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03-19-2017, 12:42 PM | #1 |
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Smartphone mount steady enough for track use
I'm looking at turning an old iPhone 6 into an oil/water temp gauge using the DashCommand OBDII app and wanted to know if anyone has suggestions on a mounting solution. Any thoughts? Would love to hear if anyone else uses a similar setup and how they like it.
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Get a ProClip dash mount, they are great. I have used one in autocross for the past year and a half with an 8" tablet. Solid as a rock.
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Ram mount.
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I have a ram mount, have not had any trouble with it, that thing sucks! I mean, in a good way.
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I've been using a cheap ebay suction mount and it's never failed me at the track. I just clean the windshield and suction cup with some water before mounting, and to be extra safe, I put double-sided tape behind my device.
I know someone who uses the RAM mount for his phone and says it works well too.
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A can tell you that a vent mount is not strong enough for HPDE. I bought a Ram mount recently, and have been experimenting with mounting on the front triangle section of the driver's side window. Got the phone mount that's a custom fit instead of the universal twist style. More secure: http://amzn.to/2nvfOMB
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Scosche magic mount.
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The ram mount suction cup is definitely strong enough, but the universal X-grip has a bit of slop in it, so no good if you're using the phone for accelerometer data, but likely good enough for most other uses.
ProClip looks good, and cheap, probably takes the cake if you want to run a tablet (autoxers running Solo Storm like Justin above), might have one soon. |
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The only time I've gotten shaky video off a suction cup mount (not ram) was when the suction cup was not properly secured. |
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Do you have a photo of your ProClip tablet set-up? I am going to try running some data this year, and I'd like to buy everything once. I have a 7" tablet and was going to get the mount for it, but I was worried it might not fit with where the ProClip dash mount is located in our car? Thanks.
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Perfect, thank you! I was worried that the tablet mount would hit the radio.
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