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Jeep Wrangler JK: How to Install Mobile Phone Dash Mount

Looking for an easier way to mount a camera and catch some off-road footage? Maybe a phone dash mount is just the product for you! All you need to know is how to install it.

By Neftali Medina - November 16, 2015

This article applies to the Jeep Wrangler JK (2007-present).

There are some things on a car you need and some things you want. A phone dock fits in between a want and a need, as you generally won't see the need until its installed in your Jeep! Besides providing a chance to charge your phone while securely mounted on the dashboard, phone docks also offer additional features, such as extra protection when the Jeep is being driven off-road or a way to record any driving activities. Installing a dock is a fairly simple process and takes less than ten minutes to do at home.

Materials Needed

  • 1/4" ratchet
  • 7mm deep socket
  • Phone mount

Step 1 – Remove the rubber tray

Look on top of the dashboard. You will see a rubber tray laying under the two center vents. Just pick it up with your hands and lift it out.

Figure 1. Remove the rubber tray.

Step 2 – Remove the 7mm bolt

Right under the mat there is a small 7mm bolt. Loosen and remove the bolt, then carefully place it aside.

Figure 2. Remove the 7mm bolt.

Step 3 – Install the phone mount base

There are three steps involved in mounting the base:

  • Take the hooks from the rear of the accessory mount and slide them into the vents behind the center console.
Figure 3. Hook the mount assembly into the vents.
  • Remember the 7mm bolt you removed? Take it and install into the mounting hole in the front of the dash mount assembly.
  • Then, take the rubber tray that came with the phone mount (it's specially cut to fit around the mount) and lay it on top of the 7mm screw.
  • Figure 4. Tighten the 7mm bolt in place.
  • Figure 5. Install the new rubber mat.

Step 4 – Assemble the phone mount

  • Take the large plastic nut and place it upside down, over the ball mount.
  • Slide the nut down to its threads.
Figure 6. Slide the plastic nut onto the ball mount.
  • Take the phone mount and push it into the ball mount until you hear it click into place.
  • Tighten the plastic nut.
Figure 7. Snap the phone carrier into place.
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