Ram Mount No-drill seat mount bracket for 2003 Nissan Patrol GU?

Having had the toughbooks since they came out , I know they are a heavy beast. The ram mount you are looking at would wobble due to the 4 arms connected to it. I,ve had mates who have fabricated their own steel mounts and mounted to the floor. They were pretty heavy duty mounts as most of the roads they travelled were very corrugated. I did not bother mounting my Toughbook as I felt it was a safety issue in the event of an accident and because of the weight of the thing requiring a really solid mount to see it stable on dirt roads. I think the best option is to decide exactly where you want it mounted and go to a fabricating shop and seek advice about having a purpose built mount manufactured.
cheers

I had one mounted in a 2003 Patrol It had 3 alloy legs and I had a leg on each side of the tunnel and one in the console where there is an aperture between the seats. Kept it very steady.

As Bigfish has pointed out, the flexible legs will do exactly that….flex. I’ve used one and threw it away in disgust on the first trip into the hills.

Using the Panasonic myself, you really need to fabricate a solid steel base up. Mount the 25mm RAM mount ball system on this and used the heavy duty laptop tray. I had one fabricated for my GU3 and then for the new 79 series. It uses the existing seat mounts and an anchor point for the centre console on the passengers side. I will post some photos from home tonight.

Both were manufactured by Brown Davis in Bayswater (eastern suburbs of Melbourne). Ask for Kevin Sharp there. Kev may have kept a template for the unit.Mine have proved tom be rock solid in any conditions.

Cheers Mick

I've used a RAM mount before for a laptop. It wasn't a lot of use, I still had to fashion a bracket to attach to the inner dash metal facia to keep it from shaking on bad roads, even with the 3 other legs shaped and bolted to the right and left front seat floor mounts and a lower dash point.

I eventually took it out and threw it into the bin and made my own hardware, mounting either side of the stereo unit from behind the dash metal facia, and now has a timber back/aluminum channel frame slide out for a 10" notepad.

Works a treat, no movement and the Mrs made a sleeve that slides over it when not in use.

RAM mounts would be ok if you stuck to highways only in my experiences.

I had a Ram with the 3 leg setup and had mounted a Sony VIAO laptop and had no trouble with the unit, vibration was minimal even on Connie Sue's vibrations. It even survived a double roll over as did the computer

have a look at Johnny Appleseed at 92 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda, as they sell a variity of ram mount products. They also have a web site and have outlets in all eastern states. I purchased a mount that bolts under the seat runner and has a ball head to which you screw a cradle to, to hold in my case an ipad which either the cook or I can use while navigating. The seat mount and ipad cradle is approx. $ 185-