by covertpop » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:25 am
Thanks for the help. I think we've solved the problem. The buttons were being hit. I just relocated the phone and it's working great.
For the sake of others with a Ford Expedition, I will go into detail of where I have the phone and what happened. It is a great location now that I've made a couple of adjustments and it can be installed FAST.
I have the phone mounted in a Ford Expedition with 3 rows of seats. In the 3rd row, above the area of the rear wheel, there is a cup holder molded into the plastic and just behind that is a long rectangular shaped panel that snaps in and out and forms a concave area where a passenger can set items. I popped out this rectangular piece and velcro-ed the phone to the plastic that lies a couple of inches underneath. This placed the phone within an inch of the rectangular piece with the keys facing up. I choose this area because if you reach into this space, you can feel the wires that lead to the rear cargo area DC plug. Follow the wires a few inches and you will feel the plug. Push the toward the rear of the vehicle and it will snap out into the cargo area. The plug pulls apart leaving the wired half inside the compartment and the other half in the cargo area. Put the plug back together and you can put the working plug into your compartment and plug in your phone with the DC connector. Now your phone is wired. This leaves a little circular whole in your cargo area which is not noticable. This install took about 5 minutes. People with more time could splice into those wires while leaving the plug in place. The phone sends and receives great in this location and you can get to the phone quickly if necessary. I just relocated my velcro lower on the plastic and now the buttons are not being hit and the phone is working 24/7! Hope this helps some folks!
Thanks for the help. I think we've solved the problem. The buttons were being hit. I just relocated the phone and it's working great.
For the sake of others with a Ford Expedition, I will go into detail of where I have the phone and what happened. It is a great location now that I've made a couple of adjustments and it can be installed FAST.
I have the phone mounted in a Ford Expedition with 3 rows of seats. In the 3rd row, above the area of the rear wheel, there is a cup holder molded into the plastic and just behind that is a long rectangular shaped panel that snaps in and out and forms a concave area where a passenger can set items. I popped out this rectangular piece and velcro-ed the phone to the plastic that lies a couple of inches underneath. This placed the phone within an inch of the rectangular piece with the keys facing up. I choose this area because if you reach into this space, you can feel the wires that lead to the rear cargo area DC plug. Follow the wires a few inches and you will feel the plug. Push the toward the rear of the vehicle and it will snap out into the cargo area. The plug pulls apart leaving the wired half inside the compartment and the other half in the cargo area. Put the plug back together and you can put the working plug into your compartment and plug in your phone with the DC connector. Now your phone is wired. This leaves a little circular whole in your cargo area which is not noticable. This install took about 5 minutes. People with more time could splice into those wires while leaving the plug in place. The phone sends and receives great in this location and you can get to the phone quickly if necessary. I just relocated my velcro lower on the plastic and now the buttons are not being hit and the phone is working 24/7! Hope this helps some folks!