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Subject:Vanagon iPhone dock ideas
From:Zeitgeist
Date:Sun, 6 Feb 2011 10:08:42 -0800

I'm getting ready to put the van back on the road, after taking many months
of my own sweet time to undertake a H2O-pump swap--the first significant
engine work I've had in 7 years of ownership.  While it was down I decided
to install a Bluetooth enabled head unit (Dual XHD7714) which had previously
been installed in my daily driver.  It really punches through the Infinity
speakers I installed last year.  We have a recent law here in WA requiring
hands-free devices for phone calls, so the Bluetooth fits that bill nicely.
It also interfaces wirelessly with my phone's music stash.

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I'm wondering if anyone has found an out-of-the-box iPhone dock that works
well with these vans, or has modified something (like the ashtray) to suit
this function.  I'm mostly interested in just docking the unit to keep it in
place while maintaining a charge.  And when I say dock, I mean that I want
to just drop it in place, without having to separately plug in the cord.

Any ideas or examples that work for the Vanagons?

Thanks
--
Casey