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Has anyone found or/and is using a decent car mount?
I'm looking for one that is powered (with micro USB) with maybe a fm transmitter and bluetooth.
Thanks.
Halfords phone holder
Incar charger from T-Mobile
if anyone is using a charger for their car, i'm wondering how fast it is to charge a battery with it?
is it like when charging through your PC (slow) or just like it's standard charging?
Check brodit.com, they have/will have soon, a good holder/charger for the phone
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I make use of a Parrot MKi9100 Solution via BT.
Charging happens by a cut + angled Micro-USB Cable that is soldered to the +12V ignition Bus (with some resistors, a fuse and so on), which comes out of the front window air ventilation from my dashboard.
The Phone itself is also used as GPS Navigation System and rests in a holder, like you know it from 3rd Party PNAs (I don't know the English Word for such a holder atm.. sorry.)
I've just purchased the Brodit Fixed install Active Cradle and the car specific ProClip mounting bracket from http://www.dsldevelopments.com/
for $96 AUD inc P&H
I figured this would be a good future proof solution as if I upgrade my phone then I just need to get the right cradle and it will fit straight to the ProClip.
When it arrives I'll take photos of the install.
Yeah, I'm looking for a good landscape car mount for my X10 (has to be adjustable as I have a thin rubber case on the phone), as well as car charger and hands-free speakersphone for Christmas.
saltorio said:
Yeah, I'm looking for a good landscape car mount for my X10 (has to be adjustable as I have a thin rubber case on the phone), as well as car charger and hands-free speakersphone for Christmas.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8020010#post8020010
also Canadian Tire has a charger from duracell that looks like it will fit the bill for many different phones multi ends and all.
I couldnt find any proper hands free car kits for the Xperia. I'm happy to use a Blueant X9i got 3x $100 off ebay.co.hk!
I got one of these:
http://universalfuze.com/parrot_minikit.html
I think it is great!!!
I only use brodit, for the last 5 phones...
Got my Brodit kit yesterday, installed it in 10 minutes.
Forgot to take photos but can easily do it again.
The mounting face clips onto my dash near the stereo quite securely then the swivel mount just screws to that. I drilled some small pilot holes in the mounting face to make it easier and neater to screw the swivel mount into place, then just attach the phone mount to that. Plug into cigarette lighter, done.
In the not to distant future I'm going to install a secondary cigarette light socket hidden behind the dash. Its pretty easy to just hook into the existing cigarette lighter wiring, this will give the car kit the look of a permanently installed device, but actually make it pretty easy to remove. And free up the cigarette lighter for other chargers (iphone, usb adaptor for Blueant charger, etc)
So, I ended up picking up a iGrip Traveler Kit at The Source for $30. The suction cup holds pretty well on my Magellan GPS mounting plate (though has fallen off once or twice after the car gets well warmed up from the winter cold... I rigged a string to my windshield vent to prevent it from falling), and the actual holder grips the X10 superbly, even in the rubber shell case I have. You can very easily pivot it and rotate it from portrait to landscape.
For the charger, I'm using the one that came with my Jabra Cruiser.
skydirt said:
Has anyone found or/and is using a decent car mount?
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I was using this cup holder mount that has a short gooseneck (Bracketron Universal Cup-iT with Grip-iT), and that was working fine for me. However, the position of the phone wasn't the best since I had to look down and toward my side to view it.
I just got this mount that goes into the CD slot of my car stereo, and this one is pretty nice. It's the Mountek MT5000. The mount blades slide right into the front of the CD slot, and then you just twist this little nut in the back a bit to tighten the blade grip. My X10 fits nice and snug, and now it's in a better viewing position.
If I need power, I just use one of those inexpensive USB chargers from eBay. A ten-minute job of opening one of those up, soldering together the data pins, and it works good for the phone.
saltorio said:
So, I ended up picking up a iGrip Traveler Kit at The Source for $30. The suction cup holds pretty well on my Magellan GPS mounting plate (though has fallen off once or twice after the car gets well warmed up from the winter cold... I rigged a string to my windshield vent to prevent it from falling), and the actual holder grips the X10 superbly, even in the rubber shell case I have. You can very easily pivot it and rotate it from portrait to landscape.
