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Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: paul3944 on July 03, 2008, 08:10:25 PM
Hi All,

Had a look around the forum and found some nice custom fabrications of Power FC Commander holders.

Has any found a cheap n cheerful way of mounting the commander i.e phone holder / Ipod holder etc instead of sticking it in the vent ?

Cant justify spending nearly £70(Ebay) on the R Magic holder for a piece of plastic. :Nono!  :bandit  :2eek

Many thanks
Paul
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: RobbieRX-7 on July 03, 2008, 08:59:37 PM
This is the best DIY holder ive seen
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j250/RobbieRx-7/commanderholderpics009.jpg)
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j250/RobbieRx-7/commanderholderpics003.jpg)
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: davehg on July 03, 2008, 09:29:43 PM
why put it somewhere you cant see it, you had might as well just stick it in the glove box!
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: shaunwil on July 03, 2008, 10:14:22 PM
Quote from: RobbieRX-7;514048This is the best DIY holder ive seen

Nice, mine is velcro\'d in a slightly higher position. Nice and easy to see behind the wheel. Just the double sided tape velcro.

Don\'t the UK cars have the fag lighter on other side though ?

Shaun
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: marco on July 03, 2008, 10:59:18 PM
rhd japan sell the rmagic holder for £40 delivered. i would say for the price it is well worth it. when i bought mine i thought it was a bit of a gimmick, but it places it exactly where you want it and it is a well made bit of kit
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: Ada7 on July 04, 2008, 12:46:01 AM
You could use some cable ties and mount it to one of the air verys in the centre. Or velcro and stick it to the dash.
If you\'ve got a bit more money to spend and wanted something a bit different then you could do something like this... :D

Adam
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: Clarky on July 04, 2008, 12:57:18 AM
What i did to mine, maybe a bit low for some, i am going to put a tilt in the panel for easier viewing, but i dont look at it all the time
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: Ed_RX7 on July 04, 2008, 09:36:35 AM
Quote from: hamc;514101What i did to mine, maybe a bit low for some, i am going to put a tilt in the panel for easier viewing, but i dont look at it all the time

 
NICE...LIKE THAT:Thumbs-up
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: Ricco_04 on July 04, 2008, 12:55:33 PM
Quote from: shaunwil;514077Don\'t the UK cars have the fag lighter on other side though ?

They also have the steering wheel on the other side too! :Giggle

Sorry I couldn\'t resist :spank  Thats a yankee motor :)
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: RemarkLima on July 04, 2008, 01:45:27 PM
Liking what hamc\'s done there. Liking that a lot!

How hard is it to take the commander apart?
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: leon on July 04, 2008, 03:52:20 PM
There\'s actualy an official part from Apexi to do that mod but its rare as rocking horse doo doo! I\'ve only seen them twice so far never in life just via sales.
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: Clarky on July 04, 2008, 04:05:13 PM
Quote from: RemarkLima;514184Liking what hamc\'s done there. Liking that a lot!
 
How hard is it to take the commander apart?
Easy to take apart, but splitting  the two circuit boards is a delcate task as they are through plated holes, then just have to solder on 20 jump wires.
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: RemarkLima on July 04, 2008, 04:58:39 PM
Cheers, good to know... Time to brush up on my [lack of] soldering skills!
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: interloper393 on July 04, 2008, 06:26:59 PM
i made my own..

(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f279/ooomoo/022-1.jpg)
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: paul3944 on July 04, 2008, 07:37:21 PM
Thanks everyone

Some nice idea\'s there, I guess I\'ll have to brush up on my junior Metalwork that I last used in school :)

Many thanks
Paul
Title: Commander Holder Idea\'s
Post by: Gatesy on July 07, 2008, 01:07:48 PM
Here\'s mine bought it ages ago off of someone on here who was making them and sprayed it before fitting it.

(http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/4699/dscf2742jb7.jpg)