Phone Mounts

[Ashikabi]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

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.

Try an adhesion promoter or just plain primer to make your paint stick. Or get it powder coated for 10$

[Ashikabi]

Anyone try the Air Dock? I'm thinking about getting one, thought I'd see if someone had one

[HunterGreene]

THere are pictures earlier in this thread, but I like my Scosche mount, mine is mounted to the right of the head unit. Added convenience is that its available at a lot of the big box stores for around the same price you'll find it online

[LOLS2K]

Originally Posted by xxGiXxeRxx

I just bought this. Best phone holder i have ever bought. It even holds my iphone 6 plus without any problems upright or sideways. THANKS!!!

Can the magnet be removed without damaging the phone?

[02.ACCORD.DUDE]

Originally Posted by LOLS2K

Can the magnet be removed without damaging the phone?

I have a different magnet holder (see above) - but I'm 99% sure it can be removed without any issues.

There's basically a sticky side to the magnet, I personally put my magnet on my case instead of the phone just because I don't like how the phone looks with a magnet on it (and the magnet was thin enough that my case still fits snug)...

[V_86]

I just use a suction cup mount I got at best buy. Perfect reach when mounted on the small front window next to the mirror. Decent quality and when it loses suction you just rinse it off with water and works like new.

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by LOLS2K

Can the magnet be removed without damaging the phone?

Originally Posted by 02.ACCORD.DUDE

I have a different magnet holder (see above) - but I'm 99% sure it can be removed without any issues.

There's basically a sticky side to the magnet, I personally put my magnet on my case instead of the phone just because I don't like how the phone looks with a magnet on it (and the magnet was thin enough that my case still fits snug)...

Just FYI, that's just a metal plate.
The magnets are in the actual mount.

[02.ACCORD.DUDE]

Originally Posted by Andrew025

Just FYI, that's just a metal plate.
The magnets are in the actual mount.

Whoops, ignore me this dude is correct

[VMRamos]

This works well for me. I've updated it by placing the suction on the window.(didn't want to but it wasn't holding well on the dashboard.)

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96486


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[dill916]

does anyone have a oneplus one with a good mount? cases and mounts are the only drawbacks to this phone!

[radroach]

I'm getting a Sony XSP-N1BT installed today. The radio face plate is a phone mount:

[PandaBRZ]

Originally Posted by radroach

I'm getting a Sony XSP-N1BT installed today. The radio faceplate is a phone mount:

That's awesome. Let us know what you think about it!

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by dill916

does anyone have a oneplus one with a good mount? cases and mounts are the only drawbacks to this phone!

I had a oneplus one now I have a one plus two and I got a koomus magnetos when I first got the OPO :

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUIL310?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_ detailpage"]Amazon.com: Koomus Magnetos Universal CD Slot Magnetic Cradle-less Smartphone Car Mount Holder for all iPhones and Android Devices: Cell Phones & Accessories[/ame]

It may seem weird to have that sticky thing on the back of the phone but it's totally worth it

[YamahaR86]

I had an iOttie mount for the triangle near the side mirror like everyone. Loved that mount but since switching over to a Nexus 6 I can't find a mount like it that fits.