For the charger, I'm using the one that came with my Jabra Cruiser.
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xdadevelopers1222 said:
I was using this cup holder mount that has a short gooseneck (Bracketron Universal Cup-iT with Grip-iT), and that was working fine for me. However, the position of the phone wasn't the best since I had to look down and toward my side to view it.
I just got this mount that goes into the CD slot of my car stereo, and this one is pretty nice. It's the Mountek MT5000. The mount blades slide right into the front of the CD slot, and then you just twist this little nut in the back a bit to tighten the blade grip. My X10 fits nice and snug, and now it's in a better viewing position.
If I need power, I just use one of those inexpensive USB chargers from eBay. A ten-minute job of opening one of those up, soldering together the data pins, and it works good for the phone.
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Sorry but all these ideas sound pretty crap. I totally agree with vmiguel and will only buy Brodit from now on.
i have been using the ebay x10 windshield mount. for $12 it's doing a pretty good job compared to the other ebay mounts for my other phones. i'm not a fan of universal window mount kits..
not a big fan of universal kits either.
i attached (sorry, couldn't find one without a watermark, but i won't link to their ebay auction) a picture of a kit that's sold on ebay, does anyone have experience with this one? the one pictures is meant to attach to an air vent but there's also one with a suction cup. it looks like it has a good fit with the x10.
I'm going to need something like your kits.
Need more options, please!
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Need more options, please!
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I've been through a bunch of car mounting solutions already. They include:
Cup mount: www.bracketron.com/products/universal-cup-it-with-grip-it
Cigarette power mount: www.bracketron.com/products/universal-usb-power-dock
Air vent: www.bracketron.com/products/mobile-grip-it-universal-holder
CD slot: www.mountek.com
My favorite is the Mountek CD slot mount. Its quite inventive.
The air vent one from Bracketron is good too. Its spring clips hold everything nice and firmly.
The cup mount was good too, but it doesn't offer a good viewing angle and reach for the phone.
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not a big fan of universal kits either.
i attached (sorry, couldn't find one without a watermark, but i won't link to their ebay auction) a picture of a kit that's sold on ebay, does anyone have experience with this one? the one pictures is meant to attach to an air vent but there's also one with a suction cup. it looks like it has a good fit with the x10.
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I use this one, and love it. The drawback is you have to remove any case before putting it in the mount. I got the hang of one handed removal, but it was a bit difficult at first. Easy to rotate to landscape. Camera hole in back for using any apps that layer gps info over real time camera view. Vent mount won't work with circular/spherical type vents in some cars. You'll know what I mean if you have one of those cars.
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Anyone have any experiences, good or bad, with vehicle mounts for their samsung galaxy sII i777?
I'm looking for one that will fit with my Case Mate Tough Case on (Excellent case btw, I highly recommend)
From what I can see the samsung mount doesn't work with cases. I'd like one that can at least cleanly route the audio and charging cable to it. But ideally it would have it's own connectors and be permanently plugged into my car. I'd like to just sit down and dock my phone in it and go.
Is there anything out there just like the samsung mount that will work with the case on? This is the samsung mount I'm referring to:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ECS-V...UE22/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1321380855&sr=8-3
I'm in the same boat as you are. My 3gs had this from Belkin.
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Tuneba..._1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1321389164&sr=1-2
Looking for a mount that will do the same.
I'm really hoping someone can shed some light on this.
Maybe there are some decent universal ones out there that can be recommended?
Took forever to find it but here's the one I got:
ebay.com/itm/Platinum-MobileDock-Dash-Windshield-Suction-Mount-UUM10BB-Universal-MP3-Player-/140633919502?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item20be6f500e
Been an awesome mount. Bought back in July. For a few weeks it was in my glove box and the pad was not even close to being sticky. Washed it up and it's back to like new sticky.
With the opening between the two rest points on the bottom the power cord fits perfectly.
Stays on the windshield and dashboard with no issues.
And with as small as the support arm is, it moves very little from bumps in the road.
