Ram Mount Feeler

Mine arrived yesterday. They look wonderful and I'll post a picture once installed.

Thank you very much!

 

How long are these taking everyone to install? I'm wondering how much time I need to set aside to do a quality job.

 

With knowing exactly what needs to be done, I think I could do it in less than an hour. That being said, if you've never taken the dash that far apart I would allocate 2-3 depending on your comfort level. That is of course a very rough estimate and highly dependent on your confidence.

ETA: when I haven't done something before, I am extremely cautious when it comes to drilling or cutting. Take your time to make sure you get a good fit that you are happy with.

 

This was my first time taking my dash apart, and I watched the video from the OP, as well as having the Haynes manual. The only part that got a little dicey was taking the dash surround out, since you have to pull on it pretty hard to get all the clips to come loose. I was definitely worried about breaking something so I went slow on this step. All in all, it took me about 4 hours, but I had some trimming with a Dremel to do. I'd plan for 3 to be safe.

 

Wahooooo. Thanks again.

 

Installed mine today! Really stoked how they came out, but it took me a lot longer to get there than I expected! Locking my keys in my truck and having to break in through the rear sliding window didn't help...

I took some pictures for you @Lostsheep my truck is a 2006 for reference. You can see that the backing plate could not fit between the main part and that brace post, which is what I massaged out of the way. I forgot to take any pictures after though.


I also could not get the holes to line up, and had to grind the corners to get them to line up properly.


Once I got them in though, I am very happy with the final product!

 

That rib is what I had to take a dremel to in order to get mine to fit as well. I think if the backing plate was ~1/8" thinner it wouldn't be an issue.

 

Thank you guys for the info. If you decide you want to open up the dash again and replace them with better fitting plates, let me know and I'll get some off to you.

 

No worries, they work fine now, so I'm not bothered!

 

Just one more...

 

Loving all the pictures, keep em coming!

 

If it would stop snowing and/or raining here I might get some time to install mine haha!

 

Got mine in the mail. If I get to it as fast as I have other projects lately I should have them installed in 3.73 years.

 

Installed!!!

My only word of advise is to secure the metal backs with a little extra tape over the entire things. Even though I cleaned where the 2 sided tape would stick to the plastic beforehand; once I stuck them on there and put the plastic back on the dash, one fell off and I spent 45min trying to fish it out of the tiny tight little crevice it managed to find. But once I found it, I taped the shit out of it and put the dash back together... and they look great and they're solid as eff. Excellent job OP.

Now just waiting for my ram stuff.

 

Just finished up my install. Here are my thoughts.

1.) This mount is incredibly well machined and feels sturdy as hell.

2.) I will bow down to any man who is capable of installing this system by drilling holes the size listed in the instructions! Do yourself a favor and just drill bigger holes. 80% of my install time was taken up by finagling with the holes. Since the system utilizes a backing plate and you will never see the holes due to the anodized front plates I see no reason not to give yourself a bit more wiggle room.

3.) my total install time was 1hr 45min for those that are curious.

4.) My 2013 TRD off road did not have any ribs causing interference with the backing plates like some members have reported.

Overall I'd highly recommend this mod to anyone. I give it 2 thumbs up @Lostsheep

 

#1. Thank you for the kind words, it is appreciated.
#2. As a machinist I just can't help it, we like tight holes lol. The normal clearance drill for a #10 would be a #11 drill or .191" so a #7 (.201") was a little over.. That being said, I agree with you, going up a couple of sizes should in no way cause a problem and will make install easier.


ETA:
#4. I'm glad to hear that there was no interference on yours. I've made several different shape backing plates and was concerned I might have overlooked clearance. On my 15' (which is the only one I've looked inside) there was lots of room so I thought I could get away with roughly any shape.

 

So one has to wonder if the earlier models were slightly different. Glad to hear no installation issues on a 13. I need to get mine in, but been busy with life at the moment.

Hopefully in a few weeks.

 

Got mine installed and couldn't be happier! Seems very sturdy. Took a little over an hour and a half.
I did have to trim the corner on my backing plate a little bit like mentioned above.
Thanks @Lostsheep for a solid product

Ill post a couple pics tomorrow

 

DAMN! I'm not too stoked on you all needing to trim. The more pics the better and again, anyone who can't rectify this problem I will take care of you.

 

I got mine installed today and had the exact same troubles - including locking my keys in the truck!

A little grinding of the backing tabs and it fits solid.

Only thing I would recommend is to leave the backing plate and bracket screwed together as you reinstall the dash to ensure it stays put. Then take the bracket off when you are ready to re-install the fan switch panel.

Thanks again!