![]() So what exactly did I build? I'll explain in the next post. You get in the car, set the phone down on a glossy black surface below the aircon controls, the phone magnetically sticks to a MagSafe charger underneath, starts charging, Then when you turn on the ignition, the phone connects to a wireless CarPlay dongle, and within 20 seconds, you're wirelessly connected. Never being one to put common or economic sense before a DIY project, I decided to build my own solution.Īnd here's what I ended up with (excuse the banding on the screen, my camera was in silent shutter mode, and the sensor's refresh rate conflicts with the screen's): For longer journeys, I could set the phone down to charge. For short journeys, I'd just hop into the car with the phone in my pocket, and it would connect up automatically for calls and music. I also liked the idea of wireless CarPlay. I looked into retrofitting the proper Phone Box, but I've an iPhone 13 pro in an Otterbox case, and my wife has a 12 Pro Max, and I don't think the Phone Box will fit the larger phone. I also wanted whatever I built to be fully reversible. So I wanted it visible and accessible, but discreet. I didn't want cables trailing about the place at all. I didn't want a phone holder up on the dash (makes no sense when the car's screen will be displaying CarPlay), and I didn't want to put it into the arm rest storage, because I'd forget it when I got out of the car. So I wanted a place to put the phone, and the ability to wirelessly charge. The car came with an ashtray (which fortunately was never used for its intended purpose). ![]() It has a Columbus head unit, so wired CarPlay is there, but there's nowhere proper to put the phone, and the cable is a bit of a mess. Got a 2017 Superb Combi/Estate last month, and of course one of the first things I needed to do was plug my iPhone into it for music, calls, maps, etc.
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