Phone cradle damper thingy

[Ameiseuk]

Evening all,
Finally got back on to the project after a few weeks up to my eyes in work.
Does anyone have a clue on what/where the little gas damper underneath the Nokia phone cradle is supposed to do?
Mine is connected at the top(ram) end but the body end is dangling not connected to very much. For the life of me I can't see what it's supposed to attach to?

Thoughts?

[Quattrodave]

Hi, sorry to say I don't know what it's for but I've just removed my cradle and I'm wondering if you or anyone else reading this knows if there is a micro usb adapter I can plug into the cradle wiring that's under the arm rests?

[Ameiseuk]

Probably the best option is to buy a mini 5v power inverter and wire it in to the rear cigarette lighter supply. This will give to a micro usb connector which can be threaded in to the armrest.
I get mine off Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[pete-p]

Originally Posted by Ameiseuk

... I can't see what it's supposed to attach to?

Thoughts?

I have the same thing on mine. It looks like if you turn it 90 degrees it fits through a slot in the arm, then turn it back and the little lugs hold it there sliding up and down as the cradle is released (I hope that's fairly clear, I'll try a couple of photos later). The only thing is that the damper is worn out and doesn't work anymore.

[pete-p]

It's only how I see it and may be wrong!

[moltuae]

Interesting. My 2002 phone cradle looks nothing like that. It has no damper and no place for one either. I assume that's an earlier design?

[pete-p]

Interesting. My 2002 phone cradle looks nothing like that. It has no damper and no place for one either. I assume that's an earlier design?

Mine is an early 2000 facelift with the Nokia 3110 phone. Does the cradle on yours lift out or is it fixed? When I was looking for the phone I noticed there were several options, one being a more generic phone cradle.

[moltuae]

Originally Posted by pete-p

mine is an early 2000 facelift with the nokia 3110 phone. Does the cradle on yours lift out or is it fixed? When i was looking for the phone i noticed there were several options, one being a more generic phone cradle.

Mine has a fixed mechanism but a removable top plate and a clip-on, interchangeable Cullman phone cradle. From memory, I think the car had a 3110 Cullman cradle in it when I bought it (which I should still have somewhere) but I swapped it for my present Cullman 6310/6310i cradle.

This is how it looks ....



You can see some more of the mechanism here in the photos I took a while ago when I had to repair it:

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10333