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ExoGear Mount
There is another thread on this, but I picked this one up at amazon for $18. Awesome mount, holds any phone. While it doesn't have a connection it will hold any phone anywhere with or without a case.
http://www.exogear.com/products-exomount-car-mount-holder.html
these mounts fit a sgs2 with an otterbox commmuter case on it
http://www.slipgripcarmounts.com/Using-Commuter-Case_c_21890.html
don't know if it will fit the tough case. I haven't used the mount before
I did buy one for my naked captivate and it worked great. I burned through 3 universal car mounts before I got the slip grip for my captivate
I bought a universal one from walmart for $15. Sits on the dashboard and adjust the holder itself to fit the phone. Used the google navi on the phone while traveling from the Jersey shore to Buffalo NY and back and didn't have a single problem.
The device never popped out nor did the actual unit move.
This is the one that I am looking at.
Mounts in the CD slot of your radio... of course if you change out CDs often this may not be the best for you.
I don't change CDs that often so I think it will be ideal.
What you all think?
http://www.amazon.com/Mountek-MT5000-C-Universal-Satellite-Devices/dp/B004E5W3D4
I believe the at&t version charges at .7 amps or something. My Griffin Technology 1 Amp PowerJolt Dual Micro would be bad for my phone because I was gonna parter it with the ExoGear Universal ExoMount for driving. Would that kill my battery? This looked good till I saw the 2.1 amps. http://www.amazon.com/Potato-Techno...Android/dp/tech-data/B004NQDU5E/ref=de_a_smtd
Check out the mounts by ProClip. They are not cheap but are well made. I have a similar one to this link below that I bought several years ago for my old ipod. I still use it and have since upgraded to the ipod touch. Now will be replacing that with the SG2. Works great. However since mine is older there is quite a bit of space between the back of the holder and the phone. I simply added a piece of the foam insert you typically get when buying a phone case. Works great and now the phone/itouch doesn't tilt back.
http://www.proclipusa.com/?sectionpath=383&pageid=13758&processor=content&pcategoryid=13451&categoryid=18750&lightwindow=true&usermode=_dualselect&v_pcat=&v_cat=&year=&d_pcat=13451&d_cat=18750&have_holder=false&have_mount=true&p_pageid=1&dtype=
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I believe the at&t version charges at .7 amps or something. My Griffin Technology 1 Amp PowerJolt Dual Micro would be bad for my phone because I was gonna parter it with the ExoGear Universal ExoMount for driving. Would that kill my battery? This looked good till I saw the 2.1 amps. http://www.amazon.com/Potato-Techno...Android/dp/tech-data/B004NQDU5E/ref=de_a_smtd
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It will be fine as that is the Max amperage that the charger can support. The phones hardware charging system limits current.
here's my thread on the hard wired proclip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317064
this particular one will not work with a case, as the phone fits very snug as it is, which works perfect for me.
Hi all-
I've been lazy about this one, just plugging in and leaving it in my cupholder. But now that's I've found an in-car UI I actually like (InDrive ) it's time to find a mount that actually fits. My old one is just too small for the massive Optimus G.'s width and weight. Any suggestions that brace solidly, allow the microUSB plug to connect and rotate to landscape with a jelly case on the phone?
I have a few of this companies products, fairly well made. They even have one that locks into cupholder.
http://www.bracketron.com/
I really like the concept of the direct 12V lighter mounts, but unfortunately for my car this is a non-starter, mine is buried on the centre console, recessed under the dashboard. Even the Amzer mounts like this are not long enough and don't have enough articulation.
For any of you guys that hate regular big car mounts and maybe have gotten creative or found a minimalist product to mount your note 3 in your car, please share! Im talking magnets, clips, adhesive ... anything that doesnt require a huge arm sticking out of your dash.
Im currently on the hunt and the best minimalist solution i can find currently is the tetrax fixway/xway magnets solution.
If anyone has something cooler, please let me know.
Kancerstick said:
For any of you guys that hate regular big car mounts and maybe have gotten creative or found a minimalist product to mount your note 3 in your car, please share! Im talking magnets, clips, adhesive ... anything that doesnt require a huge arm sticking out of your dash.
Im currently on the hunt and the best minimalist solution i can find currently is the tetrax fixway/xway magnets solution.
If anyone has something cooler, please let me know.
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I can't post links still for some reason (mods?) so do a search for the InfiniApps Slyde on Amazon. Really happy with mine. Just got a second for the wife's GS4 in her car.
