Next Level Dashboard with iPad 

The slickest iPad intergration

Great video! Please make sure your background music is quieter in the future, it's really hard to hear you over the loud music. But this is a great idea!

Great video, background music was unnecessary and too loud.

i remember my dad doing this back in 2012 and back then there was no 3d printers or software to assist the integration so it took him months to hand make all the parts, jail break and write his own code to get this working. its really cool to see how streamlined the process has become in just over a decade since then.

The Form Factor of the iPad is very flexible ergonomic and portable. Apple GPS Maps for route-finding works very well due to the large screen plus the ability to use the iPad for other functions also eg music, web etc. The custom-made holder for the car is very useful for clear viewing of the iPad as dashboard, that's a clever idea to custom make one.

I think you could put a NFC tag on the case to activate the focus automatically when its "docked" on the dashboard

The fact that I was thinking about this idea 30 mins ago and this video pops up on my RU-vid is amazing! 🙌🏻

Sooo satisfying to watch. thanks a lot. Best wishes from Germany.

I appreciate the attention to detail on both the mount and the shortcut integrations. It’s clear, you not only had the vision but the knowledge to execute. “Execution is the chariot of genius!” 👏🏼

I've seen a video or two many years ago where some people installed first or second generation iPads in their 90s or 2000s cars, from the likes of Mighty Car Mods, Soundman Car Audio, and "GadgetFreeway", but I find it cool to actually see someone doing the same thing but with a newer iPad model and thus, a much newer version of iPadOS with more features!

I had this idea in mind of using ipad mini but never knew how to execute it.. you nailed it man with iPad pro (even better)... The Efforts to create the magnetic holder and shortcuts is commendable - perfect execution ....💪🏼.... Subscribed

Very cool. You have exposed some features that I did not even know existed. Beautiful!

Back in 2007 I worked as a development engineer in human machine interface for an auto company. We purchased an SUV to fit with products consistent with our future vision. In early meetings I presented my vision where the smartphone carried all personalization and entertainment, and physical buttons and controls related to these functions would be assigned by that device. The group sat dumbfounded. I had just foretold the end of in car infotainment growth, and it made complete sense. The company rejected my direction because it limited growth "share". They instead struggled to produce lame functions that were always obsolete from day one. Your iPad solution in this video is the best approximation I have seen to my concept, but it still lacks access to fixed controls in the vehicle.

Wow! This is a boss level mod! In my case I'm presently using my iPhone with a MagSafe mount and wireless charger, and that works pretty well for me. But there are certainly times where more screen real estate would definitely work better. Impressive! 👌

Just made the same installation today and tested it, and is the best you can done with your iPad or tablet 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

The quality and precision of this video is amazing! 5 stars.

Truly such a clean integration! Love your solution and also, the visuals, sounds, and overall execution was stunning. Instant sub!

This is so well done. Your animations and editing are excellent! I wish we could run native CarPlay on the iPad, but this is a great option. I loved some of the tips like using the AC to cool the iPad and increasing the system font size. I was thinking it wouldn't be smart to block the vents, but this makes it functional too!

Excellent video, loved to watch it and the showcase you demonstrated, great idea!

Great idea! Thanks for sharing it and your experience with us! All the best!

This was just amazing! Thank you for so much effort and hard work. Love the cleanness of your website as well.

Loved the idea and adored your animations. The styling was superb. I think most automakers should just add an iPad as their CarPlay/Android Auto integration, the iPad layout just works, and it's still kind of embarrassing that they pour so much into R/D and the infotainment system is just, every single time, an afterthought. Thank you!

Now this is very cool!! Very good video, keep up the good work!

Very well done! I like the idea a lot! thanks for sharing

Now this is the kind of creativity i long for on a daily basis! Looking forward to your next project and i have high expectations. New sub here, good job man! 👍👍👍👍

Rad idea, definitely insure your voiceover is a bit louder than your background music. Usually in my editor with louder tracks like this, I'll have them hover around the -20db to -26db depending on the track.

I love this idea- my only issue is that it removes back up cam functionality, not 100% necessary, but it’s a nice feature. I’ll keep my magnetic iPad mounts installed for longer drives, much appreciated, also planning on using your focus feature template

Such an awesome video! Your editing and animations are so great. A great concept executed superbly! Keen for more videos like this!

I’m not gonna lie. This is actually really inspirational and amazing content! Well done! You definitely earned my like and subscription!

The Video is absolutely great, like I had no idea you only have 20k Subs because this is really well made

Thank you for the video. I've been using my 5th gen ipad mini in my car for years. If fits perfect on the dash and the form factor is just what I need. I might try doing the fancy setup you did, looks cool.

I have always wanted to do this in my Skoda for as long as i remember, finally someone made a video about it ❤📈

very informative and great content. one suggestion however, please lower the background music as it was a bit distracting.

