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VERY high quality car mount

I just got this delivered from eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170452970240&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
It is the ONLY car mount I've ever owned that doesn't move.
It is rock solid.
What's nice is the rotation by pushing the button so it is completely flexible by any degree.
Comes with a good car charger as well, seems to be able to push enough power to still charge my Nexus even when running loads of apps like music and maps...etc.
My current charger can't do that.
WELL WORTH THE MONEY.

Contains:
1 X Premium Car Holder for Samsung HTC Nexus One
1 X In Car Charger for Samsung HTC Nexus One
xD Sorry, haha what an interesting typo..
Any mention of a USA-based seller? I'd like to give it a try..

Don't see it for sale by a US seller.
Lovely bit of kit though.
It's so stable you could read an ebook while driving.
I'm over in California on June 25th for a week for work.... ;-)

Looks pretty good, been after something more than just a cheap universal mount.

r2001uk said:
Looks pretty good, been after something more than just a cheap universal mount.
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Why not get the official HTC/Google Nexus One car dock? They do a desktop one too.
Get them from http://www.google.com/phone

joeearl13 said:
Why not get the official HTC/Google Nexus One car dock? They do a desktop one too.
Get them from http://www.google.com/phone
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Because the car dock alone is $55 plus shipping.
I mean really, £45 for a car mount? no thanks.
I've just ordered a USB desk mount, with spare battery charging and spare battery for £15.

Amdathlonuk said:
Because the car dock alone is $55 plus shipping.
I mean really, £45 for a car mount? no thanks.
I've just ordered a USB desk mount, with spare battery charging and spare battery for £15.
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Yah but it does have Bluetooth Speakers in it that make it far louder then the normal speakers. I really like the car dock I know its 55 bucks but it is very nice.

I bought the same holder as the OP and i find it incredibly annoying and pretty cheaply made. It doesn't seem to stay where i want it to and it seems to have warped slightly in the sun so my nexus doesn't fit properly anymore.
I could have just got a dud one, but you might want to watch out for that

Meltus said:
I bought the same holder as the OP and i find it incredibly annoying and pretty cheaply made. It doesn't seem to stay where i want it to and it seems to have warped slightly in the sun so my nexus doesn't fit properly anymore.
I could have just got a dud one, but you might want to watch out for that
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That's dissapointing to hear.
I can say that when mine is on the windscreen it will NOT move.
Rock solid, and no bouce or shake what-so-ever.
I'm thinking you MAY have got a dud one or I got a rare good one?
I think at £10 it's worth a go.
I might pick up a few Google ones while over in the US next month as I won't have to pay for shipping.

Buy the original. WAY much better...

I always pay between £30 - £50 for a brodit active mount, specific mount made for my car, not a suction cup.... charges well, always well made and secure.

I think this is a car mount from Haicom! You can't find it on the manufactur's website, but Google shows some results.
I bought a Haicom car mount for my G1 a few month a ago. Just after a few days the arm for the vacuum cup loosed from the mount. This thing is anything but high quality!

trinode said:
I always pay between £30 - £50 for a brodit active mount, specific mount made for my car, not a suction cup.... charges well, always well made and secure.
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mine comes from fedex this morning! well my brodit car mount system. i didnt opt for the charging version. I have my nexus one in a hard case, so I opted for the universal/resizeable version.
I also bought a nice car charger from boxwave to go with the new proclip car mount (only vendor i could find with the microUSB coil + slim charger profile):
http://www.boxwave.com/products/microcarcharger/nexus-one-micro-car-charger_3770.htm

If you live in the UK Expansys have started selling Nexus One accessories (although I can only find the Desktop Dock atm) http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=195715
Also while browsing through I found Motorola Milestone for a pretty decent £350 http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=190234

Amdathlonuk said:
That's dissapointing to hear.
I can say that when mine is on the windscreen it will NOT move.
Rock solid, and no bouce or shake what-so-ever.
I'm thinking you MAY have got a dud one or I got a rare good one?
I think at £10 it's worth a go.
I might pick up a few Google ones while over in the US next month as I won't have to pay for shipping.
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Yeah, for the first few days it was fantastic.
Didn't bounce or shake and could read the screen clear as anything (had a different one that was just a blurry mess) but then the button-catch started slipping and then the holder sort of melted a bit in the sun lol.
But yeah, i guess i just got a dud one or something if yours is working so well
I just hope it doesn't do what mine did lol

