I kinda doubt we'll see a suction cup style, window mount for the shield, least not any time soon.
I would really make use of the shield as a car navigation unit. Any ideas for some parts to maybe make one of my own, or some sort of universal mount? ... Tho would the shield be too heavy for a suction cup mount?
Well I actually tried this and works well if you have a flat enough surface. The shield is luckily very heavy and has a good rubbery base, i just have a velcro strap i put over it which lightly holds it down from sliding on turns and sharp stops and it stays very well.
It becomes very tempting to watch tv while driving though (Not recommended)
Edwii said:
I kinda doubt we'll see a suction cup style, window mount for the shield, least not any time soon.
I would really make use of the shield as a car navigation unit. Any ideas for some parts to maybe make one of my own, or some sort of universal mount? ... Tho would the shield be too heavy for a suction cup mount?
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How would you use it as navigation? Do you have a mobile hotspot or something?
Am I able to use the map on this as navigation and I didn't know it?!?!:laugh:
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Hi, just wanted to give a quick impression of 2 windshield mounts I ordered.
http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-Univers..._1_3?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1305654075&sr=1-3
http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-IPM515-...Holder-Compatible/dp/B003Z4L68S/ref=pd_cp_e_2
Overall they both work OK. I much prefer the "Universal Mount" just because of how the Slim Grip opens/closes. The Universal is a squeeze style close with a button release. The Slim Grip you have to push the lower part down to open it, and the same to get your phone out. Kind of a pain.
Plus, even though the Slim Grip seems to be OK in Landscape...it still scares me not having a physical piece there to hold it up in case the spring force isnt enough.
I am using the Slim Grip as a vent mount (using the vent mount supplied with the Universal) and the Universal as a Windshield mount. So far the suction cup on the Universal seems very strong and I have not worried about it coming down.
One thing I noticed on the Universal that is a bit annoying, when the unit is fully opened and you are driving it rattles. This is remedied by simply closing it 1 or 2 clicks (which still allows you to put your phone into it without opening it back up).
I have the same Universal mount but with the frictionless pad. How do you like the Vent mount though in the terms of removing it? I got scared away from it because the reviews had that the two clips to hold it in place easily break.
Ordered the Universal yesterday, should have it tomorrow. I'm curious to see how well it works with the extended battery, but I like the idea of mounting it to the vent. Can't wait to get it regardless though, since the other one I have will only work with the stock battery.. Grrr..
I had a mount similar to the universal mount here (different brand) that I grew to loathe quite a bit because it rattled with no device in it. I didn't put my phone in it every time I got in the car and this bothered me greatly. I'm glad I avoided that universal mount because I would not tolerate that at this point.
The second mount (that you have to push down on the lower part to insert device) is the one I use now. It doesn't bother me how it functions and it is quiet. It grips well enough that you shouldn't worry about it slipping, and the extended clips make it work great for this phone without needing a huge stretch on the cradle to insert the phone.
I got the universal mount yesterday. Love it so far. Haven't noticed any rattling, but I may not either unless I switch vehicles. Keeps the phone secure though, and it works nicely with the extended battery in place (no case yet).
I do kinda like the looks of that other one too. Maybe I might order it for the wife and try it out. Not sure how often she'd use something like that though...
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I have the same Universal mount but with the frictionless pad. How do you like the Vent mount though in the terms of removing it? I got scared away from it because the reviews had that the two clips to hold it in place easily break.
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Hi, I do not have much experience with this yet as this mount is in my wife's car.
The vent mount clips do seem a bit flimsy...especially since I am using it on the "slim" mount. With the universal I wouldnt worry too much because of the button release, squeeze in. You arent putting much if any pressure on the clips.
But with the slim mount...I have a feeling these could break on me down the road.
Those clips are definitely flimsy. Solved the problem though: rather than use the clips, I pulled that other piece off and cable tied it to my vent. Solid, and not moving.
Obviously, it does no good if you switch vehicles, but for that I will use windshield mount then.
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Just wanted to update on my "hack" for the vent mount. Been very solid so far. I have some concern over the longevity of the cable ties, but honestly, it's a very minor concern. Very little movement of the phone, great location being on the air vent (especially in the summertime, keeps it cool).
I can post pics if anyone wants to see, but I'm glad I went that route. Leaves the windshield mount available for when I'm in a company vehicle or my wifes car.
