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Dat_Ninja_There · March 13th, 2011, 09:54 PM

So I took the idea from setasai, over on ninjette.org, from his write up on a custom garmin gps mount here

Basically, I wanted to mount my iPhone so I know when someone important calls while I'm riding, like my girl or the office. Unfortunately, all the prefabbed mounts I found only worked with the iphone while it is not in a case. I wanted to be able to use a mount for my iPhone 4 while still in the trusty and durable Otter Box Defender case. So heres what I did....

1. I ordered an extra Otterbox beltclip/holster from ebay.
2. I removed the beltclip from the holster
3. Went to Home Depot for some 1/8" thick, 3/4" wide aluminum strip metal, nuts, bolts & washers
4. Used a metal coat hanger to bend up a stencil for the design of the cross bracket, using the 2 lower bolts of the windscreen in the dash area as my mounting points
5. Bent my aluminum strip at the same angles of my metal hanger stencil.
6. Marked where all the holes needed to be drilled on the aluminum bracket
7. Fabbed up an L-bracket to mount to the cross bracket
8. Mounted the holster to the L-bracket

Extra Otter Box Holster

Beltclip on back that I removed

Otter box holster without iPhone

Otterbox holster with iPhone

I'm gonna take the bracket off and apart tomorrow and spray it with primer and flat black paint so that it blends better with the dash area.

Also, mounted my garage remote with some velcro between the handlebars, lol. Works out great.

March 13th, 2011, 09:54 PM	#1
Dat_Ninja_There Shinobi Rider Name: Seth Location: McKinney, TX Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Passion Red Ninja 250R Posts: 79	Custom iPhone 4 Otterbox mount So I took the idea from setasai, over on ninjette.org, from his write up on a custom garmin gps mount here Basically, I wanted to mount my iPhone so I know when someone important calls while I'm riding, like my girl or the office. Unfortunately, all the prefabbed mounts I found only worked with the iphone while it is not in a case. I wanted to be able to use a mount for my iPhone 4 while still in the trusty and durable Otter Box Defender case. So heres what I did.... 1. I ordered an extra Otterbox beltclip/holster from ebay. 2. I removed the beltclip from the holster 3. Went to Home Depot for some 1/8" thick, 3/4" wide aluminum strip metal, nuts, bolts & washers 4. Used a metal coat hanger to bend up a stencil for the design of the cross bracket, using the 2 lower bolts of the windscreen in the dash area as my mounting points 5. Bent my aluminum strip at the same angles of my metal hanger stencil. 6. Marked where all the holes needed to be drilled on the aluminum bracket 7. Fabbed up an L-bracket to mount to the cross bracket 8. Mounted the holster to the L-bracket Extra Otter Box Holster Beltclip on back that I removed Otter box holster without iPhone Otterbox holster with iPhone I'm gonna take the bracket off and apart tomorrow and spray it with primer and flat black paint so that it blends better with the dash area. Also, mounted my garage remote with some velcro between the handlebars, lol. Works out great. Last futzed with by Dat_Ninja_There; March 23rd, 2011 at 07:37 AM.