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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: bear elite on 31 March 2012, 11:47:29

Title: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: bear elite on 31 March 2012, 11:47:29
Hi guys made a bracket today to mount my ipad in the car and used part of my old mounting system made by proclip.

  which i use for sat nav the tomtom is great for £59.00 pounds and i have it on two iphones as well for the same money  :y.

as you can see the ipad main mounting is removeble 8)

 what do you think guys?

http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/bear0038/vauxhall%20omega%20elite/
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: doz on 31 March 2012, 11:53:28
Does that mean you can play Angry Birds while ya driving?  :)
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: bear elite on 31 March 2012, 12:01:28
Does that mean you can play Angry Birds while ya driving?  :)
That would been illegal  ;) the mounting bracket turns so the boy can play or watch flims :y

will get some more photos with the ipad in place later if i get a chance.

Thanks bear.
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: D on 31 March 2012, 17:21:42
I can imagine that being not at all distracting at night (or even day for that matter).  ::)

Suddenly that womans idea of decanting fuel at home doesnt seem such a bad idea!
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: bear elite on 31 March 2012, 17:51:00
Does that mean you can play Angry Birds while ya driving?  :)
That would been illegal  ;) the mounting bracket turns so the boy can play or watch flims :y

will get some more photos with the ipad in place later if i get a chance.

Thanks bear.


Some more photos with ipad i place hope you like guys?

http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/bear0038/vauxhall%20omega%20elite/
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: 05omegav6 on 01 April 2012, 09:13:12
Me thinks that you'll find yourself having a none too friendly chat with Mr Plod before too long ::)

Best make sure that the holder is empty the instant you have a prang, else you'll be bent right over ready for the consequences :'(
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: D on 01 April 2012, 15:44:27
Agree.

Its just asking for trouble. Either in the way of a crash or insurance or police issues. Seems to me a daft idea to locate a 10 inch screen right under your nose as you drive along. Surely a iphone is enough as a sat nav tool.

I get distracted (by the light) if my son watches a movie on the ipad whilst in his car seat in the rear. I cannot imagine how distracting this will be. Its also not unusual for the police or insurers to check car forums immediately after a crash to ascertain mods to a car, especially if the accident involves a fatality.

I wish you all the best, but to me it seems silly to locate an ipad there and sillier still to post it on a forum for all to see. Worse still, your reg no is there to link it to you (god forbid) in the event of the above happening.
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: blackviper90210 on 02 April 2012, 17:04:12
Have the pictures been removed, as I can't see them?  :-\
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: RobG on 02 April 2012, 17:08:23
Have the pictures been removed, as I can't see them?  :-\
It appears the OP is no longer a member Dave ???
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: blackviper90210 on 02 April 2012, 18:48:05
Well spotted Rob :y   Guess I'll just go stand back in the corner ::) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: dbug on 02 April 2012, 19:09:01
Think he may have taken the hump over criticism  ???
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: doz on 02 April 2012, 20:21:57
Aye. It was a little bit uncalled for
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: 05omegav6 on 02 April 2012, 21:40:08
Not sure that anything that out of order was said :-\

Petrol incidents notwithstanding, people have been far ruder. Hopefully he's deleted the pics and will be back with a new account having realised the implications of what he'd posted :y
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: Proz on 03 April 2012, 16:11:26
Everyone has there own ideas and i had a look a few days ago at the pics .... but not for me  :-\
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: tunnie on 03 April 2012, 17:46:47
Not seen the pictures, where was it mounted?

Kinda makes sense if you have kids in the back & you already own an iPad, pop a film on for them to keep them busy. Much like DVD head rests. Be ok if its mounted behind your field of vision, near the arm rest looking back?

Unless it was mounted in the front? Can't access the pictures  :-\

Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: doz on 03 April 2012, 17:56:39
If you read back he said it was tilted away so he couldn't see it when his nipper was watching a film. He hadn't done anything wrong in my books. My LC has a 7" motorised pioneer screen in the front for my sat nav. It's excellent and yes you can watch films as well if you like. I don't see being a issue but hey you never know on here.
Title: Re: IPAD MOUNTING FITTED
Post by: jonny2112 on 03 April 2012, 18:15:16
Yes tunnie, it was mounted in the front, centre of the dash, on a swivel bracket. Obviously suited ops needs and he had made the fitting to cope with his idea. Would allow for enlarged sat nav capability for the driver, or alternatively entertainment for the passenger.
Each to their own I guess  :-\