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I’ve updated my iPhone to the iOS 4.0 GM (not the public build). It is jailbroken with redsn0w. I’ve got Game Center still on it (my alias is ‘apex’). My favorite jailbreak apps like Flashlight and sbsettings work. iBooks is broken. I consolidated all my apps into 1 single extra page besides the main one.

Made this post using the iOS supporting WordPress for iPhone app.

Awhile back, I bought a bracketron, inc. iPhone holder from Best Buy. It’s quite an awesome iPhone holder, as it swivels horizontal or vertical, has cushy foam for a tight squeeze, and a few other nice features. However, it had 1 flaw. It attached to the vent of your car. Perhaps my Jeep Liberty just has weak vents, but I think it more has to do with that the weight of the holder, the phone, and my mophie juice pack is just too much for any vent.

So, I had 2 options to consider. The first one would be to abandon the vent mount and drop $30 on a windshield mount. The second option was to make a few trips to Home Depot, and for less than $5, retrofit the vent holder onto a new custom mount.

I chose option 2, and the results are damn awesome if I do say so myself. In front of my passenger seat is this large handle that served no really good purpose, until now.

The custom mount is made using PVC Pipe, a 45 degree angle bracket, a t-brakcet, and a 90 degree angle bracket.  Both the t-bracket and 90 degree angle bracket are threaded on the ends facing the passanger so that I can add male adapters to hold the thing up.  Un-screw the adapters and the arm falls through, and can be removed.

The old bracketron swivel assembely was modified a little bit using a drill as a dremel tool so that I could attach it to the PVC Pipe with a u-bolt.

It works like a charm, and now all that’s left to do is paint it.  I’ll post again when it’s 100% complete.

I’d like to point out, I was a little inspired, by this post on modmyi.com/instructables