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Old 03-11-13, 07:32 PM
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Found a really cool installation of an iPad in the dash of an LS460. Didn't think it would even fit to be honest.


Old 03-11-13, 07:42 PM
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Yeah that's a non nav. lots of room for one. I want to float mount a mini on top of the factory screen.
Old 03-11-13, 07:51 PM
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looks good!

This is being done more and more in the car scene. Cheaper method than a DDIN
Old 03-11-13, 09:11 PM
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Honestly, I'm not digging it at all. I have another solution for mounting my iPad in my car.... I'll try to take a pic of it tomorrow morning.
Old 03-11-13, 10:09 PM
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I was just about to post this up, this is my friends shop that did that.
Old 03-12-13, 03:20 AM
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Not feeling that at all..angle is too low and a non nav LS460 is just a fail
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Old 03-12-13, 06:53 AM
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The installation is excellent. It almost looks factory installed.

However, that screen is positioned way too low. You really have to take your eyes quite a ways from the road in order to view it, not safe at all.
Old 03-12-13, 07:23 AM
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I'd love to have that, but where my stock nav screen is.
Old 03-12-13, 08:43 AM
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FWIW - that installation is super clean and seamless. The surround of that ipad looks almost OEM finish. Great installation.
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It is! I'd love to see an iPad 3 replace the nav screen and what if someone could write software to control the factory stuff the nav controlled. I'd buy it without a doubt!
Old 03-12-13, 11:17 AM
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to clarify, i do believe the fit and finish of the install above is excellent based on these pics, but it is just too low in my opinion and concur with broken_tsi, a retrofit to replace nav screen with a tablet would be really nice. for now, I will just go and get the ivic android emulation from Vaistech to display my Galaxy Note 2 screen on my current NAV screen..it becomes a Google Tablet at that point, just smaller screen than iPad obvously.
Old 03-12-13, 03:27 PM
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Looks pretty cool and the quality of the work is stellar. It looks like it could be factory. In the end though when would one use it when driving. I have the bypass and can already play movies.
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I do agree that it is too low..
Old 03-13-13, 05:14 AM
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Excellent & CLEAN installl!
Old 03-13-13, 03:59 PM
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the work is top notch.. i think id have gone a different way but.... nice job!!! gives me a few ideas...hmmmm!

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