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Old 03-18-2015, 03:10 AM   #15
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i use this with the iphone 5 and 6
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I'll send you pics tonight but I use a Logitech Trip. It's a magnetic mount and no issues with it falling off or loosing its grip.
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I made my own mounting bracket out of 18 ga aluminum bent up with a Harbor Freight seamer.



It mounts to the bolt that holds the head unit in and slips out between the head unit and the trim.





I used the quick release cradle from an iOttie mount to hold the phone.



I have a short cable to plug it into the USB outlet in the center console. (I actually have black one now that replaced that stupid white cable.)



I have yet to see a commercial bracket that's as good as what I have. Sometimes if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.
Nice work! Did you have to alter the trim around the head unit to fit the bracket? Oh, and thanks for referencing the Harbor Freight tool you used. I can use that
tool for an upcoming project. Heading to HF today.

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Old 03-18-2015, 09:31 AM   #18
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I'll send you pics tonight but I use a Logitech Trip. It's a magnetic mount and no issues with it falling off or loosing its grip.
I generally dislike vent-mounted cell phone holders, but that Logitech mount would be cool for use in rental vehicles during travel.

For that purpose I usually use a Bondi, but sometimes I can't find a good spot to hang the phone, depending on what model car I rent. That clip-on magnetic mount might be a good alternative.



For regular use in the BRZ, I would rather have something permanent that isn't blocking the vents or any controls and doesn't have a three foot snake attached to it.
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Scosche Magic Mount. "Permanent" mount to the right of the radio, plate on the back of my phone (well, actually in between my phone and its TPU case). Also have a suction cup version that I use for when I travel and to mount my OFT when I datalog. I have a charging cable routed from the glovebox where I have a dual-port 4.2A Scosche car charger...One port cabled up for my LG G3 and the other cabled up for my girlfriend's iPhone.

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Did you have to alter the trim around the head unit to fit the bracket?
No, but that's why there's a tiny turn in it to get around the edge of the head unit. You have to make absolutely sure that the metal sits flush against the side of the head unit before the bezel goes back on, or it won't fit. It's tight.

If you're planning to try this yourself, here are a few more notes:

As long as you're at Harbor Freight, pick up a set of plastic trim tools. They will keep you from marring your dash, and you can slip the corner of one of them under the bezel on the driver's side to get the trim to come up.

The aluminum sheet came from Home Depot. I think it was 18 ga, but it may have been 22 ga. To be honest I can't remember and don't know the gauges by sight. HD also had a three-pack of right, left and center tin snips for $11 that worked fine to cut it.

I cut a long strip first in the width (height) I wanted, bent the end 90 degrees and drilled a hole so that I could mount it in place to mark the tiny bend with a Sharpie. Getting that tiny bend right was the most critical and most difficult part of the project.

Once I had the bend, I test fit it again and used a level to mark a vertical line on the metal as a reference point for the front bend (because the slope of the dash makes it difficult to estimate). Once I had the vertical line for reference, I made another line at a backward angle, because you want your last bend to make the mount tilt back a little bit so that the phone is facing your head and not your chest. Once I had that last bend, I cut it to the right size for the cradle and dressed the edges with a grinding stone on a Dremel.

You will notice that the bracket has a big hole in it. That's because, once it's bent in the way, you can't reach the bolt! Imagine my irritation when I realized I couldn't actually mount it. I cut that hole so I could fit a socket on an extension through there.

As you can see from the pic of the bracket, paint does not want to stick to aluminum. I used self-etching primer and flat black Rustoleum. At some point I might pull it off there and try again.

I used "industrial-strength" velcro to attach the iOttie cradle. I would prefer to mount it a little more securely, but I had to be able to remove the cradle to get to my socket hole if I ever want to remove it. If you come up with a good alternative, please post!

Here are links to the less-common tools I used:

Harbor Freight seamer

HF trim tools

Tin snips (were $11 when I bought them)

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/iOttie-Windshield-Dashboard-One-Retail-Packaging-Black/dp/B007FHX9OK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426687749&sr=8-2"]iOttie One Touch[/ame] - the cradle I used. The unused suction mount is sitting on my desk, waiting for me to repurpose it for something else.

