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CONSIDERATION WAS NOT TO DAMAGE THE VINYL DASHBOARD MATERIAL WHILE
ATTACHING THE BASEPLATE.  FOR THAT, I USED THE LEFTOVER ADHESIVE STRIPS
FROM A 3M COAT HOOK.  HOPEFULLY, YEARS FROM NOW ALL I WILL HAVE TO DO IS
PULL THE TABS AND THE ADHESIVE WILL COME OFF CLEAN.  I SECURED THE FRONT
END OF THE MOUNTING BASE PLATE TO THE PLASTIC VENT WITH A FEW SMALL SQUARES
OF HOOK AND LOOP MATERIAL, SINCE I NEEDED SOME ROTATIONAL STABILITY FOR
BUTTON PUSHING AND SOME HEIGHT TO FILL THE GAP.  AS YOU CAN SEE IN FIGURE
2, THE DESIGN IS SIMPLE A BASEPLATE WITH A FEW ANGLED BRICKS, PLUS A
SUPPORT ARCH TO TAKE THE LOAD IF I PUSH TOO HARD ON THE BUTTONS.  IF THE
SUPPORT POPS OFF, ILL GLUE IT DOWN, BUT FOR NOW IT SEEMS TO BE HOLDING
STRONG.  NONE OF THE BRICKS ARE GLUED.  THERES PLENTY OF ROOM FOR MY
FINGERS TO PUSH BUTTONS AND TUNE WITH AND I LUCKED OUT WITH THE REMOTE HEAD
CABLE IT MANAGED TO FALL RIGHT IN LINE WITH A DASHBOARD/CONTROL PANEL SEAM.
SOME COAX SEALANT, WHICH ALSO MATCHED THE INTERIOR COLOR QUITE WELL, DID A
NICE JOB OF KEEPING IT IN PLACE.  SINCE TAKING THE PHOTOS, I COLORED THE
WHITE ADHESIVE TAB STRIPS WITH A BLACK MARKER TO ELIMINATE REFLECTION IN
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