Laptop PC mounting in Navara
Submitted: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:23
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Member - Andy C (WA)
I have just got a laptop to mount in the Navara - about 2kg - and about 4 million corrugations to cope with!
If anyone has any ideas where and how to mount such a beast - please let me know.
(I remember a long time ago, someone fabricating a canvas bag on the passenger side - but often I don't have a navigator and need to see everything without either looking 90 degrees away from the terrain or the laptop taking up 90% of the view out the windscreen)!
Any suggestions are welcomed!
Reply By: Willem - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:28
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:28
Andy
Send me an email to willem@kempen.id.au and I will send you
pic of my contraption
I will go out now and take the
pic.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:38
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:38
Just been debating the same thing with
John at PostID: 45756
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:48
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:48
Doug
Will send a copy of Willem's photo - email me at curnowhome@iinet.net.au with yours!
Andy
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:48
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:48
Doug
Will send a copy of Willem's photo - email me at curnowhome@iinet.net.au with yours!
Andy
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:59
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 17:59
Never seen an ECHO in TEXT before....lol
my email is dtilley@westnet.com.au
Thanks would be interested to see it
Doug
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Follow Up By: Member - John L G - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:20
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:20
Doug
Well here I am on this post and seems we have a duelling banjo type of thing going on here.
This could be dangerous tho as I see your email tag with the name Tilly and as my current squeeze is a Tilly I wonder on the size of OZ
My email johnlg@fabricprinter.com.au
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:30
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:30
John - copy of email sent!
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Follow Up By: Member - John L G - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:36
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:36
Andy,
Thanks for the email and pics and would obviously suit the lappy in the front, however i'm after a robust stand to take a dash top mount TFT lcd probably 8.4"
As Doug suggests, the best way for to go would probably be with the welder and make my own so that screen can be secured in a cradle which is firmly bolted to the dash board. Most screens I have seen stand off the mounting base plate and I see this as a real weakness.
JG
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:08
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:08
John
I've been looking at some "in-car PCs".
The best I've seen to date is a unit that fits inside an existing "car stereo" slot - but very exe! And with a directionally able 7" - 8" LCD screen!
And I'd like to do the Paris to Dakar next year too!!!!!
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Follow Up By: Member - John L G - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:17
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:17
Yep. Did see those and as you say, expensive.
Paris - Dakar??? too hard too dangerous too old.
I am currently being encouraged by the squeeze to do the around Targa Tassie race in our T5 Volvo which goes like the clappers i will admit.
Might have to put the bolwing hat off the back shelf and on to the floor tho...LOL
Have a good evening
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:26
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:26
And Paris to Dakar - too exe as
well!!!
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Reply By: Member - Bruce and Anne - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:12
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:12
Put it on the wifes lap (if you have one) and get her to do the navigation as I do. Can not drive and look at screen as
well and my girl loves it.
Cheers Bruce.
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Follow Up By: Member - John L G - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:22
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:22
I think my Ex's, after first deciding who was going to ride in the front with me, would probably wind the window down and ditch it...
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:32
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:32
Bruce - my question was asked as "often I have no navigator" (or wife on these adventures!)
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Follow Up By: Member - Bruce and Anne - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:51
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:51
S..t happens
John G I must just be lucky hahaha and Andy sorry mate was have a bit of fun.
Cheers Bruce
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:35
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:35
No offence taken Bruce!!
If Karen has to "do it in a hole" for more than a couple of days - she's not on the trip!
Andy
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Reply By: obee - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:54
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 18:54
I reckon if you mount it somewhere solid the hard drive will feel every bump. I am inclined to go for the front
seat with a restraint to stop it taking off. Or like the man said, someone's lap.
Owen
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:03
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 19:03
Yeah - but where can you get a Swiss backpacker when you want one!
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Follow Up By: Member - Jiarna (NT) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:47
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:47
Crikey Andy, you'd never see the road (or the laptop) if you had a Swiss backpacker to ogle!! LOL
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:57
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:57
That's my point exactly! She can ogle the PC while I'm concentrating on getting to the
camp site to get the swags out!!! (read swags not snags)!
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Reply By: Member - Errol (York WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:08
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:08
Take a look at my
pic's . There's a stand there with a screen . I've changed this and now it holds my pc . rrol
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:17
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 20:17
Thanks Errol - did you remove the screen from the PC to have it where you have it?
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Follow Up By: Member - Errol (York WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 21:34
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 21:34
No , that was a screen i bought from overseas when i was first setting up the system . It was to hard to get the puter out from it's hide,de hole each time to set up or use . I have since sold it to another member. I just altered the top of the stand to take a puter . It can swivel on a ram mount to be used by either co-pilot or driver . Im not that far away from
perth if you want to have a look or some advice . Cheers Errol
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Follow Up By: Member - Andy C (WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 22:04
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 22:04
Thank Errol yet again!
I have a mate up at
York - next time I get up there, I might let you know when I'm coming - He's got a Jeep Wrangler that we've done the CSR together and he's looking to get some new gadgets as
well!
Andy
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Follow Up By: Member - Errol (York WA) - Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 22:43
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 22:43
Ask him if he know's the local blacksmith , if so , tell him to come say g'day . Errol
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