Ashtray IPhone/iPod Dock
Intro: Ashtray IPhone/iPod Dock
Convenient iPhone/ipod connection built into your ashtray!
Skill
Beginner - intermediate
Tools required.
Screwdriver
Drill
Xacto blade
Items:
1x Car stereo with USB connection.
1x USB - ipod cable.
Liquid nails/strong adhesive.
Scrap sheet plastic.
Old iPod dock connector
Skill
Beginner - intermediate
Tools required.
Screwdriver
Drill
Xacto blade
Items:
1x Car stereo with USB connection.
1x USB - ipod cable.
Liquid nails/strong adhesive.
Scrap sheet plastic.
Old iPod dock connector
STEP 1: Cut Plastic Base
Using an xacto knife,
Score and snap the plastic to fit within the ashtray.
Using a Drill / x-acto / dremel
Cut an opening for the iPod dock to fit in.
Score and snap the plastic to fit within the ashtray.
Using a Drill / x-acto / dremel
Cut an opening for the iPod dock to fit in.
STEP 2: Test Fit
Quick test fit of all the components together
STEP 3: Glue Components Together
Take the plastic base, iPod dock, and USB cable.
Glue it together.
Glue it together.
STEP 4: Hole for USB Cable Pass Through
Enlarge a hole on the side/bottom of ashtray (hidden) for the USB cable to pass through.
STEP 5: Assembly
Feed the USB cable through the enlarged hole.
Glue plastic base assembly to the ashtray.
Glue plastic base assembly to the ashtray.
STEP 6: Back to the Car
Run the USB cable under the console towards the rear of the deck plug it in.
Insert assembly into the console.
Plug in your iPhone/iPod!
Scroll through playlists and charge your phone at the same time!
Enjoy.
Insert assembly into the console.
Plug in your iPhone/iPod!
Scroll through playlists and charge your phone at the same time!
Enjoy.
17 Comments
stitchdiva 11 years ago
bricabracwizard 11 years ago
zachywan 11 years ago
jondneumann 11 years ago
I'd be worried about bumps or vibrations braking the pin connector or the female end in the phone/ipod. Hope it doesn't.
Either way, great idea!
Lindie 11 years ago
PeterTheUnGreat 11 years ago
adel antado 11 years ago
m1dmn 11 years ago
richardmacias 11 years ago
fatuousplatitudes 11 years ago
I haven't had a car in the UK that's had an ashtray for over 10 years.
Guess I'll have to find another place to stash my phone.
Pegliver 11 years ago
If they get rid of ashtrays they just need to change the name to "loose change tray."
Doctor Jazz 11 years ago
mcgary911 11 years ago
One nice touch for a build like this, would be to cover the plastic with a nice piece of leather. That was my plan. I got a 10" x 10" piece from the craft store for about $5.
jrhmobile 11 years ago
But the US has tons of older cars on the road -- the average age of registered vehicles in the US, independent of special historic or classic vehicles registries, is 10.8 years. So we have lots of cars with ashtrays, even if they're not being used as such. Current statistics indicate that less than a fifth of adults in the US. (19.3%), so for the vast majority of us, what was traditionally an ashtray is free storage space.
JWEngland 11 years ago
Thanks
justinpow 11 years ago
tjk1939 11 years ago