Do any of these after-market mounts activate the car panel app? I've seen how you can find and run it through the HTC universal search but is there any other way to activate it (like with a magnet on the OG Droid)?
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Do any of these after-market mounts activate the car panel app? I've seen how you can find and run it through the HTC universal search but is there any other way to activate it (like with a magnet on the OG Droid)?
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Not with a magnet. My gut is that a resistor or something is what's required. Check this thread:
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-incredible-2/350066-there-anyway-trick-dinc2-into-car-mode.html
http://news.discovery.com/tech/oona...=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#mkcpgn=rssnws1
looks nice and simple.
might not be full-featured as our Moto car docks. but. just throwing it out there.
A similar option it’s the Exogear Exomount Universal Car Mount
This product looks very promising, and the only thing that I’ll be worried about is the quality of the suctions cups that I think it’s the key about this product.
I have been using the Exogear Exomount Universal Car Mount with my Garmin gps device and my Motorola Atrix and works great.
Doesn't really look like the hold will be up to much tapping or sliding on the screen. I guess if you just use a bluetooth headset and want to be able to SEE the screen ... Interesting design though.
I don't know, the way I fling my car around corners and stuff, I don't think Oona will be riding with me.
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Doesn't really look like the hold will be up to much tapping or sliding on the screen. I guess if you just use a bluetooth headset and want to be able to SEE the screen ... Interesting design though.
I don't know, the way I fling my car around corners and stuff, I don't think Oona will be riding with me.
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I got my wife one of these for her iPhone. It was one of those 9PM "oh ****" kind of purchases, because her Garmin gps crapped itself during an update the night before a trip. Got it at Wal-Mart. The cool thing is the suction cup has the sticky stuff on it as well, so I'm pretty sure it's not coming off even in a head on crash with a Mac truck. I tried it out with both my phones and even my HTC Flyer. They all stick fairly well. The first time I pulled my Droid Charge off it left the back cover attached to the mount!
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I got my wife one of these for her iPhone. It was one of those 9PM "oh ****" kind of purchases, because her Garmin gps crapped itself during an update the night before a trip. Got it at Wal-Mart. The cool thing is the suction cup has the sticky stuff on it as well, so I'm pretty sure it's not coming off even in a head on crash with a Mac truck. I tried it out with both my phones and even my HTC Flyer. They all stick fairly well. The first time I pulled my Droid Charge off it left the back cover attached to the mount!
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I had that mount as well. While the suction cup is great, the sticky material that holds the phone is not. It will quickly lose it's "stickyness." The instructions tell you to clean it with soap and water once in a while to restore the adhesive, but this will only work a few times. Also if you leave it in your car on hot days, the adhesive will begin to melt a bit. If you use it after that, the adhesive sticks to phone even after you take it off.
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I had that mount as well. While the suction cup is great, the sticky material that holds the phone is not. It will quickly lose it's "stickyness." The instructions tell you to clean it with soap and water once in a while to restore the adhesive, but this will only work a few times. Also if you leave it in your car on hot days, the adhesive will begin to melt a bit. If you use it after that, the adhesive sticks to phone even after you take it off.
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Good to know! We've also found that when it's in the 30's the sticky doesn't work so well.
After trying several car mount, I almost give up
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Qu...BEV4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332967645&sr=8-1
This is the one I am currently using. However, the lower part of the holder always touches the power down button, which mutes the GPS!
What car mount do you use?
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After trying several car mount, I almost give up
http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Qu...BEV4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332967645&sr=8-1
This is the one I am currently using. However, the lower part of the holder always touches the power down button, which mutes the GPS!
What car mount do you use?
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Just use a big binder clip. It's super cheap and works better than any holder I've tried from eBay.
http://lifehacker.com/5747897/how-to-build-a-car-mount-for-your-cellphone-from-office-supplies
I use the Samsung Car Dock for the GS2/Infuse 4G. I've removed the little cover for the micro USB port and the Samsung dock works perfectly; charges and keeps my Nitro HD secure.
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I use the Samsung Car Dock for the GS2/Infuse 4G. I've removed the little cover for the micro USB port and the Samsung dock works perfectly; charges and keeps my Nitro HD secure.
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Thanks for the hint! I am going to get one.
LG phone with Samsung Dock
996gt2 said:
Just use a big binder clip. It's super cheap and works better than any holder I've tried from eBay.
http://lifehacker.com/5747897/how-to-build-a-car-mount-for-your-cellphone-from-office-supplies
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Is our Nitro HD too heavy to be hold by the "thin" holder?
