Overland Ram Mount Solutions

[Clang]

This doesn't help you if you don't have a JK/U, but it is a great piece of kit if you do. The cockpit of the Wrangler is notoriously lacking is places to mount your electronics. This is a great solution if you are a fan of the ram mounts.

No relationship with the company at all, other than satisfied customer.

https://vectoroffroad.com/products/jke-dock-2011-2017

 

[1Louder]

The addiction continues. Tired of my suction mount version coming of on rough trails (forest roads it works fine)

I added a motorcycle mount onto the long arm of my iPad mount. My delorme will go there or when the wife is riding shotgun she can put her phone there while charging. I had to buy the short arm with the large tightening handle vs the round dial version. The ball would not stay in place with the other version.

 

[Lifestyle Overland]

The addiction continues. Tired of my suction mount version coming of on rough trails (forest roads it works fine)

I added a motorcycle mount onto the long arm of my iPad mount. My delorme will go there or when the wife is riding shotgun she can put her phone there while charging. I had to buy the short arm with the large tightening handle vs the round dial version. The ball would not stay in place with the other version.

Lookin' good, Chris! Can't beat a solid mount.

 

[Monsignor]

The app I've been using is called OBD Fusion. The transmitter I got from Amazon and is called Xseries Auto Wi-Fi ELM 327. The transmitter goes into the OBD II jack on your vehicle and you link you iPad to it with Wi-Fi.

It's a one or the other deal. Your can have GPS or OBD but not both at the same time. That's not something that worries me. Mostly I use it for navigation.

Sorry in advance if it's a no-no here to resurrect an older thread and for straying slightly off-topic.... I also bought my first set of RAM mounts this week. Excited to explore more of these!

I just took a leap into the OBD world; bought a Kiwi3 (BlueTooth) OBD Scanner and use OBD Fusion (have it on my iPad and iPhone). Do you use the internal map in Fusion or another app? Would this work via BT?

Also, I am having a devil of a time with Fusion and my transmission temps. When I bought the 'Enhanced' pack for my 2009 Land Cruiser, there were 3 options for the transmission; after doing my PID scan they all disappeared... I am working with Fusion Support on this but is a SLOW process.... Anyone have the Custom PID for these values? I have seen a large number of forums posting numbers but none work for the 2009.

Thanks and sorry for the slight hijack!

 

[Edward Ruth]

Sorry but I am not the one to answer your question. I never had an interest in messing with PIDs

 

[Lifestyle Overland]

Sorry in advance if it's a no-no here to resurrect an older thread and for straying slightly off-topic.... I also bought my first set of RAM mounts this week. Excited to explore more of these!

I just took a leap into the OBD world; bought a Kiwi3 (BlueTooth) OBD Scanner and use OBD Fusion (have it on my iPad and iPhone). Do you use the internal map in Fusion or another app? Would this work via BT?

Also, I am having a devil of a time with Fusion and my transmission temps. When I bought the 'Enhanced' pack for my 2009 Land Cruiser, there were 3 options for the transmission; after doing my PID scan they all disappeared... I am working with Fusion Support on this but is a SLOW process.... Anyone have the Custom PID for these values? I have seen a large number of forums posting numbers but none work for the 2009.

Thanks and sorry for the slight hijack!

We use the Torque App but it's only Andriod based so I couldn't help with your question. We had to manually enter the coding to get the PID for our transmission temps on the 2014 4Runner so you'll probably have to do the same with your program. You might try a support forum for the particular app you're using for more specific ideas on how to make that work. Good luck!

 

[YETI X]

Finally got around to mounting mine up. I used a square ball mount attached to the dash trim piece with a cut piece of abs attached to the back for added support. It's incredibly solid and the tablet hardly moves at all, even going over washboards! Since installing it, I have painted the bolt heads black so it blends in better. Is nice!

I'm running Gaia GPS on the tablet and it works great!

The view from the back:

The mount and the plastic plate I made for added support.

 

[Revere]

I just ordered my RAM Mounts for my tablet! I'm still looking for ways to mount the mics for my radios. Probably just going to drill/screw some into the dash, even though I would rather not.

 

[HKLover]

2017 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited Hard Rock with a Vector Offroad JK Dock mounted on the dash and mounted to it is my Kenwood TH-D74A ham radio, Mob Armor phone mount, Samsung Tab A 10.1 tablet, and on the passenger side is a phone holder for my girlfriend.







