Hi Derak,
My pleasure! I figured it would come in handy for anyone that may have other ideas for it. Sharing is caring right? Using felt is a great idea for anyone that wants a soft bottom without removing the tray, so kudos on a great idea!
Beautiful solution!
You could try using some velcro strips between the raised ribs to hold it down instead of drilling through it? Maybe one on the center and two on the edges and I'd think it should hold just fine.
That's kind of what I was thinking as well.
That's where the tortillas came from it's a Mexican restaurant. The sun through the windshield kept them warm. lol
The tray is pretty easy to pop up, the hardest part is the three center locking tabs. just wedge a flatblade or a piece of flatstock right next to it and twist, it'll come right out.
That's a great idea! in hindsight I would have done something like that had I not been looking at holding a tablet from that mounting point. The only thing that I'm not super fond of with the way mine turned out is that the flat HDMI cable for my tuner makes the tray want to pop out a little easier than I would have liked. I didn't trim any plastic under the tray on the dash to make room for it so I've got the cable routed a little oddly. I may pop it back out and notch a wire channel for the cables to tuck into without being sandwiched between the dash support for the tray and the bottom of the tray itself.
I think your design is great and you're right I don't think it would hold a tablet well. I was just thinking that the velcro might work out as an option for those who didn't want to drill into their tray and were using their phone or a mini tablet. I guess you could price out another tray (should't be to expensive) and have it as a back up for when you sell your truck.