I have one of the same mounts you bought from Ebay. I also am very impressed by the quality of it. Really secure and the suction mechanism is great.
I was dubious when I bought it but thought it was still better to take a punt than shell out for the OEM model.
Having said that, now that I have been made aware of brodit mounts, I think they look really nice and top quality. If this one breaks or deteriorates, I may be tempted to them. I do slightly prefer positioning on the windscreen, but the brodit mounts seem fantastic.

Mine is fairly good
I have the same one, a bargain at £10. The only issue i have had is that the suction lever got loose after about 3 remounts.. Fortunately the holder is still quite strong in place, but I do worry that the sucker wont last long.. So far so good though..
On the plus side, the form factor is very pleasing to the eye, and the flexibility of the joints are very good also..

Sorry to drag up an old thread but i thought i'd update you all a little.
I went to the lake district for a week and did a fair amount of driving. I was playing around alot with the positioning, trying to find the best location.
Basically, by the end of the week the level became really loose and the suction cup wont stick to anything anymore. No dust 'stuck' to it or anything, as far as i can tell, it just looks a little misshapen and refuses to adhere to any part of the windscreen.
I'm not trying to put you off it or anything, just be careful you don't get a 'dud' one like me

When are we getting a car mount

Samsung announced before the galaxy s line was released that all phones were getting among other things, a car mount. Its the only accessory I have really been pining after. Anyone have any idea about when its coming out?

car mount
I got a generic one off of ebay for $5. the suction cup is worthless but it came with spring loaded vent hooks also which keep it secure in my truck

i have a feeling it has something to do with the line out not working till froyo comes out, like with the home dock. at least i hope so. if we see froyo without a car dock i'm gonna be pissed.

I've ordered two of the Media Docks, $20 each shipped. One will stay in my office on my desk, the other I will be customizing to fit into the ashtray of my X5 so I don't have to fumble with the car charger and headphone cords anymore since 2.2 will enable the headphone jack on the dock through the MicroUSB port.

I finally just got rid of Sirius because my new car has bluetooth that I can play slacker through. Soooo I went and ordered one for $5 off ebay. I dont expect it to be top notch.... but as long as it holds the phone I am good.

djcslice said:
Samsung announced before the galaxy s line was released that all phones were getting among other things, a car mount. Its the only accessory I have really been pining after. Anyone have any idea about when its coming out?
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This is one thing I've been waiting for since I got my epic on release day. Starting to get sick of waiting. I want to probably get the Arkon beanbag mount but I hate that it doesn't come with a car charger and it's so freakin hard to find a car charger that has an angeled head (on the point that plug into the phone) so I don't have a goofy wire curved around the top of the phone.
I still do not have any mount or car charger yet as I still want to wait for the official dock but my patience is wearing very thin on this issue
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Proclip vehicle mount with adjustable ipod holder works 100% perfectly and allows enough adjustment to use with Epic bare or with any of the common snap on cases and such.

This was my biggest concern when I got the phone as well as I wasn't a fan of the top-mounted usb input Samsung chose to go with when most other devices are (logically IMO) bottom-mounted precisely because of cradling convenience.
I picked up a Bracketron universal vent mount. I then got a 3' car charger (straight) and a 3' stereo cable to input the audio into my radio. I lashed the two cables together about every 6" with black wire ties. It's really only a little over 1' from my radio to the mount, but I just let them loop over and hang down the left side onto the center of the console when I'm not in the car. And the extra length is nice as it allows you to easily pull the cables to you when you hop in the car for a quick/easy plug in before putting the phone in the dock. Perhaps not the most elegant solution, but it's passable and semi-efficient until a more official solution comes out (and even then I'm not a big fan of the landscape layout.)

This thread needs pics and links! I recently tried some little cheapy one at WalMart for $7, and while it was a super tight fit, it bounced around too much while driving to make it reasonably viewable to watch movies at the same time.

