This is an amazing project you've completed. I'm thoroughly impressed with your detail and creativity.

I'm a complete amateur at the 3D printing concept, but was wondering: since you have the design, is the material limitation due to your printer or simply all 3D printers? In other words, I've read about companies who will take your 3D design and 3D print it with their industrial printers in a variety of colors, finishes, and material (shapeways is one). Do you believe their material would hold up better in an automotive setting? There are a few iPhone car docks available on their site, though none nearly as refined as yours.

The bottom line is I'd be in to purchase one. My wife primarily drives the XK8 and is an iPhone 5 user. This would be an ideal accessory for her.

 

Greetings, That is terrific work! I have been staring at the coin tray from my '97 XK-8 coupe. Where your's is fitted with the top control switch mine has a second set of coin slots. My goal is to add an antenna control switch on the left side of this assembly. Is it possible to get your solidWorks design? You clearly have correctly replicated the unit parameter. My intent will be to modify your design to restore the center "tray" and fit a round rocker switch. We have a high end 3-D printer at work and I think they let us produce personal parts when it is idle. Are we permitted to provide direct email contact through this forum? Thanks for your consideration. Regards, Ken

 

Hi.


Love this solution!

Sorry I'm reviving an old thread like this but I wonder if I may have the solidworks file for this device? I am about to do the same thing but for my Note4 and as you allready spent the time making a nice piece It would be an easy thing to just adapt the center hole for my phone and print it.


Regards
/Daniel

 

Did you ever get a response?
I'd like to get my hands on this too! Although i don't need vert switch.

Cheers
Grif

 

No I haven't, but I have not tried to Contact @azeteg private either. But soon this part of the Project is starting, so if you find him please PM me too.


/D

 

Just thinking about this....
I might pull out the coin tray and see if I can design up an option myself that I could send to an online 3d printer. I have some 3d modelling skills but having to send it off to an online 3d printer will no doubt result in a few timely attempts before I get it right. Might be able to create something that simply slots into the recessed section only.. I'll start another thread on it if I think it's possible :-)

 

Azeteg, thank you - wonderful job and excellent documentation. Now that this has been in place for a couple of years, have you any further thoughts or improvements that might be useful to those beginning to consider this project. Samson2

 

Hi.

Did you pursue this any further?

/D

 

Sorry guys, I haven't been on the forum at all for a long time.

I haven't pursued the project further, and with the constantly changing designs and models from Apple (and other manufacturers), it isn't too easy to keep up. Also, a regular extrusion type 3D printer doesn't work for in-car parts due to summer heat, they just warp.


I figure that the best solution right now is to use a bluetooth kit such as the IO Play 2.

If anyone wishes to have the Solidworks files and other things I collected during the project, please send me a private message, and I will make it available for you.

 

That is truly great work. Thanks for sharing that really professional project!! I found your thread because I was planning to do a similar thing -- but just for nav purposes. I need to be able to use either my phone while it's in its Otter Box case, or allow my wife to use her phone, which is not in a case. Ill make a wooden plug to fit that tray, then route two slots in the wood: one to run a USB charge cable to the bottom of the phone and one to accept the phone. I will also tilt it and angle it toward the driver.
It will not be as versatile as yours in terms of making calls but we own a convertible.

 

Brilliant ! I want/need one !

 

If anyone got the files, please upload them to Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects

We are many who wants to use it.