OMG! i’ve been using my ipad in car exactly the same for half a years too! it’s so nice to see someone actually doin the same❤ but your mount is definitely more convenient, i use a spring clamp kinda mount but it works the same

the most useful video in a long time, thank u!

I have a 12.9 inch iPad and I literally think that’s all the time and how good of an idea it would be and it’s so nice to see someone finally make that idea of reality and it actually works really well too as you’ve demonstrated with the speed on the side just like a Tesla keep it up :3

I’ve been doing this for years. I utilize the cd player slot in my car and use a modified metal deck plate for the base along with some magnets attached to the rear of my iPad. It keeps the iPad low and does not obstruct my driving view. This works great on the 10.9 iPad, good with my 12.9 iPad but I think the iPad mini would be the GOAT.

Really creative work! :) thanks for sharing.

Thank you!!! I’ve been daydreaming about this since 2010. I have an old Jag that I’ve refused to replace the system on because I knew this was possible. It’s perfect!!!

Keep up the good work! My recommendation for your growing channel is that kindly keep the music volume a bit lower than your voice since it was a bit difficult to understand your voice. Other than that, best work. I will surely try this with the iPad😊

This guys needs more recognition. Companies should listen to this.

Always thought of this..kudoos to you man..perfect execution !!!

Thank so much, love your thinking, I've looking at solutions,this just looks so nice yet modern, want more videos

This was excellent. I love starting with the requirements, explaining each of the issues and how you approached them. In addition I loved the modern editing with the modern sound effects and clean video. Overall, excellent solution and presentation.

A very well made video about a topic that I love. I had a similar setup a few years ago, just was more simple. I used a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 inch that mounted onto a Tablet holder that fit into the cars CD slot. It connected to power and aux directly and I had it mounted vertically. Then I always had a split screen with maps on top and music on the bottom. I love that setup, but had to abandon it, as we switched to a car, which was too small to reasonably mount the tablet somewhere. I’ve been eying the iPad mini for a new attempt, but not having horizontal split screen, would be a downgrade compared to my old solution, but I would have access to the iOS app ecosystem, so it might be worth it.

Wow, you are a magician! Thanks a lot for share your project.

This video was more engaging the some movies that i know ! Well done, congrats and enjoy

The creative, solution driven build, the slick editing, the informative no nonsense voice over. I love everything about this video! One suggestion I’d make, U=shaped usb c adapter. I have a similar solution sat on my desk, I 3D printed a 2mm thin layer the same height and width as the iPad case, it has a channel which fits the usb-c cable snuggly and that’s connected to a usb-c u-snapped adapter. Means I can place my iPad on the magnetic case and then just push the charger into it, really convenient and no visible cables.

Tks for this video. It gave me a good idea and to use strong magnet mounts and built a similar setup in my Mini! Also using your shortcuts with just some slight modifications!

Superb integration and luv your video production. Don’t know how I found you in my feed but I liked and subbed now :)

Thanks for this video and for providing the shortcuts!

I appreciate you being soft-spoken. It makes me almost not hear you over the loud music.

This is an insanely high quality video. Your channel is super underated. Keep on creating!!

definitely is a great idea . since 2016 I started with an iPad mini , then i changed it to the next size . same way as you, really every vehicle got a different dash and difficulties based on that. I made couple designs until the one that fitted perfect to my needs . but basically magnets are really a key to achieve and then is all good

The way that this could also work with some galaxy tablets as well, i lovee it

I did this too, have my iPad Pro Wi-Fi connected to a Garmin Bluetooth gps to have a better navigation and also handcrafted a support using a magnetical folio case. Best idea that I ever had

Truly a very innovative way to use the iPad. Keep up the work!

great presentation, simple and to the point, thanks.

Brother, great video! Your voice is so calm, until the end when I saw your face, I thought this might have been an AI VoiceOver video haha. Can't wait to try this, and thank you for this gem!

Amazing video! Thanks for your work. One suggestion, in the beginning of the video, the music was a bit loud comparing to the voice, apart of that, really nice 👌🏼

Great work! Thanks for sharing the shortcuts

Bravo sir! 👏👏👏 Extremely well done.

Gracias desde México ! Gran trabajo, lo pondré a prueba también tengo un Up Volskwagen

Awesome! This is great for people who get a cellular iPad and drive cars without CarPlay. For those who don't have a cellular iPad, you can share your iPhone's GPS if you use your iPhone's hotspot. Unfortunately, the GPS sharing only works with iPhone+iPad, not with Android+iPad.

This is amazing!! It even looks like a Tesla screen. I’m sure many people will implement this on their cars. Personally my iPhone 14 Pro with MagSafe stand from bulking is working fine for me.

The best and clever integration I've seen. Thumbs up! 👍🏻

That is an excellent video. I will have another look at using my older iPads in my van. Thank you. You have a new subscriber.

