This Jeep Wrangler Gets Rid of the Cluttered Dashboard with a Folding iPad – autoevolution

Replacing the stock head unit inside your car isnt a very challenging process because aftermarket systems typically come with all the instructions you need, so the whole job more or less comes down to getting the wiring right.

In other words, its an iPad that you can fold and unfold between the two sun visors, so when you dont use it, it takes just a second to hide it.

More interesting is that the installation itself isnt at all complicated, and as the Jeep owner explains, it involves parts that arent necessarily aimed at customizing the interior of your car or being used with an iPad behind the wheel.

This is an IPad Pro 6 (This is the 9.7 screen, 11 screen will not fold between the two sun visors) mounted to a flip down mount used for a flat screen for under kitchen cabinets. The flip down mount is mounted to an overhead after market console. When in use it swivels from side to side for driver or passenger use. Blue toothed to the factory head unit, watching videos or YouTube / Netflix is perfect. The coil charge cord is only connected when I need to charge the device, but I sometimes just leave it on, the Wrangler owner explains.

While this is an interesting customization idea, using it for typical navigation might be quite troublesome, especially because the driver always has to look up for a glimpse at the screen. This is the reason the dash-mounted units make sense in the first place, as they are located in a more convenient overall for the driver.

However, the Jeep driver says they use the iPad mostly for off-road maps, so the distraction is significantly reduced in such a scenario.

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