make Phone mount for Van dash

[Groovy2]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] made a cell phone mount for van dash -[/font]
my van dash has no good area to attach phone holder -

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]looked online did not find anything that looked ok for sale -[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]so  made this one - works well[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]my van has a V shaped pocket on dash -[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]V shaped [/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]pocket is weird shape lots of angles so[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]decided that I would Cast piece to fit into pocket -[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]used Plaster of Paris - in a plastic baggie -[/font]

 to measure how much plaster U need 
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]put some plaster into bag - [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]stuff dry plaster into pocket [/font][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]and see if you need More [/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]or Less plaster to fill pocket on UR dash-[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif](plaster powder shrinks a little once U add the water 10% ish)[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]fold bag to fit pocket well -[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]used about 50% of water called for and made thick paste -[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Mixed in bag -[/font]

Earlier got a small piece of wood that would fit into pocket
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cell mount was attached to (epoxied) this piece of wood -[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]wood was inserted into the plaster after mixing -[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]wood makes surface for plaster to grip and hold cell mount -[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]plaster bag and cell holder were positioned in cup so that phone[/font]
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]is next to dash but not blocking AC airflow or view of instruments -[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Pushed plaster Into pocket - smoothed out[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Made easy to SEE and reach for GPS maps etc -[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]used short stem cell phone holder[/font]

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[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]spray painted plaster black after it dried well[/font]
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glued a magnet to front part of plaster  and
now can attach a LED flashlight - Nice

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[bandaidqueen]

Very nice work Groovy! I love your posts. Always good info and clever DIY. I usually just stick my cell phone in the cupholder. I can adequately use Maps with it there so I don't bother with anything else. Just can't have a drink AND use my phone lol.

 

[Rojo Zoso]

I just tried my vent mount on the van and it doesn't work! Worked great in my car.

Not sure what my solution will be. Way to think outside the box.

 

[B and C]

Good outside the box fix. I just use a windshield mount mounted in the upper left hand corner and ran a charger wire to there. I can still use my limited dash area as originally intended..

 

[jacqueg]

Very nice work Groovy! I love your posts. Always good info and clever DIY. I usually just stick my cell phone in the cupholder. I can adequately use Maps with it there so I don't bother with anything else. Just can't have a drink AND use my phone lol.

I do the same. 

Looked at all the phone mounts for sale on amazon once, couldn't make a decision, so I've kept right on using the cupholder. Fortunately, my van console has more than one cupholder!