First up was the biggest, the tablet. Unfortunately, there isn't a tablet mount made specifically for the Hisense unit, so the universal ram mount I bought had to do. It works fine, but the tablet is a little looser in the holder than I'd like.
When I bought the tablet mount, I ordered it with a 2" screw mount base. When took the center stack out to install the Speedo DRD, I also drilled and mounted the base in the cubby hole.
With that installed, the arm and tablet holder just clamp down on that ball. It's a little tricky to tighten, but once it is it's pretty much ready to go.
Next up was the Bluetooth OBDII reader. I've got the PLX Kiwi unit, which used to be the one recommended by PetrelData before they started selling their current "high-speed" offering. It has a pretty quick refresh rate, but it has one downside.. it's got about a 3 ft cord. Why? I have no idea. Every other Bluetooth OBDII module on the planet seems to get away with building itself into the plug.. but nope, not PLX. Gotta be different.
Regardless, I plugged it in, and pulled off the kick panel next to the OBDII Port. Thankfully, there's a generous helping of room in there, so I wound up zip tying it to the wiring loom. Works fine, and still lets me easily plug in a different diagnostic tool should the need arise.
The last part of the data logger is the GPS nugget. A lot of people have mounted these on the dash with velcro, and that works well enough. But after some reading, and a little bit of messing around, I've found you've really got to get them outside for best and continuous line of sight. Otherwise, your accuracy falls and it's drift city. For this little guy, I found a suction cup mount specifically for GPS nuggets on amazon. A little bit of velcro and a zip tie for good measure, and we're off to the races.
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