By the time it was all over, I had more money in the project than I would have spent on a commercial mount. But no commercial mounts put the phone where I wanted it, so it was 100% worth it. Plus I now have a few more tools in my tool box that I needed anyway.
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No, but that's why there's a tiny turn in it to get around the edge of the head unit. You have to make absolutely sure that the metal sits flush against the side of the head unit before the bezel goes back on, or it won't fit. It's tight.

If you're planning to try this yourself, here are a few more notes:

As long as you're at Harbor Freight, pick up a set of plastic trim tools. They will keep you from marring your dash, and you can slip the corner of one of them under the bezel on the driver's side to get the trim to come up.

The aluminum sheet came from Home Depot. I think it was 18 ga, but it may have been 22 ga. To be honest I can't remember and don't know the gauges by sight. HD also had a three-pack of right, left and center tin snips for $11 that worked fine to cut it.

I cut a long strip first in the width (height) I wanted, bent the end 90 degrees and drilled a hole so that I could mount it in place to mark the tiny bend with a Sharpie. Getting that tiny bend right was the most critical and most difficult part of the project.

Once I had the bend, I test fit it again and used a level to mark a vertical line on the metal as a reference point for the front bend (because the slope of the dash makes it difficult to estimate). Once I had the vertical line for reference, I made another line at a backward angle, because you want your last bend to make the mount tilt back a little bit so that the phone is facing your head and not your chest. Once I had that last bend, I cut it to the right size for the cradle and dressed the edges with a grinding stone on a Dremel.

You will notice that the bracket has a big hole in it. That's because, once it's bent in the way, you can't reach the bolt! Imagine my irritation when I realized I couldn't actually mount it. I cut that hole so I could fit a socket on an extension through there.

As you can see from the pic of the bracket, paint does not want to stick to aluminum. I used self-etching primer and flat black Rustoleum. At some point I might pull it off there and try again.

I used "industrial-strength" velcro to attach the iOttie cradle. I would prefer to mount it a little more securely, but I had to be able to remove the cradle to get to my socket hole if I ever want to remove it. If you come up with a good alternative, please post!

Here are links to the less-common tools I used:

Harbor Freight seamer

HF trim tools

Tin snips (were $11 when I bought them)

iOttie One Touch - the cradle I used. The unused suction mount is sitting on my desk, waiting for me to repurpose it for something else.

By the time it was all over, I had more money in the project than I would have spent on a commercial mount. But no commercial mounts put the phone where I wanted it, so it was 100% worth it. Plus I now have a few more tools in my tool box that I needed anyway.
Thanks for all the useful data points. Actually, I have this mount http://wwv.crutchfield.com/p_142MAGD...6730505&awdv=c and I'm creating a bracket to mount it on so that I can get the angle I want. I like this mount because it small, inconspicuous, and holds my phone very securely. I can't get the angle I want using it, so I'm fabricating a very small bracket that extends from the bottom of the passenger side dash panel very near the radio bezel. I think it will work.

I'm using the HF tool you referenced for another project.

Yes, I do have the trim removal tools.
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I use the Beatsonic mount and really like it. Can get different attachments for different size devices if you want to swap between phone and tablet.

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I got a really neat phone mount that clips in the CD slot. Then the phone attaches via a magnet. I use the power port in the glove box to charge the phone. I use my phone for GPS navigation so this mount really works nice for that.
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I was working on a guys car who had one of these



I was impressed with the functionality. Its called Ram mount x grip, you are on your own finding the best price and proper size as I don't own one.

Anyways, it puts your phone just to the right of the radio, is fully adjustable, grips your phone quite well and feels sturdy/stays where you put it. It doesn't mount to the dash, it bolts to the passenger seat rail.
I have this and really like it. I use the mount as it is interchangeable on my motorcycle. Ram is an awesome company that makes the sturdiest products with the best quality. They stand by all their products as well.
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Doesn't get better than this. These are terrific.
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Doesn't get better than this. These are terrific.
Not a huge fan of suction cup mounts because they all come off on their own eventually. That could be days or weeks or months but it will come off on its own.
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