1st Gen Tundra Phone Mount solutions?

I'm interested. The video has me watching stuff on 3D printing but the last thing I need right now is another hobby that's gonna cost $1k in stuff to start up. LMK what they say

 

To add some 3D printing perspective...

My guess is that this would be a ~24+ hour print, which a lot of time for opportunity for imperfections... or complete and total failure. It's not an ideal design for 3D printing as it would require significant supports during printing (also opportunity for error), and large prints like this have tendency to warp during printing due to material contraction across the object during cooling (larger print = more contraction... this would be my biggest concern). I'm also guessing sanding/cleanup may be required on your part to get it to your level of expectations.

As such the $68 quote doesn't sound unreasonable for 3D printing/prototyping. Commercial printing (i.e. printing for profit) can be in the $1.50-$2/hr with some fee for setup and/or materials, so that doesn't sound that far off of what I would expect considering the risks with this design.

As much as I'm always up for a challenge and would probably try printing something like this for myself, as a hobbyist at 3D printing I'd be hesitant to take this on for someone else due to the high level of risk for failure/disappointment. I'd hate to make a bad impression to anyone on the forum.

 

24 hours!?

I know very little about 3d printing but just looking at the video I figured you set the thing up and it spits this out in like 60 minutes lol.

On Amazon they show these $200 units with like 12" monster figurines with vascular details in the arms and stuff next to them for advertising. If this thing would take 24 hours that stuff in the ads must take 3 days

 

I have to assume this depends entirely on the size of the printer. Aren't people printing whole buildings?

 

Yup, it take a LONG time to print. I had no idea either, until i had a friend with a printer make some stuff for me. I figured it would be a few minutes or so, but nope. I had to come back a few days later to pick my parts up from him.

 

Haha, yeah.... there's lots of different kinds of 3D printing. Houses are printed of semi-fluid concrete in layers a couple inches at a time, several inches wide, and at feet per minute. A plastics filament FDE printer prints at layer heights of .1 to .2mm (.2 is considered "coarse"), widths of .4mm, and speeds of mm per second (depending on material type... most of the more difficult stuff is around 20mm/s... or less). There are also variables for wall thicknesses, infill patterns and percentages (the inside is usually hollow to some percentage with structural infill printed for support). It takes WAAAYYY longer than you want it to when you're waiting for a print. And when it prints for 18+ hours and then fails.... UGH.

 

Ah that makes sense. I have a friend who prints large sculpture installations, but I guess I don't know what kind of material he uses. He's made them for around town and his yard is filled with them. They're at least human-sized. But I kind of think they might be concrete.

 

Good enough for me! (But definitely not "rugged")

 

Installed the ashtray mount and detailed it in my “rebuild” thread here, if interested:

https://www.tundras.com/threads/mechanics-special-05-dc-refresh.133376/page-5#post-3750382

 

Do you have a links for the garmin mount and iottie? Thanks

 

iOttie Car Charger Easy One Touch Wireless 2 Qi Charging Dashboard Phone Mount for iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Huawei, LG, Smartphones

$50 iOttie Car Charger Easy One Touch Wireless 2 Qi Charging Dashboard Phone Mount for iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Huawei, LG, Smartphones

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X4YDKTF

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1659249496...XCjVCX2T7a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

I'll admit I can see now why people want a more sturdy solution. In the past, I never had a phone mount. I don't do much GPS navigation, and I just listen to podcasts or occasionally playlists on an ipod, plugged into the stereo through an aux port. I always just set the phone in a cup holder, and didn't need to look at it regularly.

But for some reason it made sense to do a phone mount with the Tundra. The iottie I bought works fine, but isn't a great permanent solution in the Tundra. It rattles when it's empty, and doesn't hold it's position very well. Tends to get pulled by gravity when there's a phone in it. It's not high on my priority list, but I probably will eventually find a more stable system.

 

Thank you for the links. So you just remove the suction base for the iOttie and attach the ball and nut on the garmin mount?

 

It seems that most solutions are expensive. In my past vehicles I would just use the j-hook mount and be done. The vent on the right below the shifter would be perfect but the mount gets in the way of shifting which is a problem lol.

 

On a tangent, that's one of my gripes. That vent location gets blocked by the shifter when in the "D" position, and the shift lever gets cold as hell, and sweats. Not sure who was sleeping at lunch @ Toyota when that got designed, but seems poorly thought out.

 

I'm with you on this one @shifty` . What solution have you come up with?

 

I've been eye balling this lately, seems pretty solid. https://www.etsy.com/listing/183951...sum=f1b3412b&ref=shop_home_recs_2&crt=1&sts=1

 

About the only time I use the phone mount is for GPS navigation. I definitely want mine up as high as possible. I'm trying to get away from looking down at my console cup holders when navigating with the phone.

 

I'm still rocking my ~$25 wireless charging pad. Not for everyone; especially those that use navigation on the phone due to looking down. But just to throw it in, connect to the radio, answer calls thru the steering wheel buttons and it charges, it's alright.

Rough roads / rough RR crossing will drop the phone down into the storage bin, but no biggie for me.

When leaving the truck, just close the lid and it's like it never happened...

 

I like ram mounts I use their suction cup version but you can customize to your hearts content check them out. I used the same suction cup for about 8 years and it failed from the heat however I emailed them and they were able to replace it with no headaches.
https://rammount.com/collections/ph...ScCEHZDa4eB2IftZM8etkKzvF7zWxFOP4V3CGYmHmsgTQ

 

That coin holder though . . .

 

Oh, there's no solution for the design flaw of having that vent blowing at the shift knob.

But my phone mount solution is back on page 1.

More details on my mount is here: https://www.tundras.com/threads/fir...for-phone-radio-wireless-charging-mod.141474/

It could be adapted for other solutions, no doubt. I know some guys who mount their Baofeng in that spot.

 

Yep.


I had to put a thin washer behind the iottie rubber cup to tighten it up better.

 

Do you have a picture with the washer installed?

I ordered the link you posted, should arrive next year lol.

 

Just saw that my video made it across here. To shed some light on it, with my Bambu X1C, it takes 4 hours to print. Not sure where you get 24 hours, but definitely not the case. Starting tomorrow, I am actually going to sell the mounts themselves. I still give the designs away for free, if anyone choses to go that route.

 

I appreciate you sharing this!

 

My Panavise to the left.
Could be a little higher up, but it's not bad.

 

I like AmericaKing's 3d printed thingie he listed. Looks proper

I'll toss in these in case it's new to someone

LISEN Magnetic Car Phone Mount for iPhone and Android - CD Slot and Air Vent Options

https://www.amazon.com/LISEN-Upgrad...qid=1735910974&sprefix=cd+phon,aps,132&sr=8-3

just run around on Amazon looking for "CD tray phone mount"
It puts a faux-cd insert into your radio, then you tighten it down.
I give them a 7/10. They tend to be a little bouncy, but don't break and don't let go of the phone and above all cheap

 

Awesome thank you. The part I ordered on eBay should be here in a couple days. Tired of putting my phone in the cupholder lol.