* Whats ur Most Ghetto "cut corner" mod? *
08-15-2007, 03:56 PM
#64
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haha! yes, that mirror helps tons! it's got 5 panels, and they are all angled so as to give the driver's point of view a solid image. I can see both of my blind spots without turning my head.
that does remind me of another ghetto mod that i've got!
so... after i took down the stock mirror, I was left with an ugly hole in the headliner. I needed to figure out a way to cover it up.
turns out, legos worked perfectly.
that longer dark grey piece is what the mirror cap clips onto:
done:
that does remind me of another ghetto mod that i've got!
so... after i took down the stock mirror, I was left with an ugly hole in the headliner. I needed to figure out a way to cover it up.
turns out, legos worked perfectly.
that longer dark grey piece is what the mirror cap clips onto:
done:
08-15-2007, 04:02 PM
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That is GREAT! Please post where you got that mirror? I have the hardest time seeing my blind spots now because of my limo tint windows so anything would help. I REALLY need to install a rearview camera in this thing
08-15-2007, 04:50 PM
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Most ghetto? This is where I come in ;]
I always wanted a carputer but didn't want to hardwire something into my car. i wanted something portable, something i can hide/conceal and something that did not hack up my cars interior or dash.
So I bought a tablet laptop ($600 - craigslist is my secret lover) and I built this hideous, 99 cent plus tax (cost of the banana) mount for my tablet....
The "foam" I use squeezes into the xb cubby perfectly, tightly and securely. there is very little movement when i am driving and it holds my 3 pound laptop perfectly. I chose this way to mount it so if anyone looks in my car, they wont see the tablet. I can have my setup running by putting in the mount, then placing the laptop in the mount - all within maybe 10 seconds. removing it is just as easy.
Now when I go on road trips, I have navigation, movies at my fingertips (for passengers!) and over 5,000 mp3s to choose from. The mount is ugly as f but I am not going to a car show anytime soon with it. i've used my tablet + mount on numerous road trips and it has been the perfect addition to my box. All that on an gorgeous 12" hi-res screen. It also has a wireless nic and I check my email from time to time while sittin in the drivers seat ;]
Pics of the mount. Please - feel free to LOL and LMAO at it - as I do this all the time. something so ugly and so easy is something so useful ;]
Pic of the mount in place-
Pics of the mount + touch screen tablet laptop ready for a road trip
I always wanted a carputer but didn't want to hardwire something into my car. i wanted something portable, something i can hide/conceal and something that did not hack up my cars interior or dash.
So I bought a tablet laptop ($600 - craigslist is my secret lover) and I built this hideous, 99 cent plus tax (cost of the banana) mount for my tablet....
The "foam" I use squeezes into the xb cubby perfectly, tightly and securely. there is very little movement when i am driving and it holds my 3 pound laptop perfectly. I chose this way to mount it so if anyone looks in my car, they wont see the tablet. I can have my setup running by putting in the mount, then placing the laptop in the mount - all within maybe 10 seconds. removing it is just as easy.
Now when I go on road trips, I have navigation, movies at my fingertips (for passengers!) and over 5,000 mp3s to choose from. The mount is ugly as f but I am not going to a car show anytime soon with it. i've used my tablet + mount on numerous road trips and it has been the perfect addition to my box. All that on an gorgeous 12" hi-res screen. It also has a wireless nic and I check my email from time to time while sittin in the drivers seat ;]
Pics of the mount. Please - feel free to LOL and LMAO at it - as I do this all the time. something so ugly and so easy is something so useful ;]
Pic of the mount in place-
Pics of the mount + touch screen tablet laptop ready for a road trip
08-15-2007, 04:59 PM
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I'm cheap as hell. I bought the tablet for $600 and didn't wanna spend more on it. I drive my car only from Fridays to Sunday so It doesnt make sense (to me, anyway) to put a ton of money into something i rarely see.
It's like putting a ton of cash into your vacation home that you visit once a year. i didnt see a need for it. this is why my box is almost completely stock. =]
ps - the mount is some really harsh feeling metal so i put the bandana over it to protect the laptop from scratches. it was whatever the store had on hand - i wasnt going to shop around for a black fabric. whatever i had in my hands worked. im a minimalist ;]
It's like putting a ton of cash into your vacation home that you visit once a year. i didnt see a need for it. this is why my box is almost completely stock. =]
ps - the mount is some really harsh feeling metal so i put the bandana over it to protect the laptop from scratches. it was whatever the store had on hand - i wasnt going to shop around for a black fabric. whatever i had in my hands worked. im a minimalist ;]
08-15-2007, 05:07 PM
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that's hot. i was actually gonna attach a track pad thing to the "flat" part of the automatic shifter - where the button is. it would be vertical so when i am driving, and i have my hand on the shifter, the trackpad would be under my fingers.
but im cheap so i didnt do it =] l0l0l0l
my original plan was to mount a 17" dell laptop somehow - but im glad i got the tablet. at night, it looks crazy. i had a dude pull up in a porsche cayenne asking me where i got that, etc. that instantly made my ego inflate to dangerous levels. and it was high to begin with =/
but im cheap so i didnt do it =] l0l0l0l
my original plan was to mount a 17" dell laptop somehow - but im glad i got the tablet. at night, it looks crazy. i had a dude pull up in a porsche cayenne asking me where i got that, etc. that instantly made my ego inflate to dangerous levels. and it was high to begin with =/
08-18-2007, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by swartzautoman
I think cherrybox found a different way to mount it, he didn't use the side mount brackets
