Just an idea...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ipod-Dock-and-Charger-Automobile-Cup-Holder-/280622168404?pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item4156627954+
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=566413

Hector
1990 Carat 'Ursula'

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
> https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_HrDjca6mW6o/TU7c9tbLTzI/AAAAAAAAARE/4mEagS8UjFk/s512/DSCN0061.JPG
>
> 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
>