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Is our Nitro HD too heavy to be hold by the "thin" holder?
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Nope, my Nitro HD + TPU case works fine with a 2" binder clip in a Honda Accord. I've used it as a GPS on 4 hour drives and it was much more stable than a windshield-mounted holder with a flexible arm.
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Thanks for the hint! I am going to get one.
LG phone with Samsung Dock
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I know; who'd have thought?
This isnt the exact same one i purchased, but it looks extremely similar to it. The padded arms that hold the sides or the top and bottom (you can rotate it while its mounted) are individually adjustable so its easy to position them out of the way of buttons while leaving the buttons fully accessible, and the phone secured perfectly.
It comes with two attachments, one allows you to hook it to your heater vents and the other is the window mount.
The window mount is not very long, but very sturdy! This is what i currently use in my car. The vent mount is very nice and sturdy, but it seems its meant to permanently attach to the vents. I first tried to use it since it keeps it out of my window area, but because of the way my vents are setup in my car, it pointed the phone in a bad direction and there's no left-right adjustments that you can do other than the normal movement from the room available from the clips, so upon trying to correct it, the two mounting clips broke and its no longer usable.
Either way, it works out perfect! But again, the one listed is only close to the one i purchased. I picked that one to list though because its from radio shack, where i purchased mine. I went out to the car and there's not a single branding label on it anywhere! crazy..
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3386930#
996gt2 said:
Just use a big binder clip. It's super cheap and works better than any holder I've tried from eBay.
http://lifehacker.com/5747897/how-to-build-a-car-mount-for-your-cellphone-from-office-supplies
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That's just ghetto...Ghetto FABULOUS!!
Just so happens the big binders and strong rubber bands are items available at my work supply closet! The only thing better than a DIY project is a DIY project with parts you can get for free!
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Nope, my Nitro HD + TPU case works fine with a 2" binder clip in a Honda Accord. I've used it as a GPS on 4 hour drives and it was much more stable than a windshield-mounted holder with a flexible arm.
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Namuna said:
That's just ghetto...Ghetto FABULOUS!!
Just so happens the big binders and strong rubber bands are items available at my work supply closet! The only thing better than a DIY project is a DIY project with parts you can get for free!
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Namuna, have u or anybody else here tried the modified binder clip? I'm currently trying to make one, but I realize that the "arms" seem to be a bit too short to hold it in place. Either it will slip of the top arm or the bottom one every now and then. I've curved them slightly more upwards to give it more of a hold, but it doesn't seem to wanna hold. I wonder if we replace the body of the binder clip with a smaller one and just use the longer arms whether it will work better?
996gt2, would you mind posting a pic or two to show how it looks with yours? Mine just seems to barely hold it, and constantly slips off the arms.
I've found that the Garmin Nuvi 200 mounts like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Windscr...ers_Mounts&hash=item3a6b7428f1#ht_1996wt_1163 work great with no modification with my body glove dimensions case on, easy to slip the phone in and out of it.
I've also used this same mount on my previous phones with slight modifications (Motorola Photon 4g and Samsung Captivate) which involves using a lighter to melt the sides to the right size.
Also this one looks like it would do the trick http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-ORI...ers_Mounts&hash=item1c2690c51d#ht_11995wt_905
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I've found that the Garmin Nuvi 200 mounts like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Windscr...ers_Mounts&hash=item3a6b7428f1#ht_1996wt_1163 work great with no modification with my body glove dimensions case on, easy to slip the phone in and out of it.
I've also used this same mount on my previous phones with slight modifications (Motorola Photon 4g and Samsung Captivate) which involves using a lighter to melt the sides to the right size.
Also this one looks like it would do the trick http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-ORI...ers_Mounts&hash=item1c2690c51d#ht_11995wt_905
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So r u currently using that very Garmin nuvi mount? And it holds the phone nicely and stably? I find that sometimes these mounts lean sideways when I have both power n 3.5mm jack plugged in. If u r using the mount pls take a pic of the phone in the mount so I can see how well it holds it. For that price, if it works well, I'd rather go with that. I'm spending way more already with the DIY mount clip lol.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008KP4ZFI
Anyone seen this?
I ordered one, because i was looking for quick insertion/quick removal (and i needed something that would accept the thickness of the 4200MAh hyperion battery w/case). I have to admit, it surprised me. Not only does it hold the s3 complete with the largest battery to date, but it holds it even over HARD bumps. (disclamer: my car is on racing coilovers, and there more than a few places of horrendous bumpiness on the way to work).