YMMV depending on the case you use, the soft-touch stuff doesn't "grip" to the rubber pad quite as well, so keep that in mind.
I went with the Caseology One-Touch. Very stable and sturdy.
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haza12d said:
I went with the Caseology One-Touch. Very stable and sturdy.
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Clean. Do you think the arms that hold the phone have enough depth to hold the N3 with a qi charger plate behind it? Maybe another 1/2" or slightly less?
Hmmm... I think so. There's quite a little bit of room but then again I have the Tudia Melody case on my Note. I'm not using that car until tonight, I'll get back to you.
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Did somebody say minimal?
I bought this mount from ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Air-Ven...1564?pt=US_Mounts_Holders&hash=item3f2a732fac
and then I threw away everything but the actual phone holder. I used heavy velcro to attach it to my dash. As you can see in the pictures, I have a hard wired power cord running to it poking out of the dash.
It doesn't budge. I can't picture anything smaller that does not include a part which must go on the phone (like a magnet).
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Did somebody say minimal?
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I really would prefer something like this, but need to find the base and arms that will hold the qi behind.
Minimal mounts
My minimalist Note 3 mounts in my two cars, both using a ProClip car specific dash mount, and a pair of ex-hard drive neo-magnets each.
The magnets are held on with 3M acrylic double sided tape, and I put some heat shrink over the magnets on the mount in the Subaru (but I think I'll cut the shrink tape off, I think I prefer the look of the nickel plated magnets in the open as in the Porsche).
On both cars, I have added a hard-wired 5v micro USB charge line installed at the mount, and I've set the 'screen always on when charging'
under the Developer Options menu.
I glued a thin, 1.5" diameter fender washer on the outside of the hard case, under the rubber cover of the Otterbox Defender.
I like this set up because no permanent modifications were made to the cars, and no modifications were made to the phone itself, just the washer glued to the outside of the Defender hard case.
Cheers'
Dan
gloster2 said:
Did somebody say minimal?
I bought this mount from ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Air-Ven...1564?pt=US_Mounts_Holders&hash=item3f2a732fac
and then I threw away everything but the actual phone holder. I used heavy velcro to attach it to my dash. As you can see in the pictures, I have a hard wired power cord running to it poking out of the dash.
It doesn't budge. I can't picture anything smaller that does not include a part which must go on the phone (like a magnet).
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That ebay one looks good. Do you mind taking a picture along wiht ur Note 3 attached it to your vent, i guess you have directly attached it to your dashboard?
The problem with cd related mounts are 1. they take away the look of your dashboard specially if the interiors of your car is an eye candy *mine is :victory: * 2. On another car forum i read that car mount that attaches to your cd slot can damage the internals if you ever slam your breaks to hard and your car jolts to a stop.
I can sacrifice a vent but cannot place a mount on the top of my dashboard as it looks hideous. Plus i wouldnt want to attach a charging cable to the car mount, i usually keep my phone charged at max most of the times.. thanks to QI technology, plus if et all i need to charge my phone in a car during long drives i will keep a standby cable handy that is removable and attached directly to the phone (like most other mounts do)
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tdd2 said:
My minimalist Note 3 mounts in my two cars, both using a ProClip car specific dash mount, and a pair of ex-hard drive neo-magnets each.
The magnets are held on with 3M acrylic double sided tape, and I put some heat shrink over the magnets on the mount in the Subaru (but I think I'll cut the shrink tape off, I think I prefer the look of the nickel plated magnets in the open as in the Porsche).
On both cars, I have added a hard-wired 5v micro USB charge line installed at the mount, and I've set the 'screen always on when charging'
under the Developer Options menu.
I glued a thin, 1.5" diameter fender washer on the outside of the hard case, under the rubber cover of the Otterbox Defender.
I like this set up because no permanent modifications were made to the cars, and no modifications were made to the phone itself, just the washer glued to the outside of the Defender hard case.
Cheers'
Dan
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Dan, can you post links to both the items the mount and the magnet?
I do like the Kenu Airframe Portable Car Vent Mount but they make it for the iphones and most android phones do work wiht it, but not the Note 3.
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Dan, can you post links to both the items the mount and the magnet?
