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[tomtaylor1994]

Just thought I'd share my newly made ash tray phone holder, it's a little bit basic but does the job!!!

 

 

 

 

Then modifying my MPOW phone holder (really smart bit of kit, would recommend) from Amazon:

 

 

 

And finally fitted:

 

 

 

 

Have tested it on bumpy roads, and the holder stays put. It even survived the 2.5 hour journey from Darlington to my parents' house in south Derbyshire!

 

 

[mina08]

nice idea, i tried to find a phone holder that fits/modify in side of the ash tray holder, ended up getting a small mounted magnet holder

[tomtaylor1994]

nice idea, i tried to find a phone holder that fits/modify in side of the ash tray holder, ended up getting a small mounted magnet holder

Was thinking of a magnetic one, but already had the mpow holder, and thought the mini would rattle a magnetic one off!

It's amazing what you can do with some Meccano, tap washers, and machine screws!

[monkey]

nice idea, i tried to find a phone holder that fits/modify in side of the ash tray holder, ended up getting a small mounted magnet holder

Was thinking of a magnetic one, but already had the mpow holder, and thought the mini would rattle a magnetic one off!

It's amazing what you can do with some Meccano, tap washers, and machine screws!

A bit off topic but I "fixed" the leccy window on a escort cabby I had with a load of meccano! It lasted a couple of years before I sold the car - meccano and all!

[ukcooper]

Good thinking I like it, im lazy so I buy a Brodit type and stick to the dash.

[Beatie]

Very good
Nice to see good old inventive BMC spirit still carrying on !
Keep up the good work 😀😀

[Mini 360]

At least it works!

 

I am waiting to see what the final Minivation product is like.

[minisilverbullet]

Looks great! 

 

I did something similar.  

 

Basically bought a cheap (like 3 pounds) universal phone holder, meant for air vents on ebay. 

 

I removed the air vent clip part, there was a small screw holding it on. drilled a small hole in the ashtray and used the same screw to attached the holder. I added a bit of epoxy to hold it secure. 

 

I put a strip of double sided padded tape on the back of the ashtray to hold it firmly and stop it vibrating.