To make it work like an iBOLT (for my purposes) i have a usb cable ziptied to it (so i still have to plug it in like an iBOLT, and the wires are routed inside my dash for a relatively clean install), and since i bluetooth to my car, instead of audio in, I made a profile on tasker, that when it sees my alpine EX-10, it switches to carmode (as in what the iBOLT and other OEM chargers do), turns the volume up , turns on GPS, etc... and switches back when I leave. only thing is, i have to turn on bluetooth for it to work (but i do that anyway).
and the metal plates you need to make it mount? they fit perfectly inside the case, between the case and the phone.
This looks very interesting, and I've been looking for a car mount recently. Any way you could post up some close up pictures of the part that holds the phone? It looks like a suction cup device, which makes me pretty skeptical of its effectiveness when used with a case that doesn't have a smooth surface for it to attach to.
Herp derp SGS3 Tapatalk 2
I don't how many people who still use their cd player, but if you don't, this mount is amazingly effective:
http://www.mountek.com/
I have been using it on the S3 now for a while and works flawlessly.
pizz0wn3d said:
This looks very interesting, and I've been looking for a car mount recently. Any way you could post up some close up pictures of the part that holds the phone? It looks like a suction cup device, which makes me pretty skeptical of its effectiveness when used with a case that doesn't have a smooth surface for it to attach to.
Herp derp SGS3 Tapatalk 2
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it is not a suction cup. it is a rubber foot, with neodymium magnets embedded. (hence the metal plates it provides.) the magnets hold the plate, and rubber foot keeps it from sliding, or scratching your phone. i will get a pic or 2 at lunch.
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I don't how many people who still use their cd player, but if you don't, this mount is amazingly effective:
http://www.mountek.com/
I have been using it on the S3 now for a while and works flawlessly.
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I looked into that, but my CD player drops these 2 locks over the slot (mitsubishi factory 6 disk changer) and would not allow the insertion of the mount.
ipaq_101 said:
I don't how many people who still use their cd player, but if you don't, this mount is amazingly effective:
http://www.mountek.com/
I have been using it on the S3 now for a while and works flawlessly.
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Would this mount hold the phone in horizontal position and what is the maximum size the mount opens up too.
I need something for quick insertion/quick removal as well
http://www.amazon.com/TechMatte-Eas...389641448&sr=8-1&keywords=techmatte+car+mount
http://www.amazon.com/TechMatte-360...389641448&sr=8-3&keywords=techmatte+car+mount
TechMatte Easy-Touch Universal Windshield Car Mount
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Dash Disks
With all the features of smartphones (GPS, Streaming music and much much more) a car mount is a must have.
I've used cheapo car mounts before from ebay and its safe to say they didn't stay in my car for long. I decided to try out another one when I got my Nexus 5 and glad that I did.
This mount is made purely out of ABS plastic I believe. Simple, sturdy and lightweight. Being that it'll hang from your windshield, Lightweight is a good thing. There are a couple things to note here.
First; It has a really, really strong suction cup. This is probably due to the lever style suction cup and not the type that you press onto glass. I've yanked on this pretty hard when it was on my windshield and it didn't budge.
Second, there is a lot of different angles that this can be set in it. First is the verticle angle adjustment. It's set by a simple knob that loosens or tightens the hinge.
Next is the swivel joint of the phone cup/claw/base holder. It's a ball joint and NOT hinge so it can be moved up, down, left, right and any combination of them. The cup/claw/base can be removed I don't know why you would remove it but it can be.
The phone is held in place by the "Claw" that squeezes together via a spring. The "claw fingers" are lined with a cushion so no scratches and to have a better grip on the phone. As shown in the picture, it can open up pretty wide and would accommodate most if not all phones.
Some people don't like having the mount on the windshield so there are these rotating disks that meant to be mounted on the dash. At the bottom is a sticky pad to placement. The disks can be locked into place or unlocked to rotate around when the mount is suctioned on them
Pulling the pin out allows for rotation e.g. facing the driver or passenger seat. Here is a picture showing with a line where it actually rotates on the disks. It's important to note that it can rotate 360 degrees around.
The dash disks comes in a two pack so it can be placed in two cars. So transferring the actual amount from one car to another is simple and easy.
Conclusion
Nice, simple, sturdy and affordable mount.