I could most definitely see this coming into the production market of vehicles . Being able to just put an iPad into any modern car’s dashboard is really convenient and easy solution instead of developing a screen that supports AirPlay which can be slow and instead use a more easily usable and faster device just like nothing. The only thing I’d want more out of this idea is the ability to charge magnetically when attached in the car and it automatically syncing to the car when placed on the magnetic holder.

smooth design and concept! ps. be sure to lower the background music’s volume for future videos.

I did this for my 2019 Toyota RAV4 XLE. Game changer.

Moc pěkně vyřešené, dobrá práce!

Very nice modification. Did you have any issues with the iPad coming off the magnetic mount when driving on rough roads or hitting bumps?

I’ve done this too! My current setup is a switch buddy thin case with 2 magnets attached to the back I bought off Amazon. I attach it to 2 magnetic car mounts side by side. Works like a charm 👍🏽

Super clean and professional edit and your iPad/car setup has no exception So professional that it seems like having a car info system from Apple

Great video, this was a cool solution and integration!

Good implementation. iPad mini would work better for me, but it’s a personal preference. I’ve seen some people completely change their infotainment systems with off-the-shelf tablets with preloaded apps and custom interfaces, but your solution is quick and more user-friendly. Good job!

Tip - set your automation to run when your iPad connects to your car Bluetooth so you don’t need to activate it each time unless of course you wish to. Great video, I’ve always wanted to do this for my X5 since having a Tesla but was worried about iPad Pro dropping and breaking. I’ve now got 2 mag mounts in the air vent to hold it firmly in place. 😅

Genius - you just got a new subscriber!

This looks amazing 🤩

cool idea, love the video. one thing, please lower the music volume "in my case it was hard interpreting what you were saying over the relatively loud music" everything else is great :)

yo dude, this is what i call a QUALITY VIDEO, the editing and the details 🔥🔥🔥

excellent job man....keep it up !

That's a very cool idea, respect to you!

Great idea! I would love to have this in my car as well. Only problem I am seeing is the position of the iPad obstructs the view of the driver to the passenger side. Not full obstruction but it limits the view somehow. Lowering it down however may result to restriction of the usage of some dashboard buttons.

I’m glad you added some vocals to the background music

Wow. That’s amazing. It looks great and stylish. You are genius man

I love your works man!

Really nice! One suggestion to make it even more automated: make an automation where the car focus mode activates when the iPad connects to your car Bluetooth

Nice build. I would maybe try to mount it lower to the dash so it does not disturb you that much during driving. Maybe also add a little angle to the mount so it is a little more directed to the driver as he needs the information. For the video itself i felt like the background music was to loud. It was sometimes hard to understand you or rather i needed to concentrate a little more then usually to understand the voice in the video.

Great video. Thank you. I've been thinking of doing something similar, and you brought up some good ideas that hadn't occurred to me. The magnetic mounting, already have a highly magnetic case.. :) and the focus mode / short cuts. That never occurred to me, nor would have even with lots of tinkering. Thanks!!!

Thanks I’ve been thinking of ways to do this, good stuff!!!

I've actually done this on a couple of cars with great success each time. Unfortunately when I started doing this with the newer Mini-LED ipad pros I realized a major flaw with them is that they do NOT work with polarized sunglasses. I live in SoCal so polarized sunglasses are a must. Another thing with any ipad is you will also run into brightness issues in bright-light (like the sun beaming on you), it's not terrible just not ideal compared to a screen that comes with a car. Also - and this is obvious but just to note - this is illegal to do, if a cop pulls you over and sees you have this setup they will obviously ticket you for that, so just make sure you take it off before that lol. With all that said, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you do this if you don't already have a good apple carplay screen, it's extremely worth it, especially if you drive long distances. EXTRA NOTE: If you plan on doing this, WAIT FOR THE IPAD PROS WITH OLED DISPLAYS. Not only will the OLED display versions be super bright (just look at the new iPhone 15 Pro Max) but you will NOT have polarization issues. There won't be viewing angle issues either and it will look the same no matter the angle.

Great idea, just one minor flow, you might want the connection between iPad and mont to be rigid instead of magnetic. The iPad would fly toward your rear passenger during a rear ended accident, and depending on the angle of the collision, it might fly towards the driver as well.

This video is so professionally made that it looks like a step by step guide provided by apple itself. Great work!

Amazing editing and animations were so smooth, loved them

I think it's possible that you could do an automation in the shortcuts app that puts on the focus mode when the ipad connects to your car's bluetooth, would be a great addition and would make it even more convenient.

🔥definitely superior to anything else on a car. And equal or better than Tesla. The fact it easily detaches to be an iPad is a cherry on top. I gotta dig into your content more but I need more tutorials that show me how to fully automate common workflows like this on devices.

I've b een using my iPad mini celular in all my vehicles going on 12 years. Mounted to a "Ram Mount" Good to see you caught up to the pack.

So good love the upgrade and innovation ❤

Bro turned his car into a Tesla.