Where Should I Mount 7” Android Tablet in My Hilux

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  bobbified on 30/12/2019 - 02:52

  Perhaps you can do with some light reading around the legalities in having visual display units in vehicles: http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/rr2014…

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    whooah1979 on 30/12/2019 - 09:51

    +2

    OP is doing the right thing by affixing it to the vehicle.

    (2) This rule does not apply to the driver if—
    (b) the visual display unit is used as a driver's aid and either—
    (i) is an integrated part of the vehicle design, or
    (ii) is secured in a mounting affixed to the vehicle while being used, or

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  Euphemistic on 30/12/2019 - 06:11

  For what use?

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    sharka on 30/12/2019 - 10:05

    Planning to use it for android auto and music
    Essentially a cheap way to replace my head unit

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      whooah1979 on 30/12/2019 - 10:30

      Planning to use it for android auto and music

      Planning to use maps.

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        sharka on 30/12/2019 - 10:45

        Exactly :)

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  pegaxs on 30/12/2019 - 09:31

  +1

  Remove the radio and install an aftermarket radio with a screen. Will be neater, look like it belongs and won’t border on being illegal. It won’t be 7”, but a double DIN screen would go close.

  PS: the link to your dash picture is wrong/broken.

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    Euphemistic on 30/12/2019 - 11:59

    This. Or has the hilux dash got one of those stupid sticking-out-tablet-style units already?

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  [Deactivated] on 30/12/2019 - 18:39

  +3

  the problems I foresee you having are;
  1. no radio as the tab doenst have a tuner
  2. having to hotspot your phone to get any spotify/tunein/music apps working
  3. installing an amplifier to your current speakers and splitting a 3.5mm audio jack as the sound input
  4. the tab will most likely fail due to prolonged hot temperature use
  5. if you hard mount it, you will have to maintain a power source otherwise you wont be able to turn it on again
  6. terrible user experience due to the lack of brightness during daylight hours.
  7. possible legal issues once you start playing youtube and other videos while driving