libretto car mount

04-07-2002

looking for something to mount my libretto in my work truck. has to be big enough for it (but not too big). and (if you've seen a libretto) will have to handle the power cord on the left side, wlan coming out the right and the gps out of the back.

04-07-2002

GooberHead,
Two suggestions:

1) Search on "mount", or read through the posts in the Hardware Forum. This has been discussed quite a bit already, mainly in there. There are probably quite a few ideas that will work with a Libretto.

2)This forum is for telling other users about your setup, [AKA bragging.] :-) You're just asking to get flamed posting in the wrong forum. Word to the wise...

Cheers,
Thorn

04-08-2002

i did do a search. but all i came up with was laptop type mounts. the libretto is not really a laptop. and of all the places i went to (galls, et al) they had the usual laptop mounts.

04-09-2002

Yep, I hadn't thought how small those are... Ummm, Velcro?

Cheers,
Thorn

04-10-2002

nah.....i want to mount the thing to the floor somehow like a regular laptop mount.

04-10-2002

Many years ago, I had bought a mount for my portable cd player for the car. It attatched to the front seat mounting bolt and had a flexible arm (like older desk lamps have) and a small metal plate on top. This would easily hold the weight of the Libretto. Similar units were also made for the older style cell phones. Try searching for something like that.

04-10-2002

This is similar to what I had:
http://www.arkon.com/cd.html

04-11-2002

I've just been through the same thng (with a Libretto). I built something out of MDF, and cut out the front to the same size as the Libretto base. Then, I used L-shaped brackets screwed into the MDF base, with felt pads on them to hold the Libretto in place. There's one bracket on each site, and the felt padding really stops the Libretto from jumping out.

However, what I haven't done yet is thought up a way to make the whoel mount easily removable. My car has a free DIN slot under the radio - what I did in my MPV was take out the cubby-hole box that was in there, screw the Libretto 'shelf' to it, and then screw the cubby-hole back back into place.

I think this has got potential, and although it's not as nice as some of the mounts around, it's a lot cheaper.

JoeTampa · 04-28-2002

I just simply super-velcro mounted the port replicator bar to the dash, then snapped the Libretto in when needed.

Unfortunately, my Jeep doesn't have a deep enough dashboard, so when I bought it, and sold the old vehicle, that idea went down the tubes.

04-07-2002	#1 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	libretto car mount looking for something to mount my libretto in my work truck. has to be big enough for it (but not too big). and (if you've seen a libretto) will have to handle the power cord on the left side, wlan coming out the right and the gps out of the back.

04-08-2002	#3 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	search i did do a search. but all i came up with was laptop type mounts. the libretto is not really a laptop. and of all the places i went to (galls, et al) they had the usual laptop mounts.

04-10-2002	#5 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	velcro?! nah.....i want to mount the thing to the floor somehow like a regular laptop mount.

04-10-2002	#6 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	small mobile mount Many years ago, I had bought a mount for my portable cd player for the car. It attatched to the front seat mounting bolt and had a flexible arm (like older desk lamps have) and a small metal plate on top. This would easily hold the weight of the Libretto. Similar units were also made for the older style cell phones. Try searching for something like that.

04-10-2002	#7 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	small mount This is similar to what I had: http://www.arkon.com/cd.html

04-07-2002	#2 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	GooberHead, Two suggestions: 1) Search on "mount", or read through the posts in the Hardware Forum. This has been discussed quite a bit already, mainly in there. There are probably quite a few ideas that will work with a Libretto. 2)This forum is for telling other users about your setup, [AKA bragging.] :-) You're just asking to get flamed posting in the wrong forum. Word to the wise... Cheers, Thorn

04-09-2002	#4 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	Yep, I hadn't thought how small those are... Ummm, Velcro? Cheers, Thorn

04-11-2002	#8 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	I've just been through the same thng (with a Libretto). I built something out of MDF, and cut out the front to the same size as the Libretto base. Then, I used L-shaped brackets screwed into the MDF base, with felt pads on them to hold the Libretto in place. There's one bracket on each site, and the felt padding really stops the Libretto from jumping out. However, what I haven't done yet is thought up a way to make the whoel mount easily removable. My car has a free DIN slot under the radio - what I did in my MPV was take out the cubby-hole box that was in there, screw the Libretto 'shelf' to it, and then screw the cubby-hole back back into place. I think this has got potential, and although it's not as nice as some of the mounts around, it's a lot cheaper.

04-28-2002	#9 (permalink)
JoeTampa Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 51	I just simply super-velcro mounted the port replicator bar to the dash, then snapped the Libretto in when needed. Unfortunately, my Jeep doesn't have a deep enough dashboard, so when I bought it, and sold the old vehicle, that idea went down the tubes.

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