the dash. Plus it allows me to keep it permanently plugged in and let other’s use the forward USB ports when they need.
From there I tucked the wire behind the plastic molding. It hides extremely easy. Tuck it behind and then shoot it up the back side of the dash.
The next task was to pop out the climate control. I followed a tutorial on Youtube and everything went smoothly. It is quite tough the first time you pop it out, and it will feel like you are about to break it. Just go slowly and it will eventually break free.
From there snake the wire up and behind the bezel for the screen, which requires 2 screws to pop off.
At the top of the bezel is just enough space to pop the wire out, and viola, the cable is right next to the phone mount. I measured the wire so that I have a bit of flex and don’t put strain on the phone/wire, then buttoned everything back up.
Since this is my daily driver, having a phone mount is an absolute must for directions, traffic, calls and music. This is one of the cleanest setups I’ve seen, and far better than how I had it originally!
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