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Anyone bought the screen swivel from Teslamize on Ebay?
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Yup I bought it around a week ago. The swiveling mechanism is sturdy and well machined. The plastic cover in the back looks OEM but I have to work on it a bit to get it flush to the dash; though, you can't see it unless you're looking behind the screen
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Overall, the price was what won me over and I used this as an opportunity to route & hide cables under my dashboard. Regardless of which item you purchase, I highly recommend getting the swiveling screen upgrade if you hate reaching for the monitor or you want the driver seat more centralized
If you have any questions, just let me know
Good luck
how much does it lower the screen?Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Overall, the price was what won me over and I used this as an opportunity to route & hide cables under my dashboard. Regardless of which item you purchase, I highly recommend getting the swiveling screen upgrade if you hate reaching for the monitor or you want the driver seat more centralized
If you have any questions, just let me know
Good luck
Approximately 1.5 - 2", it also tilts the screen upwards but I'm not sure about that angle
The lid will make contact with the bottom of the mount cover, not enough to force the lid close though:
does the screen hit the corners of the lid? or it just touches the bottom bracket?
also, you buggers here got the last 2 and now he's out of stock for 2 weeks
I should've just ordered one!haha dang. Naw, the corners of the lid doesn't make contact with the back of the screen, though it is closedoes the screen hit the corners of the lid? or it just touches the bottom bracket?
also, you buggers here got the last 2 and now he's out of stock for 2 weeks
@atl_joe
I’ve got an IPhone X. Can you see your whole phone (I.e. top of phone) while sitting in the drivers seat or is it partially blocked in the charger with the aforementioned 1.5-2” lowering of the screen? Photo of Phone in cradle from drivers perspective? With screen swiveled left, right, straight? Thanks!
Ski
I’ve got an IPhone X. Can you see your whole phone (I.e. top of phone) while sitting in the drivers seat or is it partially blocked in the charger with the aforementioned 1.5-2” lowering of the screen? Photo of Phone in cradle from drivers perspective? With screen swiveled left, right, straight? Thanks!
Ski
Hi Everyone,
My name is Sam and I am the founder of Teslamize.com. I apologize for the screen swivel being on backorder - I anticipated it having a good reception, but did not order nearly enough to keep in stock. The backstory to this mount is a supplier I was working with to bring in the initial items for Teslamize.com reached out and said they had this brand new swivel design that doesn't use the usual leather cover. So I bought a few units, not realizing how fast they would go once the public got word.
That being said, I have a 2021 Model 3 and am myself stuck waiting for final production on that variant. I can try to answer any questions you may have, but some questions I may have to leave for buyers who have gotten the Model 3 2017-2020 variant installed.
As always, I definitely appreciate any feedback on the swivel design itself - I will push this to the supplier if any corrections need to be made to the design. I ended up being the person who initially let them know that the 2021 Model 3 and Model Y had an updated location for the sensor - thus causing the 2 month delay in release of that version. Luckily, its a small revision and both variants look almost identical to the Model 3 2017-2020.
My name is Sam and I am the founder of Teslamize.com. I apologize for the screen swivel being on backorder - I anticipated it having a good reception, but did not order nearly enough to keep in stock. The backstory to this mount is a supplier I was working with to bring in the initial items for Teslamize.com reached out and said they had this brand new swivel design that doesn't use the usual leather cover. So I bought a few units, not realizing how fast they would go once the public got word.
That being said, I have a 2021 Model 3 and am myself stuck waiting for final production on that variant. I can try to answer any questions you may have, but some questions I may have to leave for buyers who have gotten the Model 3 2017-2020 variant installed.
As always, I definitely appreciate any feedback on the swivel design itself - I will push this to the supplier if any corrections need to be made to the design. I ended up being the person who initially let them know that the 2021 Model 3 and Model Y had an updated location for the sensor - thus causing the 2 month delay in release of that version. Luckily, its a small revision and both variants look almost identical to the Model 3 2017-2020.
I have an iPhone 12 so I think our situation is comparable. Depending on your height, the top of the phone may be slightly covered by the bottom of the monitor but you'll have most of the vision of the screen:
Sorry for the close up, I only have one lens for my camera. I have a phone dock to the left of my steering wheel so I can't comment on the experience of using the phone when it's on the wireless charger (I only have it installed for passengers)
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@atl_joe For the tiny gap - did you have a solution that worked for you to get it flush? I have an email out to the supplier as well to see if they have any suggestions.
I'm wondering if a small amount of this would hold it flush: Amazon.com: 3M VHB Tape 4646, 1/8" x 5 yards, 1 roll: Industrial & Scientific
(or any similar type product - maybe 1/4" version)
I'm wondering if a small amount of this would hold it flush: Amazon.com: 3M VHB Tape 4646, 1/8" x 5 yards, 1 roll: Industrial & Scientific
(or any similar type product - maybe 1/4" version)
I'm sorry for the delayed response
One thing I noticed is that the cover makes contact with the original bolts resulting it the entire cover not being able to lift higher in order to be flush to the dashboard trim piece:
Without modifying the cover, I opted to add shims to the top of their bracket to lift the cover. I used left over gasket for my smoker but I think 3M tape or wood would work:
I layered it up more in the rear but it depends on the overall fitment relatively to your car. Just keep adding material, pop in the dashboard to check the gap, and repeat until you get a look you're comfortable with (the center is easy, it's the sides that takes a bit of work, especially if you're using a soft material like I did):
From the perspective of the driver side, I never see the cover unless I have my face to the steering wheel. The passenger is more prone to seeing any gaps. Unfortunately, it seems that the cover is biased towards the driver side if we're talking about the clips snapping in so I had to add more shims on the passenger side to compensate. Another thing that is the larger gap in the side of the cover on their side too, it looks worse the larger the gap is on top:
In the case of the 2020 Model 3, there's a lot of space to play so they can be less accurate with the cut and I think it'll be alright.
For the price of the unit, it solved my problem of not having a swiveling screen. For the fitment, you can solve it (mostly) but you'll have to finesse. I'd buy it again
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