I haven't really been happy with the way my Samsung tablet mounts to the passenger grab bar. It somewhat interferes with the passenger (hands and line of sight), and it's pretty far away from the driver anyway.
I saw a few janky looking options online, but I really want to keep everything looking "factory" the best that I can. That means minimal drilling and modifying the dash area.
About a month or so ago, I noticed
this thing show up on Amazon:
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It's a tablet mount molded specifically for the Talon. Not only is it a tablet mount, but the front opens up (with or without the tablet installed) to reveal both a good-sized storage area and to provide access to your switches (or, in my case, my Auxbeam 8 gang controller). It's very easy to take the tablet on/off, and it can hold a variety of sizes of tablets or phones.
My initial concern was whether or not it would be sturdy enough to survive the abuse. It's a little pricey - got it for $84 with a coupon. There are a number of sellers on Amazon selling this, so I'm guessing it's made by one VaChina company and then sold/rebranded. Worst case, I figured I could return it for a refund if it was junk.
Due to the way I
mounted my Auxbeam controller using a custom 3D printed mount from
Crossroads3D.com, I actually had to cut out the inside panel of this tablet mount to allow access to the switch panel. The tablet mount also allows you to continue to access the cubby just below the area where your switches are (or my Auxbeam is) mounted with just a small portion of the top of the cubby covered. I have a USB-C charger socket and a dual voltmeter installed on the back wall of the cubby, and I can still see and access both.
I'm pretty impressed with this mount thus far. It reuses the two bolts on either side of the top of the dash for main support. It did come with six self-tapping screws that you're supposed to screw into the dash trim pieces (along the top and the two sides), but I wasn't ready for a full commitment until I was sure it would work out, so I just used some double-sided Gorilla (foam) tape in those areas for right now. It's super secure, holds my Samsung Tab A 10.7" tablet (including the Unicorn protective case, which makes it about 1.5 cm thick), and is not going anywhere.
As I said, I have a USB-C charger socket power inside the cubby, so I was able to run the USB-C cable from there, inside the mount, and then out the back to the side of the tablet, all but hiding most of the cable. There is plenty of room in there to put other things and still access the Auxbeam switch panel, too.
My biggest concern was that it would not orient the tablet at the correct angle for the driver to see, as it is basically parallel with the dash. But the view is actually very good for both the driver and the passenger.
Obviously, I've modified it, so I can't return it even if I wanted to. But I don't. Is it worth $84? I would say probably, although I think it would sell better at around $50-60. After all, you're going to spend at least that much on RAM mount holders, arms, and mounts to be able to attach it to your grab bar.
A few pics of the modification and install. I did clean up all the edges where I cut out the plastic, so it's pretty smooth there.
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