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This Jeep Wrangler Gets Rid of the Cluttered Dashboard with a Folding iPad

Replacing the stock head unit inside your car isn’t a very challenging process because aftermarket systems typically come with all the instructions you need, so the whole job more or less comes down to getting the wiring right.
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But what if you don’t want your new head unit to be just a typical aftermarket upgrade? Then maybe you’ll find the idea of this Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited owner very interesting, as they tried to unclutter the dashboard using an overhead flip-down iPad.

In other words, it’s an iPad that you can fold and unfold between the two sun visors, so when you don’t use it, it takes just a second to hide it.

More interesting is that the installation itself isn’t at all complicated, and as the Jeep owner explains, it involves parts that aren’t necessarily aimed at customizing the interior of your car or being used with an iPad behind the wheel.

This is an IPad Pro 6 (This is the 9.7” screen, 11” screen will not fold between the two sun visors) mounted to a flip down mount used for a flat screen for under kitchen cabinets. The flip down mount is mounted to an overhead after market console. When in use it swivels from side to side for driver or passenger use. Blue toothed to the factory head unit, watching videos or YouTube / Netflix is perfect. The coil charge cord is only connected when I need to charge the device, but I sometimes just leave it on,” the Wrangler owner explains.

While this is an interesting customization idea, using it for typical navigation might be quite troublesome, especially because the driver always has to look up for a glimpse at the screen. This is the reason the dash-mounted units make sense in the first place, as they are located in a more convenient overall for the driver.

However, the Jeep driver says they use the iPad mostly for off-road maps, so the distraction is significantly reduced in such a scenario.

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About the author: Bogdan Popa
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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world. His long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space for his kid’s toys, and convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as their phones.
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