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What to do with phone? Mount?
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Bonlaw
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One, people always look at me funny when I carry a purse, and two, how am I supposed to text and drive with it in my purse? :tongue:
taurusking
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Kalud
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bollar
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Yeah. Waze, music, podcasts, "parking sensors", tire pressure. All through the phone.
bollar
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It gives me a larger contact area and more flexibility on sticking the phone. And I didn't have another phone I wanted to mount.
Cyclone
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I use both magnets that came with my mount (not the slimline, but the first one of the ones I posted on the first page) on my iPhone 6+ to give me a greater area to work with as well.
I bought the front console with the docking station. So that's where the phone goes, unless my kids want to play Pandora DJ from the back seat.
My understanding is that the Slimline from Abstract Ocean uses sticky tape to attach the magnetic base to the car. I would like to eventually be able to remove the base without causing damage or leaving a sticky mess on the Obeche matte trim (e.g., when I sell the car). Do you think the base can be removed without causing damage or leaving sticky residue?
bollar
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It's 3M VHB. I removed it with floss and a fingernail and it didn't stain / damage the carbon fibre. I think Pete has said it it's easy to get off the other finishes as well.
Everyone here is wrong, again.
This is what you want: Amazon.com: Scosche MAGDM Magnetic Dash Mount Moblie,: GPS Navigation
The adhesive is non-marking so you can stick it anywhere. The triangle below the left center vent is perfect.
This is what you want: Amazon.com: Scosche MAGDM Magnetic Dash Mount Moblie,: GPS Navigation
The adhesive is non-marking so you can stick it anywhere. The triangle below the left center vent is perfect.
SW2Fiddler
We Are Cognitive Dissidents
Looks like a good mount, but doesn't that perfect position put the steering wheel in front of the phone?
It can, depending on the angle, but you can really mount it anywhere. And it's not like you want to watch movies while driving right?
Andyw2100
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I currently use the Tetrax Geo, almost exactly as pictured in yobigd20's video. (In fact, it was this video, and your recommendation, from another thread, that caused me to buy this, before I even had the car. Thanks!)
Because of the camera on my phone, etc., I had to put the metal piece more centered on the phone case, and the attachment on the vent then also had to be a little lower than in the video. The bottom line is that while I like this setup, I'm finding, particularly in the summer, that I'm not getting enough of the airflow from that vent.
The ProclipUSA option that would clip there looks very interesting to me, but I fear I'd have the same problem with lack of airflow. I'm wondering if the fact that there is some distance between the bracket and the vent minimizes that issue, and it is possible to get decent airflow to the driver from that vent with the ProclipUSA holder in place, or if I'd run into the same issue I'm experiencing now. What do those who use the ProclipUSA holders in that location think?
Thanks!
Cyclone
Cyclonic Member ((.oO))
Andy, not directly related, but that very problem is why I didn't get a ProClip on the Tesla. We have a ProClip on the Honda Fit and I complain about the lack of airflow on the driver center vent every time I drive that car. The magnetic mount provided me an opportunity to mount elsewhere and I used a different mount (see first page) that suctions to my Oceche Gloss trim securely.
Andyw2100
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Thanks.
I saw that, and saw the picture in the other thread, and the poster who asked what you thought about whether or not the suction cup would adhere to obeche matte or not. I also have obeche matte. I don't like any of the options that involve a more permanent attachment of the base. I couldn't quite make out the brand from the picture. I searched Amazon for icleve and ideve, without any luck. What is the brand of your mount?
Thanks!
Edit: I think I found it:
iclever
Amazon.com: Car Mount, iClever® ICH04 Magnet CaptureFit Universal Windshield Accessories
So, Cyclone, I have a question for you...
Some of the reviews seem to indicate the iclever magnet may not be strong enough to hold some phones going over bumps, etc. I'd prefer not to remove the metal I've already attached to my phone case to use my Tetrax Geo, only to find that's a problem for me. Do the top parts of the iclever mount come off in such a way that you think I could use my Tetrax screw in vent clip, (pictured below) screwed to the arm somehow, and not use the magnet part of the iclever mount at all? Please let me know what you think!
Thanks!
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