Retro fitting lockable sat nav base question

[Danny996]

Hello all, I have a question around retro fitting a lockable sat nav mount from a newer model (2019) onto a 2011 gs. I have a adventure bracket and screen fitted ( Ali expresses ) it appears to be 22mm diameter, and the sat nav base mount is much smaller, I’m guessing newer models have a 12-15mm diameter mount. If anyone has fitted one, is it a case of sourcing longer screws? Or trying to file the mount and rear bar clamp to try and make the diameter bigger? Although I’m not sure how I’d do that?! Just wondered if anyone had managed to fit one. Many thanks.

 

[botus]

you can open it up and it works just fine...

hack saw most off at 45 degrees both sides - then put pretty rough sand paper wrapped around a bit of 15mm copper pipe and run that in the new bigger groove - I then used a bit of shrink sleeve to nip the whole thing on too

if you hunt hard various bits of affordable plastic from far too many slightly different BM mounts at the dealers - but they won't know which model works - or after I did above, found some Chinese junk on fleabay - but it hides very hard from their useless search tools

 

[botus]

you are aware the lockable mount is just enough to hope its still there after dashing for a Pee at a motorway filling station

anyone will a flat screw driver gets a free £500 toy in less than a second

 

[Danny996]

you can open it up and it works just fine...

hack saw most off at 45 degrees both sides - then put pretty rough sand paper wrapped around a bit of 15mm copper pipe and run that in the new bigger groove - I then used a bit of shrink sleeve to nip the whole thing on too

if you hunt hard various bits of affordable plastic from far too many slightly different BM mounts at the dealers - but they won't know which model works - or after I did above, found some Chinese junk on fleabay - but it hides very hard from their useless search

Thank you, that’s helpful. I was wondering how secure it would be as it looked a little flimsy being all plastic! I’ll get busy with the hacksaw and sand paper tomorrow!

 

[botus]

you should end up with a fair bit left - of course if you try to tighten till both halves touch the bolts will bend and the plastic snap - I have Nyloc nuts - anything else is plain stupid

I did each half separately - you'll just snag the paper trying to do all at once - if you mess it up they sell each bit individually - I thought an F800 starts off closer - how they felt three different bar diameters was necessary you'll need to discus insanity with BMW's engineering team - a bit like 60 bolts to hold the tank on the GSA LC

 

[botus]

I don't believe this - as u found a K25 is not using the one used on a K50 /K51 but this claims its the same... (this is the S1000XR (K49)

Retrofit GPS preparations Diagram for BMW K49 (S 1000 XR) S 1000 XR (0D03, 0D13) Parts Catalog | RealOEM.com

BMW parts K49 (S 1000 XR) S 1000 XR (0D03, 0D13) Retrofit GPS preparations

realoem.com

 

[Danny996]

I don't believe this - as u found a K25 is not using the one used on a K50 /K51 but this claims its the same... (this is the S1000XR (K49)

Retrofit GPS preparations Diagram for BMW K49 (S 1000 XR) S 1000 XR (0D03, 0D13) Parts Catalog | RealOEM.com

BMW parts K49 (S 1000 XR) S 1000 XR (0D03, 0D13) Retrofit GPS preparations

realoem.com

The rear clamp on that parts list is the same part number that I have on my mount. It doesn’t fit the K25 ( despite saying it does !)

 

[Slipperyeel]

The rear clamp on that parts list is the same part number that I have on my mount. It doesn’t fit the K25 ( despite saying it does !)

If no. 7 & 8 can be removed (as suggested in the link) then just print new parts with the correct diameters....

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[botus]

If no. 7 & 8 can be removed (as suggested in the link) then just print new parts with the correct diameters....

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I'd be interested to hear from those that make these sort of bits what the strength is like ?

Also I don't have a digitizer to copy the parts and I don't own a 3d printer... I expect buying in black plastic crud and trashing a budget printer will take longer than my local dealer - who gets them in tomorrow for 5 quid each

 

[Slipperyeel]

I'd be interested to hear from those that make these sort of bits what the strength is like ?

Also I don't have a digitizer to copy the parts and I don't own a 3d printer... I expect buying in black plastic crud and trashing a budget printer will take longer than my local dealer - who gets them in tomorrow for 5 quid each

There's clearly a lot your don't know about 3D printing . Granted, there is a big 'consumer' segment out there, but.... there's way more to it than perhaps you understand.

In this particular case, it looks dead easy!

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[botus]

all I know is the porsche 911 GT3 gets 3D printed pistons - as they can add extra bracing around the gudgen pin you can't do with forging or a machine shop

 

[Slipperyeel]

all I know is the porsche 911 GT3 gets 3D printed pistons - as they can add extra bracing around the gudgen pin you can't do with forging or a machine shop

Not heard of this! Sounds very ambitious, but also a little more super advanced than I was thinking to mount the satnav

For your interest, I re-modelled and printed a gear train for a bench planer in a PEEK material. The originals had lost several teeth on several gears. That was 8-9yrs ago and the machine is still running fine, with daily use... It can't solve everything, but it can do lot!

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[botus]

oh GT2 a bit earlier

Under the skin: How Porsche is 3D-printing pistons | Autocar

The use of 3D-printing allows Porsche to squeeze even more performance from the 911 GT2 RS

www.autocar.co.uk

other designs

https://ls1tech.com/articles/these-3d-printed-pistons-are-crazy-but-would-they-work/