iPad Mini in Dash? Anyone?

[OneFitZ]

Originally Posted by audioiceman

to play the iPad through the speaker system all you need is a 3.5mm male stereo jack to 3.5mm male stereo jack lead,one end goes in to ipad headphone socket other end plugs in to 3.5 aux socket by the 12v socket.I will look in to coming up with something for the ipad mini when I can get my hands on one which looks to be around the middle of november in the uk?.

Yeah I don't think people here are completely retarded.. This is about using the ipad as the headunit. As in replacing the headunit completely. OR at least that's what I'm wanting to do.

Originally Posted by crzRI

Also keep in mind that price does not include a CD player, so you loose that completely. They told me they could put a "low profile" CD player behind the ipad. The down side to that was that you would have to manually move the ipad to access it and it would cost another $350.

I don't see the need for a cd player with an iPad that has access to iheartradio, pandora, and what ever music or movies you load onto it.

[crzRI]

Originally Posted by OneFitZ

Yeah I don't think people here are completely retarded.. This is about using the ipad as the headunit. As in replacing the headunit completely. OR at least that's what I'm wanting to do.



I don't see the need for a cd player with an iPad that has access to iheartradio, pandora, and what ever music or movies you load onto it.

My thought exactly, which is why i had it priced without the CD player.

[bzrollin]

Not really sure why you would bother with a mini. If you want an 8" screen, Alpine makes an in dash nav piece that would fit with some pretty easy modification. Plus it would have things like an amplifier and volume control and radio built in. There is a whole forum dedicated to this over at Apple iPad

[Hellionz]

Soundman Audio was one of the first if not first shop to get an iPad in a vehicle and turns out they are already got plans for the iPad Mini. Little pricey, but if this is something you want and your in SoCal might wanna check them out. I've been following them since their 1st iPad install.

[heylookitscaps]

I'm in SoCal and planning on getting a mini. Ill have to talk to them. I haven't owned a cd in 5 years so I don't even need that. I would like to be able to take the iPad out for other uses. My biggest concern is will integrating an iPad ruin the steering controls?

[captainlag]

I found this on youtube today:

FIRST EVER IPAD MINI INSTALLED INTO DASH OF A CAR - YouTube!

[Hellionz]

Originally Posted by captainlag

I found this on youtube today:

FIRST EVER IPAD MINI INSTALLED INTO DASH OF A CAR - YouTube!

Guess they beat SoundMan Audio this time around!

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[perrin21]

im currently working on a magnetic mount similar to the one i created for my Nissan GTR. First removable ipad mini in Nissan GTR - YouTube

[rygar]

Originally Posted by perrin21

im currently working on a magnetic mount similar to the one i created for my Nissan GTR. First removable ipad mini in Nissan GTR - YouTube

Wow that looks great. A couple months back there were a few in dash installs that made the rounds online, some good, some a bit rough. But they all had the same problem: the danger of the battery overheating or worse if left out in the sun. The safest way to do it would be a second lead acid battery opposite the firewall connected directly to the tablet and charged by the 12V (but isolated). I like yours because it's removable.

[perrin21]

Originally Posted by rygar

Wow that looks great. A couple months back there were a few in dash installs that made the rounds online, some good, some a bit rough. But they all had the same problem: the danger of the battery overheating or worse if left out in the sun. The safest way to do it would be a second lead acid battery opposite the firewall connected directly to the tablet and charged by the 12V (but isolated). I like yours because it's removable.

Cheers buddy glad you like the idea, the crz version is a bit chunkier but its coming together nicely so far . Just wish there was an easy way to add a2dp blutooth to the existing head unit