Hey, that's really cool--just what I was hoping to discover!  Why are there
two cords associated with that dock?

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:

> Here's a link to a few photos of my iPhone dock. I still have the first
> generation steam-powered iphone, but the basics should work for any. Parts
> required include the standard dock (I bought an extra on eBay), along with
> a
> 12V power supply. I bought a cheap iphone cigarette lighter power plug and
> hard wired it.
>
> The key is to turn your ashtray around so the door hinges toward the
> driver.
> This allows the wires to access the dock from the windshield side. I
> chopped
> a hole (dremel)  in the side of a spare ashtray (I know the color doesn't
> match) and mounted the dock to a plastic support glued to the ashtray.
>
> The ashtray is removable with the wires connected. The dock is angled both
> for visibility and to allow the wiring connectors to clear the metal
> structure behind the ashtray. Fortunately I'm cheap, so having never
> upgraded my radios I use a cassette adapter to transfer tunes to the sound
> system.
>
> Probably easiest just to check out the photos, let me know if you need any
> more details.
>
> <https://picasaweb.google.com/birdworks/IPhoneDock?feat=directlink>
>
>
> Angus Gordon
> Bainbridge Island WA
>
> www.wordless.me
>
>
>
>
> >
> > On Feb 6, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Angus Gordon wrote:
> >
> > > I have a modified ashtray for my iPhone dock. I'll get some photos
> later
> > and
> > > post them.
> > >
> > >
> > > Angus Gordon
> > > Bainbridge Island WA
> > >
> > > www.wordless.me
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 10:08 AM, 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
> > >>
> >
> >
>

--
Casey