I did this with my epic and used a cheap crappy case I found on eBay and the cradle/mount from Garmin Nuvi.
lifehackerdotcom / 5593245 / build-a-custom-phone-car-mount-for-under-10
Using these as adhesive:
wwwdotamazondotcom / gp / product / B0001X6USW / ref=oss_product
Works amazingly well and is custom fit for our epics.

omgitzsars said:
I did this with my epic and used a cheap crappy case I found on eBay and the cradle/mount from Garmin Nuvi.
lifehackerdotcom / 5593245 / build-a-custom-phone-car-mount-for-under-10
Using these as adhesive:
wwwdotamazondotcom / gp / product / B0001X6USW / ref=oss_product
Works amazingly well and is custom fit for our epics.
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What case did you use?
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Just ordered 2 of these. Sprints stores said they didnt have it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250736510666&category=20336&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

$50?! I had a hard time spend under $10 on a universal one!

Its only money. I had to order 2. here is anouther
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EV3YF4...e=asn&creative=395105&creativeASIN=B004EV3YF4

dwyw42 said:
What case did you use?
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Search for this on ebay:
Samsung Epic 4G Rubberized Hard Case Cover Black
Although any generic hard case works.

I ordered one from talkietech.com. $48.90 shipped.

http://www.thecellguru.com/Products/26862
$32 shipped.

Anyone get one? I am guessing by the look that it does not work with a case.

Can anyone post a few more detailed pics when they get it please? I'd like to know a few things like if it has a connection for audio out, and does it work? If not, can you plug in a 3.5 audio cable or does the mount obstruct the jack? How does the "cradle' attach to the "mount"? Could one use just the cradle part with their own mount? How much tilt/swivel does it allow for? TIA

kraminc said:
Its only money. I had to order 2. here is anouther
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EV3YF4...e=asn&creative=395105&creativeASIN=B004EV3YF4
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LOL...I love it when people say that. Well feel free to send me one, I mean, it's only money.

[Q] Good car kit?

First, new to the forum, but have found plenty of great info/topics here to keep me entertained while playing with my Inspire, so hallo everyone!
Second, to the topic of my question::
I have been looking for a sturdy car kit for my phone. I like the model here:
smartphonepedia.com/windshield-charging-car-mount-cradle.html
But they have been out of stock since the release of the Inspire, and they will not respond to my inquiry's about it. I really like the 'slide in' type that the dock provides, instead of the quick-clamp that you see almost everywhere.
What have you folks found out on the internet?

I wondered the same thing. I ended up buying an otter box defender for $35 shipped kthx amazon and saw a thread about the slipgrip. They're 30 on ebay. I bought late on a sunday, shipped monday morning, and it got to AR from MD via snail mail on wednesday. It is incredible. I got the vent mount bc my setcpu profile started yelling at me bc it was baking in my really crappy walmart mount that i screwed into the dash with anchors. I thought the vent mount with this device in it might break by 20 year old honda vent but its holding up fine. I do need to get some kind if antiglare going on because the perfect angle there is a glare monster. It was definitely worth $30. Google desire hd slipgrip and click the ebay link. To see what im talking about. It didnt come with instructions but if one cant figure it out then one probably shouldnt be on xda.
Edit; they make iphone version as well so if they can do it...
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Yea, I've been looking for Desire mounts also. I can't seem to find any that are like a dock that you can just drop it into. I may just break out the dremel and some extra materials and build away....

I just ordered this one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Mount-Holde...610227?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f09569a73

I bought the Tetrax Fixway a couple months ago and love it. It's very secure and it can be mounted anywhere in the car. Great car mount.
You can youtube it to see some reviews.

Summett said:
I bought the Tetrax Fixway a couple months ago and love it. It's very secure and it can be mounted anywhere in the car. Great car mount.
You can youtube it to see some reviews.
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That looks like a nice mount, and from Italy no less :]
I will have to look into getting one to play with...

I bought the CD slot holder from Mountek and find it pretty cool. The bottem piece is removable luckily since I have the otterbox and it would block the connections. I am looking at cutting the removable piece though for more support.

