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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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I wish I had more talent and was able to chop up the trim pieces better, but its location works great and is very stable where it is at.





It connects to the factory head unit via the GromAudio Bluetooth adapter.
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 10:59 AM
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Did you do the work yourself? And how is it 'built in'? Is there a cutout where the cd slot used to be or is it just sitting in front of it?
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 11:01 AM
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I did the work myself.

The cutout is made in these pieces in front of the CD player

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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 11:03 AM
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Time for a smaller shiftknob.
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 11:04 AM
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The shift **** isn't in the way when it is in Drive.
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 11:32 AM
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very nice, I like it. Any more pictures of how its mounted?
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 01:03 PM
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The shift **** isn't in the way when it is in Drive.
Good point, but what exactly are you using it for?
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 01:14 PM
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awesome. What are you using it for? If you are using it for Nav, do you need a data plan for that?
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 01:26 PM
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I use it for Waze which is Nav / Police trap notifier and Internet radio (Pandora or Slacker)

(A data plan is required)
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 02:15 PM
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Should of just bought a mount like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/281012940832...84.m1497.l2649

I'm waiting for mine to come in the mail for my Nexus 7.
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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Why? ,
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 02:20 PM
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Wouldn't have to cut into anything and it would be in near the same spot as you currently have it.

*Not knocking your work. I like the idea but just wanted to throw out another option for just about the same results.
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 02:23 PM
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I can appreciate that.... The mount looks like it will stick out farther than my solution. I look forward to pictures when you get yours installed.
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 03:40 PM
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Looks interesting. Not bad but a but out of place. Not a fan of the connector showing on the left side. Nice work though.
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Old Feb 2, 2013 | 04:11 PM
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"install" might be a bit of an overstatement. I like this one...





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