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The mounts can be found at ProClipUSA.com, the magnets were from old desktop HDD's I had - each drive contains 2 neodymium magnets, and are pretty easy to remove.
Cheers'
Dan
MANswers said:
That ebay one looks good. Do you mind taking a picture along wiht ur Note 3 attached it to your vent, i guess you have directly attached it to your dashboard?
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I did attach it directly to my dashboard using heavy duty velcro tape. Unfortunately, I threw away the vent mount which came with the phone holder. So I can't take a picture. I did use it for a few days just to see what it was like. It worked well and was reasonably stable. But, I prefer the reduced clutter of just attaching the phone holder to the dash.
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The mounts can be found at ProClipUSA.com, the magnets were from old desktop HDD's I had - each drive contains 2 neodymium magnets, and are pretty easy to remove.
Cheers'
Dan
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Thanks i will check that out.. i think i will go with these mods as well..
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The mounts can be found at ProClipUSA.com, the magnets were from old desktop HDD's I had - each drive contains 2 neodymium magnets, and are pretty easy to remove.
Cheers'
Dan
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I use a similar setup, but with an iMagnet rig screwed to the proclip mounting plate. Works very well, very clean, and gives you some adjustability on angle.
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The problem with cd related mounts are 1. they take away the look of your dashboard specially if the interiors of your car is an eye candy *mine is :victory: *
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What kind of car, and what interior mods have you done? Post a pic of your car's interior.
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tdd2 said:
My minimalist Note 3 mounts in my two cars, both using a ProClip car specific dash mount, and a pair of ex-hard drive neo-magnets each.
The magnets are held on with 3M acrylic double sided tape, and I put some heat shrink over the magnets on the mount in the Subaru (but I think I'll cut the shrink tape off, I think I prefer the look of the nickel plated magnets in the open as in the Porsche).
On both cars, I have added a hard-wired 5v micro USB charge line installed at the mount, and I've set the 'screen always on when charging'
under the Developer Options menu.
I glued a thin, 1.5" diameter fender washer on the outside of the hard case, under the rubber cover of the Otterbox Defender.
I like this set up because no permanent modifications were made to the cars, and no modifications were made to the phone itself, just the washer glued to the outside of the Defender hard case.
Cheers'
Dan
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I need some info . . . I've decided, now that I'm using wireless charging, that I want to modify my 2 minimalist car mounts to include QI transmitters . . . I've been to every mobile/electronics/cell phone shop and/or kiosk in my area, and QI stuff around here is non-existent.
I'm looking for the smallest diameter (I prefer to try using a round unit first, oval if needed), as well as thinnest QI transmitter available - that also uses mico-USB for power (I'm already wired up with stable micro-USB 5v sources in both cars). I've done countless searches on Ebay and Amazon, and it appears the thinnest I'll find is around 9-10mm, by roughly 65mm (.35" x 2.5").
I'm kind of hoping I can get info from people who have already bought some of these, before I start buying every 'mini/micro' charger on Ebay and Amazon for comparison as to actual size/quality/other potential issues.
Thanks!
Dan
I know there's many threads about windshield mounts. I've searched and read many threads.
What I'm looking for is a windshield mount but sturdy enough to record track videos. Phoe would need to be horizontal. Don't really need to have charging. Just a clear view for the camera.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
TY
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I use ibolt, its very sturdy even with this big phone.
Does it have to be mounted to your windshield or could you mount to the dashboard?
I am using a combination of different pieces from RAM Mounts and the phone is very secure.
http://www.rammount.com/products/phones/un10_learn
I know they do have a suction cup base, just not sure if it would block your view, which is why I suggested the dash mount. The longer the arm you use or the more it is offset from the center the more vibration you will have. I drive a Jeep and I bolted a base to my dash so it is very secure, but I do still have a bit of vibration when I hit larger potholes, etc.
That looks good but don't want anything attached to dash.
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I use ibolt, its very sturdy even with this big phone.
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I used to use the iBolt with my Nexus 5. Sucks that there aren't any of the metal bits in the back of the Nexus 6 they used to align the Nexus 5 to its wireless charger, cause that was awesome for it. The curved back doesn't give me too much promise with using a flat metal disc to get the magnetic attraction. That, and the iBolt does a number on navigation, if you use your phone for that while driving.