If you can't find a case you like that's compatible with a magnetic charging cable, you can modify a case so that it is!
I took a CaseMate Naked Tough and sliced holes in both the soft and hard plastic to allow for the use of the cable. It wasn't too hard; all I used were a pair of scissors and a Gerber knife.
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I figured out that with the cases that come with a holster, its REALLY easy to make a car mount. All you really need is something strong that is more or less "L" shaped and your favorite adhesive, My case is a Case-mate Phantom w/ holster. I used a foam type of adhesive tape and a 5.25" drive cover, heated a portion of it with a lighter and bent it into the desired shape. The Holster simply clips right on! This way you can still take it with you when you leave the vehicle.
You can use metal L brackets for something stronger and something that you don't have to fabricate.
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enz660 said:
I figured out that with the cases that come with a holster, its REALLY easy to make a car mount. All you really need is something strong that is more or less "L" shaped and your favorite adhesive, My case is a Case-mate Phantom w/ holster. I used a foam type of adhesive tape and a 5.25" drive cover, heated a portion of it with a lighter and bent it into the desired shape. The Holster simply clips right on! This way you can still take it with you when you leave the vehicle.
You can use metal L brackets for something stronger and something that you don't have to fabricate.
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I have been thinking about how I can get a my S3 to look stylish in my car!
I had to ditch the holder for my S2 (too small!!!!!!!).
You gave me some ideas good Sir!! :highfive:
Thanks for the great images as well!
// Ohamn
Hi all,
Just been looking at a few different car docks for my N5 that have Qi wireless charging and come across two which I'm tossing up..
There's the AirDock ($69) which holds the phone via magnets and micro suction foam
iOttie Easy Flex Wireless Qi Charger, ($72) which has the locking mechanism rather than magnets..
Has anyone had experience with either of these two? I'm leaning towards the Airdock, but my next question is, whether the magnets will work through my Spigen SlimArmor case.... wireless charging works fine through it, so I'm assuming the magnets would too..?
TL;DR- will the magnetic mount work through a Spigen Slimarmor case?
I got an airdock myself. And use a Spigen Neo-Hybrid case. The magnets are pretty strong.
And even if they are not strong enough to use with the Spigen Slim armor case. There is a sticker with metal slaps (really thin) wich you could stick on the inside of your case.
Inductive charging will work just fine i recon.
Hope that helped.
WittePens said:
I got an airdock myself. And use a Spigen Neo-Hybrid case. The magnets are pretty strong.
And even if they are not strong enough to use with the Spigen Slim armor case. There is a sticker with metal slaps (really thin) wich you could stick on the inside of your case.
Inductive charging will work just fine i recon.
Hope that helped.
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That would definitely do it if the internal magnets didn't work too well through the case.. Thanks for your help!
I currently have the spigen ultra hybrid case and it holds up well but the cutout for the headphone jack is too small. It won't any of my headphones, which is the Sanheiser HD 202 II. Are there any cases out there that have a bigger cutout for the headphone jack?
The Spigen is a great case. You could probably drill it better, or change the headphone cord... I'd keep the case.
Yes, I had to take that decision so I kept the spygen hybrid case and drilled a bigger hole
You could always get a small extension cable with a thinner recessed casing like this.
I have one of these and it fits every case. The jack tip is the same size as on a set of ear buds. Then you just plug whatever headphones you want into the adapter. Saves you having to modify or drill your case.
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000WKS8QG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
Not being satisfied with any of the cases available I decided to purchase the Case_Mate Z1C Tough case and make some modifications to adapt it to my Z3C.
There are three areas that I modified:
1: The camera opening for the flash.
2: Adding an opening to allow magnetic charging.
3: Adding a hole for the top noise cancelling microphone.
Note: The power button location is slightly off between the Z1C vs Z3C but using the power button has not been a problem at all, all the buttons have a nice feel similar to the Ringke Fusion case. As a bonus for me the USB flap is slightly covered by the Z1C case so it holds the flap closed, you could trim the case if you needed constant access for USB charging instead of trimming the case for a magnetic charger.
The tools I used were an Xacto knife, Dremel with a small grinding stone and a drill with a small drill bit. I used a Z3C TPU case to mark where the camera flash needed to be trimmed and the noise canceling mic to be added. The noise cancelling mic hole was easy to add by simply drilling the hole in the case, I used the Xacto knife to clean up the hole to make it nice and smooth. The camera flash opening took a bit of patience as I cleaned up the initial Xacto knife cuts with the Dremel grinding stone and tried the cover on the phone several times while taking pictures. The last opening I did was for the magnetic charging port, this was fairly simple to do and depending on if you want to use a dock(I think it will work) or have a larger magnetic cable tip you might need to trim a bit more than I did. The opening was cut with an Xacto knife and I used the Dremel grinding stone to clean the cut up and make the final shape. I do plan on evening out the lower edge of my opening the next time I take the case off but right now my charging cables attach perfectly the first shot even in the dark, no fumbling to make the connection.
Note: I did all the cutting, drilling and grinding from the inside of the case.
The case is very nice to hold with plenty of grip and feels very well protected without being bulky at all. This case feels like it costs $35(purchased on Amazon) vs the other cases I've used and IMO is well worth the cost and an hour or so of your time. I have a generic TPU, Bugdroid, Toperk, Ringke Fusion, a book case and one other generic TPU/plastic case and I can FINALLY say I'm satisfied with this modified Case-Mate case.
Hey that looks really nice!
I think I might do the same thing, plus I might try to put sugru on the flap opening and the rear part where the Z1C LED was so I end up with a cleaner finish, just telling you in case you want to do the same I'm hitting that thanks button!
Thanks, after 2+ weeks with this case I am MORE than satisfied. I might try the Sugru idea you had.
Hey - thanks for post.
I have also just upgraded from Z1c to Z3c and was planning to cut out the flash area on my Tough Case - had NOT even noticed the small mic hole at the top (I have already done the magnetic port cutout for my Z1C - following another post on here)
Cheers!
Bump for those looking for the best protective case.
In my opinion best looking case with the right openings in the right places is the CruzerLite Bugdroid case. It has a great protection at the same time.
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In my opinion best looking case with the right openings in the right places is the CruzerLite Bugdroid case. It has a great protection at the same time.
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Cruzerlite makes the best TPU cases hand down, I think most anyone will agree with that. Problem is they don't offer them without some Android type design on them so they don't appeal to everyone. I have one for my Z3C and it fits great and gives decent protection but the case can feel a bit slippery.
I bought the Otterbox case for my Razr and I've found the perfect magnetic USB-C connector for it if you want to keep lint out of the port.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R61CLH2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Pics here:
https://imgur.com/gallery/bGFSMS2