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Dec 30, 2012 | 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 2011SuperCrew

Hardcore, actually the ipad mini so far stay about the same percent while plugged in and using it in the truck. Apparently the trickle charge that it is getting is enough to keep it charged which is nice because my old original ipad setup drained that battery and would only charge a little if I turned the screen off. As for the accessory connected screen, yes it does come up still on the mini when you use the Apple Music app but I use Spotify and Pandora most of the time so I don't have to worry about that.

I've noticed my iPad 2 in my truck takes a really long time to drain when plugged in...When I left for my vacation it was at half battery and It had been weeks since I've charged it, which leads me to believe it gets a trickle from the USB. Maybe I'm wrong and the iPad has a really awesome battery life, because Apple products are great...

It will be interesting to see if it's not dead by the time I get home.

Jan 1, 2013 | 08:23 AM

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It will be interesting to see if it's not dead by the time I get home.

Yea the USB off of the SYNC system does put out a trickle charge. For the bigger iPads I noticed it will charge slowly even if using it as long as the screen is locked.

Jan 3, 2013 | 09:08 AM

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CHECK IT OUT!! My project made the Hackaday.com home page yesterday!!

http://hackaday.com/2013/01/02/a-ver...ing-ipad-mini/

Jan 3, 2013 | 11:48 AM

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I'm sure it takes time, but what would you sell these for? I think this one has the most factory look. Some others look good, but they do a lot of gloss on it. I like the matte finish.

Jan 3, 2013 | 03:21 PM

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I'm sure it takes time, but what would you sell these for? I think this one has the most factory look. Some others look good, but they do a lot of gloss on it. I like the matte finish.

My personal ipad dash is matte, i definitely feel that it looks more factory. So far all my customers like the gloss.. which is a pain in the

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Jan 3, 2013 | 05:58 PM

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CHECK IT OUT!! My project made the Hackaday.com home page yesterday!!

http://hackaday.com/2013/01/02/a-ver...ing-ipad-mini/

Well done!!! My dash piece is textured, was yours smooth when you started? I am going to order a new one to work on instead of doing the one in my truck.

Jan 3, 2013 | 06:53 PM

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I'm sure it takes time, but what would you sell these for? I think this one has the most factory look. Some others look good, but they do a lot of gloss on it. I like the matte finish.

Unfortunately I do not have the time to make these at the moment but would love to start doing them. I will let you know if I do decide to do more of these. I like the Matte finish as well. Thanks!!

Jan 3, 2013 | 07:04 PM

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Well done!!! My dash piece is textured, was yours smooth when you started? I am going to order a new one to work on instead of doing the one in my truck.

Thanks!! Yea mine was textured to begin with. The piece I used was a little smooth but I still wanted that textured matte look. I used Krylon's semi-gloss black textured spray paint and it came out perfect for me!!