15-08-2022, 08:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-08-2022, 01:29 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
(13-08-2022, 07:49 PM)David Stepney Wrote:(13-08-2022, 01:40 PM)Tony Griffiths Wrote:(13-08-2022, 01:27 PM)David Stepney Wrote: Why do you want to mount a mobile phone in an Austin Seven? When I drive, I ignore it and deal with any callers or messages when I have stopped. It's nice to get away from the bl**dy thing for a bit!It's not to answer the phone, it's to use the built-in SatNav - Google Maps, the iPhone maps App, TomTom, etc. Very effective and the first two are "free". It's probably that, in an A7, you won't be needing: https://www.pocketgpsworld.com/ but in your modern, it's a great asset.
I must live in the dark ages. I have had the same phone (a Nokia 6300) for at least 10 years or more. It has buttons on the front an makes and receives phone calls and texts. The kids all have smart phones but I am completely baffled by them. (Smart phones and the kids!)
(15-08-2022, 01:38 PM)bob46320 Wrote: Its a problem to get a secure mounting that will fight the vibrations of the Austin, but I have found that a 3/8" Whit bolt secures a mobile well - Non" purists" could use a 10mm bolt. Warning, remove wedding rings etc before trying to attach the nut to the bolt as it passes through the top of the dashboard as they could short out on the bare wires at the back of the ammeter.
Reminds me of the wag who turned up at a VSCC race when the new regulation "Photographs must be securely attached to the licence" came in. Yes, he'd used a small nut and bolt.
(15-08-2022, 01:05 PM)Hedd_Jones Wrote: In the modern I have one of those clips with a magnet on it and a steel disk stuck to the back of the case.
With a steel dash on the seven, I have found that one of those largish rare earth magnets stuck to the back has enough stick to hold the phone in place no problem. You just have to be a little careful about scratching the paint. I use a tissue to act as a barrier.
My magnet is pretty big, 60mm dia and about 15mm thick so its pretty strong. I had bought it for other purposes and it became free.
I've used a couple of the small but very powerful magnets salvaged from an old hard drive. They're covered with glued-on cloth to prevent scratching and stick the phone to the dash like whatsit to a blanket. Placed next to the glove pocket, the phone can also be run from a battery like this: storage battery like this