Has anyone seen or used a mount that would strap onto the front of the steering wheel?
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thanks for the tips

Wired4Speed said:
I bought the CD slot holder from Mountek and find it pretty cool. The bottem piece is removable luckily since I have the otterbox and it would block the connections. I am looking at cutting the removable piece though for more support.
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I would love that, but I have no CD-player....have been looking for perhaps a tape-deck mount. That would fit perfectly where i'm looking....
artro said:
Has anyone seen or used a mount that would strap onto the front of the steering wheel?
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You could use the bike mount, but think about your airbag....do you want a phone forcefully implanted into your cranium if you wreak? Airbags deploy at even moderate impacts such as a hard finder-bender....

My car for work doesn't have a cd player either. I was able to get out I'm the groove on my dash

My car mount solution!

I know this has probably been posted over at other forums but I'll make a short review here.
I recently purchased Exogear's Exomount through Amazon ($19.99 and free 2-day shipping with Prime) and I'm absolutely amazed by the product's versatility/performance. The suction cup is made out of silicone and feels a bit sticky to the touch. It adheres to the windshield (or almost any flat surface, including dry-wall) effortlessly and that's even before applying the lock mechanism. The neck can pivot 360 degrees which means you can set your phone in portrait or landscape mode quickly.
The main selling point for me was that instead of using a cradle, it's simply an oversized 5" clip with polyurethane grippers on each of the clip ends to provide a firm non-abrasive grip on the device it's holding which is "EXCELLENT" for people who don't really like taking the phone case off everytime mounting is needed. IT WORKS GREAT WITH ANY CASE ATTACHED!. Just make sure the clip isn't gripping the volume rocker and you're good to go. The mount is not as clunky as most of the universal cradels sold online that look ridiculously oversized. I have attached and tested my girlfriend's iPhone 4 with and without a case, a garmin nuvi GPS, my Inspire 4G with and without a case and my old iPod video without any detachments from the suction cup or the clip itself. It leaves enough clearance for the camera to be free of any obstacles in case anyone wants to record video while driving. The website and some youtube videos also show it being used as a car mount for iPads and a lot of other tablets.
Bottom line: Great mount for anyone who wants to use a simple universal design compared to numerous propietary ones and attach many devices to it, even ones with protective cases/skins attached.

Thanks! Hadn't seen it before. I've always done just fine with my phone on my leg while using GPS, and didn't see the need to throw money at some clunky bulky phone holder, or an expensive one that I'd only be using for this phone..
That youtube video sold me. So versatile in what it can hold and where it can mount... I just ordered one and signed up for that month trial thing for the free shipping.
Thanks for posting about this!

GTIVRon said:
Thanks! Hadn't seen it before. I've always done just fine with my phone on my leg while using GPS, and didn't see the need to throw money at some clunky bulky phone holder, or an expensive one that I'd only be using for this phone..
That youtube video sold me. So versatile in what it can hold and where it can mount... I just ordered one and signed up for that month trial thing for the free shipping.
Thanks for posting about this!
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Glad I was able to help, dude =D
Yeah, I'm loving this mounting kit. I actually ordered another one for my girlfriend's car 'cause her gps mount keeps on popping off. Let us know how you like it when you get a chance to have a hands-on test.

It will get delivered wednesday. I'll mount it up on my commute to work thursday morning. Some harsh roads and my car is pretty damn stiff suspension. If it holds up to that one roads beatings I'll be damn impressed.

This is pretty awesome! I may see if I can return the mount I just bought (I saved the reciept....the GPS mounts that hold the phones always loose tension in the springs) and get this one!

I use a mount by Mountek, really a superb product that mounts in a CD slot. Let us know how you like the exomount!

Exomount - Day 4
Today would be the 4th day I've used the Exomount. The clip works adequately and holds the phone in place even with the cover on. The suction cup has yet to fail me even in high temperature weather with the sun beating on it and I even used it on my girfriend's car for around 8 hours, and back on my car it stuck in place like it was just used for the first time. There's some vibration when recording video while driving but that's cruising at 60MPH over somewhat bumpy roads. I didn't expect this mount to be a tripod or anything like that, especially for the price I paid. It works as it should and beyond and I'm more than pleased with its performance thus far.

