JKE Dock-style Ram Mount bar for XJ?

[engineerd]

Does anyone make something like Vector Offroad's JKE Dock (http://www.vectoroffroad.com/jke-dock-p-28.html) for the XJ?

If not, has anyone tried building their own? If so, where did you attach it?

I really like the idea of having my phone, tablet and potentially a CB mounted to a bar rather than everything suction cupped to the windshield or dash. So, if nobody else has attempted this I'll starting planning my own.

 

[MudderNutter]

Have you looked around on NAXJA? People have mounted tablets/computers in many different ways. One of the most popular is utilizing the passenger seat mounting bolt for the bracket. There are also many aftermarket non-XJ specific mounts that can work well... Personally I plan on fabricating a bracket with a ram mount on it that will work to this effect http://www.the4x4podcast.com/rammount ... just a bit more beefy.

Here's a link to a DIY:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1014172

Here is a link with some info on the topic:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7318&highlight=laptop+mount

 

[engineerd]

Thanks for the feedback. I have looked around NAXJA and Jeep Forum a bit, and I know RAM makes a floor mount for the Cherokee which uses the passenger seat mounting bolts. The problem I see with a lot of those solutions is a) it affects my passenger/navigator and b) they seem to take up a lot of space. I could mount each piece of equipment in custom mounts or pods. However, finding (or making) something like the JKE Dock is appealing because it'll be reconfigurable, expandable, and modular.

 

[MudderNutter]

Sounds like a great idea to me! I would love to see what you come up with. I've been fiddling with ideas for mounting my tablet and radio in the XJ for quite some time now. I was planning to build a mount like the 4x4podcast link I provided earlier. Then I would do something similar on the other side for my radio... but I am really liking the flexibility that your goal would provide.