This is for older car models that do not have built-in navigation or bad navigation. My car is old enough to have a cassette player.
This model is made for a Toyota Yaris from 2001 and the phone inside is an S21 Ultra that would otherwise have been sitting in a drawer.
I have sacrificed the original sunvisor to get the swivel part out and modeled a new sunvisor around it. Since this car is really old it’s okay to make these modifications.
So far the driving experience has improved a lot, it is a pretty decent location for a navigation system since you can focus on driving much more easily than having to look down and to the right.
The models and FreeCAD design file may be found here:
https://www.printables.com/model/1256013-toyota-yaris-sun-visor-with-navigation-phone
For cars like that I’d just recommend the Android head units that will slide right into the radio hole.
Yes, way easier and doesn’t sacrifice your field of view.
This car doesn´t have an easily removable radio. It is possible to make a fake cassette tape and mount it in there at best. Right now I have a bluetooth fake cassette tape that connects to my phone.
I’m a big fan of Radiohole, especially their song Grape (“I’m a grape, I’m a raisin.”)
Nice