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Old 09-16-2013, 06:49 PM
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For the tape there is only like a little edge to put the tape on is that good enough
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Old 09-16-2013, 09:09 PM
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For the tape there is only like a little edge to put the tape on is that good enough
For a few days lol
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Old 09-16-2013, 09:45 PM
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It's been holding mine with it just around the edges. I put a few strips from the dash kit to the back of the ipad just for good measure and keep it tensioned to the front.
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Another question has anyone came up with a solution on turning the ipad off on a built in ipad mini
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Originally Posted by mortarman120
Another question has anyone came up with a solution on turning the ipad off on a built in ipad mini
Why do you need to turn it off?
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Originally Posted by NastyFFX4

Why do you need to turn it off?
Because I don't think leaving it in there for let's say years without turning it off would be very good for the ipad
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To each your own but I don't think it would be a problem at all with the iPad going to sleep when it's inactive. I don't think I have ever turned off my iPad and it works fine. People leave iPods in their cars for years at time with never shutting them off.
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Originally Posted by Ryan Shuck
Hey guys. I got linked here from Hackaday (Yes, I read all 22 pages). I'm not a Ford truck owner, but I am a vehicle automation enthusiast and am seeking to do an iPad mini install as well. I wanted to let you guys know that there may be hope for you who own the limited model with the built-in screen. There was a hack posted recently showing how a guy got a Whistler radar detector to display info on his vehicle's built-in displays. Now, I know that you guys want to do the opposite and be able to control your vehicle's HVAC and other systems from another device. With the right hardware, this is entirely possible. You need to interface with your truck's CAN bus, which is the same bus that takes input from your window buttons and essentially everything else you push to make something happen. With an iPad connected via bluetooth to an Arduino or other microcontroller, either a webpage or a purpose-developed iOS app would be able to control anything in your car that uses the CAN bus. I don't know the extent of Ford's implementation of devices on the CAN bus, or even if the Limited's built-in screen sends messages on it, but this is the place to start. Just to be clear, this is a lot of work that requires a lot of expensive bench equipment. It would take development by a dedicated person or people to make happen, but it is possible.

Hope this helped. You guys have given me ideas on things to do in my own car.


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Originally Posted by mortarman120
Another question has anyone came up with a solution on turning the ipad off on a built in ipad mini
All you have to do is turn on the accessibility controls in settings and it gives you an on screen button to do all the power functions and things like that so you can turn it off if need be.
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Originally Posted by 2011SuperCrew

All you have to do is turn on the accessibility controls in settings and it gives you an on screen button to do all the power functions and things like that so you can turn it off if need be.
Ya that Option lets you do everything besides turn it off
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