New Ipad Holder for 2010/2011 Camaro's

[c_LoW29]

$149 thats crazy lmao

[Eich]

Originally Posted by bigwayne3000

Well you actually can. This site sells a wireless hookup you can plug in and then get a ddfew different iPad apps to do different things:

http://www.plxkiwi.com/kiwiwifi/hardware.html

Nice ! Now if someone comes up with a way to integrate the functions of the head unit and HVAC controls, that would be fabulous.

[bigwayne3000]

Originally Posted by Eich

Nice ! Now if someone comes up with a way to integrate the functions of the head unit and HVAC controls, that would be fabulous.

Yea, that would be pretty sweet.

[bigwayne3000]

Originally Posted by c_LoW29

$149 thats crazy lmao

Whys it crazy? You already spent $499 or more on the iPad itself, whats another $150 to have it mounted in your car? Much cheaper then taking it to a body shop and getting it installed in the dash.

[liquidsmoke]

Way too bulky!

[Eich]

Originally Posted by liquidsmoke

Way too bulky!

Would be better if you could replace the Camaro's head unit with the iPad. Might also be better with a slightly smaller iPad, which may be coming...

[liquidsmoke]

Originally Posted by Eich

Would be better if you could replace the Camaro's head unit with the iPad. Might also be better with a slightly smaller iPad, which may be coming...

Just to clarify. The holder is bulky(and over priced), not the iPad.
I doubt well see a smaller iPad anytime soon, if ever.

You prob could replace the head unit with an iPad but you would need something to control the car settings and hvac ect. It's not impossible since those dash kits have extra hardware for this very reason. All it would take is fore some one to write an app that talks to the hardware. Since I can't do either, it's a lot easier said than done.

As much as I hate the stock HU, I havnt seen a replacement option yet that works 100% without either breaking some stock feature or not allowing you to change car settings or some other annoyance. Or is just flat out ugly.

I got the first iPad the day it released and for the next 8 months tried to find a good way to mount it in the camaro and ultimately didn't find a solution that fit me. Everything was either too bulky like the item in this thread or I didn't trust it's quality.

With the iPad 2 I think I finally will have a solution.

In this thread http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135168

It shows the smart cover will hold the iPad on the dash pretty good and no extra bulk. But I am worried about the strength of the magnets not being strong enough to Hold up to an accident or a really hard stop.
So the only thing it needs is some extra strength to make sure it won't ever come off unless you want it to.

I've been thinking of some things the past few days and I think I'll have something that should work really nice.

[liquidsmoke]

Originally Posted by Lbness

OK spare me 149?
I used 2 Velcro Dot I trimmed and put on the radio knobs and rest it in front of the shifter
Bam Ipad Mount it looks good you can pop it forward to get to your ac controls and the radio is available. I have a case that I put the rough Velcro landing pads Easy on easy off

I'd be curious to see a pic of your setup, not quite sure I'm following exactly where you have yours setup. Velcro on the radio knobs is kind of throwing me off a bit.

[Fubar]

Nail the throtle, watch it hit the rear window....

[bigwayne3000]

Originally Posted by liquidsmoke

I'd be curious to see a pic of your setup, not quite sure I'm following exactly where you have yours setup. Velcro on the radio knobs is kind of throwing me off a bit.

Maybe this helps you out.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...1&postcount=72

Not sure if you saw this or not but he just put velcro on the back of the iPad and used suction cups to hold it onto the HU along w/ the smart cover. However those of us w/o a LS we dont have the luxury of using the smart cover so I'm curious to see if the suction cups themselves would hold up.

[liquidsmoke]

That's not a bad idea. Not exactly my cup of tea (extremely picky). But it does solve the stability issues I'm concerned with. I'm not cool with simi permanently fixing anything to the back of my iPad though, I wonder if they make double sided suction cups?

Tomorrow I'm going to pull out the dremel and try this idea I have. I'll report back if I'm successful.

[liquidsmoke]

And it looks like they do.
http://www.seasucker.com/productcart...=&idproduct=50

So if my other idea don't work out, I'll prob adopt this idea but use double sided suction cups instead of the Velcro.

[bigwayne3000]

Originally Posted by liquidsmoke

And it looks like they do.
http://www.seasucker.com/productcart...=&idproduct=50

So if my other idea don't work out, I'll prob adopt this idea but use double sided suction cups instead of the Velcro.

Have you done anything to your car yet for this? If so some pics and a video would be helpful!

[SFCamaroSS]

I have my IPAD on a pro clip (proclip.com) that clips into the middle vent just above the radio. I can still see/use my radio and it comes right out if I need it to. No holes to drill and I have had no trouble with the heater blowing on it (just close those vents). Works great to run a nav program and bluetooth music over the car radio.