WickedSharp
Member
Has anyone ever stuck a Rivnut (1/4x20) right in your dash and used it as a base for a threaded RAM mount ball?
If so, how did it work out? Pictures??
If so, how did it work out? Pictures??
Rivnut in dash as base for RAM mount?
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WickedSharp
Member
Right, not the padded part. Any old flat spot on rigid plastic. Probably likely to find this around the radio or temp controls
WickedSharp
Member
This all seems right. The idea was too good to be true.
rayra
Expedition Leader
Seems like overkill and huge expense as a way of adding a 12-cent 1/4-20 nut to a dash. Unless you've got the rivnut setting tool laying around already.
Something as simple as a 1/4-20 standoff would solve your attachment issue. You just fasten it where you want it and have a 1/4-20 socket
Something as simple as a 1/4-20 standoff would solve your attachment issue. You just fasten it where you want it and have a 1/4-20 socket
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workingonit71
Aspirantes ad Adventure
- I liked the Ram mounts, but didn't want to pay the price. And, I didn't want to make any extra holes, or irreversible alterations in my dash. So, I just made my own dash-mount from a metal strap I cut and bent to fit, a small camera stand, and a tablet-to-tripod adapter (will fit any mount with a 1/4-20 thread). I popped off the dash surround (easily removed on 2004 Silverado), removed two screws, cut and bent a metal strap to fit the space, used small screws to attach the stand base to the strap, screwed the strap /stand assembly to the factory holes, snapped the surround back on, then attached the stand spacer and head to the base. I painted the holding strap "black" to match the stand (got brush marks on my dash, painting at night with bad eyesight!), then attached the tablet adapter.
- Two problems: when adapter is "up" (as shown in pictures), the mount tries to swivel downward (segments unscrew), because my tablet (w/folio cover) weighs 1.5 lbs. I'll either loc-tite the segments in place, or let the adapter hang down. I have a similar adapter in my HHR (though on a removable base) where the adapter hangs down, and the tablet is steadier. Both are still works in progress. I also show the home-made attachment of my 400w inverter, CB radio, and SWR meter. HAM radio will be a hand-held (next gadget to carry).
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PIC4GOD
Adventurer
Look up Axiom mount for your vehicle on Amazon. I've installed these on a couple of vehicles and they work great. They are custom brackets designed to use existing trim and bolts in the vehicle to mount phones, tablets, and radio gear. They are also fairly inexpensive and are AMPS compatible for many styles of mounts once you have the Axiom bracket installed.
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another_mike
Adventurer
Cant find anything on Amazon, a bunch of bicycle parts......
PIC4GOD
Adventurer
Try Panavise as well... here is an example... https://www.amazon.com/Panavise-Mount-Toyota-Cruiser-Radio/dp/B000X9OWHK
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Hnoroian
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Maybe I missed it but which vehicle are you planning to put this in?