On highway and paved roads the tablet is pretty rock solid and doesn't move. Off road it does wriggle a bit but I never have to readjust it. Everything else doesn't move at all. So far I am really happy with it.

Installation of the actual bar took about ten minutes and it doesn't move or make any noise.

 

[HKLover]

I just ordered my RAM Mounts for my tablet! I'm still looking for ways to mount the mics for my radios. Probably just going to drill/screw some into the dash, even though I would rather not.

Here is what I did for mounting the ham radio mic on the a-pillar in my Jeep. It is a Nite-ize Steelie Magnetic phone mount.

The steel ball is mounted to the a-pillar with the included adhesive and the actual magnetic mount is on the clip of the mic again with the included adhesive. So far it works great. You don't have to try to hook the mic on a normal mic clip and no drilling holes in your dash either.

 

[dstock]

Those Nite-ize Steelie mounts are great for mics, I've got them in my Jeep as well. I have yet to have one fall off no matter how harsh the road.

 

[Six Actual]

HK, thanks for the tip with the mic holder. I have a clip style in my JK that has worked ok over the years, but I like this option so much better. Order just placed for one.

 

[k_dipietro]

Steelie mount looks like an awesome solution! Thanks for the tip.

 

[Lost-Again]

I use a Ram mount. But no holes. They just freak me out.

 

[MrMark]

For someone who has ADD, this looks like a feast for the senses!! A full dash of lights, buttons and dials!!

 

[k_dipietro]

Steelie mount looks like an awesome solution! Thanks for the tip.

Update! I tried using the Nightize Steelie mount for my Cobra C75WXST handheld, and it's just not strong enough. I haven't taken it off road yet, but the mic falls off even in the city over bumps and street car tracks. To be fair, this is a heavier handheld because the radio is built into the handset, so it may still work for lighter handsets, but in my case it's not the right solution.

I have the steelie mounted on the end of a Ram Mount arm, and i really like the location! I'm going to see if i can get the standard mic clip mounted to that ram mount arm, instead of the steelie.

 

[dstock]

Update! I tried using the Nightize Steelie mount for my Cobra C75WXST handheld, and it's just not strong enough. I haven't taken it off road yet, but the mic falls off even in the city over bumps and street car tracks. To be fair, this is a heavier handheld because the radio is built into the handset, so it may still work for lighter handsets, but in my case it's not the right solution.

I have the steelie mounted on the end of a Ram Mount arm, and i really like the location! I'm going to see if i can get the standard mic clip mounted to that ram mount arm, instead of the steelie.

You could also go with one of these mounts, it's a pretty slick setup.
https://jeepuniq.com/collections/jeepuniq-mounts-for-jeep-jk-2011-2017/products/cobra-75-wx-cb-mic-holder-mount-1118

 

[k_dipietro]

You could also go with one of these mounts, it's a pretty slick setup.
https://jeepuniq.com/collections/jeepuniq-mounts-for-jeep-jk-2011-2017/products/cobra-75-wx-cb-mic-holder-mount-1118

Those are pretty slick, I agree! I've seen that mount for even cheaper on Amazon actually. I didn't like it because it restricts me to having the CB in that spot only. I might mount an iPad near there in the future too, so I wanted to be able to shift things around with the Ram Mounts to make it fit in a way that works for me.

 

[dstock]

Those are pretty slick, I agree! I've seen that mount for even cheaper on Amazon actually. I didn't like it because it restricts me to having the CB in that spot only. I might mount an iPad near there in the future too, so I wanted to be able to shift things around with the Ram Mounts to make it fit in a way that works for me.

I hear you, I chose d) all of the above...haha!

I have a mic mount on the grab handle with a ram ball on the side of it for a passenger phone mount.

Everything else is on the vector dock using ram mounts, tablet, Inreach, gopro...etc.

 

[RangeTheTrail]

This doesn't help you if you don't have a JK/U, but it is a great piece of kit if you do. The cockpit of the Wrangler is notoriously lacking is places to mount your electronics. This is a great solution if you are a fan of the ram mounts.

No relationship with the company at all, other than satisfied customer.

JKE-Dock 2011-2018 Full Width

Ok - that's cool. i haven't seen that option of the RAM mount on the e-dock like that before! HOW'D YOU DO THAT!? did you just drill the tube for a ball and have a nut on the other side?