I have the GoPro Hero cam for recording out the window so I won't need this mount for that. Just want it to hold my phone in view. I tend to forget it's on my lap a lot and get out of the car and bam. (CaseMate Tough is awesome though)
My car's down, again, right now. I'll be picking up parts after work today and hopefully get the car back together tonight though. Mount is suposed to be delivered today so I'll post my opinion on it tomorrow hopefully.

OK.
So the mount is awesome! I love the fact that I can mount this on my MK4 GTI's dash!. Anybody with a MK4 VW knows what the surface of the dashboard looks/feels like.. it's pretty textured, but the mount holds on it!
With my cars very stiff suspension and the ****ty roads of texas, the phone does shake/vibrate a good bit, but what I need to see is legible in navigation. But I won't be able to read a text msg on it. The elbow is flexible enough to move with one hand, but holds strong enough to stay how you set it, which is awesome (It doesn't start "rotating" forward/down). And the fact I can keep my phone in it's case and easily just twist to make it portrait or landscape is great.

son_of_nel said:
I use a mount by Mountek, really a superb product that mounts in a CD slot. Let us know how you like the exomount!
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I got that one too, I love it. Also got a 6 inch audio cable with 90s on both ends and a 12 inch usb cable and flush usb charger for the cigarette lighter. clean installation with no long cables hangin in the floorboards or tangled around stuff.

I am using a mount called The Clingo. It is awesome and works with anything. Just picked it up a month ago.

I've been using an Arkon mount since around Christmas; no problems at all! Good suction, quick release works well. Only issue I've seen is if I hit the charger cable with the stick shift it will tend to trigger the quick release and pop the phone out. That's more an issue of the power cable not having a quick release than a knock to the mount though.
It also came with a dashboard vent mount, but I've not used that since trying the windshield mount. Either my vents aren't very sturdy, or the mount+phone weigh too much, but it would just slide down and then fall out. The clips are adjustable, but I couldn't make them work with my vents.
This model I have is the Arkon SM410 Universal Mount.

Vehicle mounts that work with a case?

Shopping for my brother for Christmas, and since I steered him into an Infuse a while back, I thought maybe a nice windshield mount would be a good gift in an appropriate price range, that he might actually use.
I gave him my old Siedio Surface case and holster, and he uses them all the time. So, I want to get him something that will fit over that. A lot of the online reviews I've seen for the mounts on ebay and Amazon say they don't fit larger phones (let alone with a hardshell case on them), so I thought I'd ask if any of you have had any luck with anything available out there?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts, ideas, questions, comments, etc!

Check out best buy mate there are ones where you can adjust the size of the car mount. You can try out the Universal ones, if it doesnt work out I would say just return to best buy. You do have one near you? Or maybe futureshop?

Sarius24 said:
Check out best buy mate there are ones where you can adjust the size of the car mount. You can try out the Universal ones, if it doesnt work out I would say just return to best buy. You do have one near you? Or maybe futureshop?
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I've purchased all the Best Buy car mounts, and every single one of them is garbage. Crappy plastic, ****ty ratcheting systems, and completely unreliable mounts.
If you want a mount, go here and never look at Best Buy again: http://www.ram-mount.com/

adalgiso said:
I've purchased all the Best Buy car mounts, and every single one of them is garbage. Crappy plastic, ****ty ratcheting systems, and completely unreliable mounts.
If you want a mount, go here and never look at Best Buy again: http://www.ram-mount.com/
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That's exactly the kind of product I was looking for, and I am finding many of the components available at lower prices on Amazon.
Thanks for taking the time to respond!

If you order it take a few photos for us!

Office max sell one that adjust to any device. With or with out a case. I Used with my ipod, BB and my infuse dont matter if you are using a Ballistic case or a Outer Box.

Best buy sucks
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I found this on ebay. Might be what you're looking for. http://www.ebay.com/itm/SlipGrip-RAM-Mount-Samsung-Infuse-4G-phone-Case-On-/400225791265

http://mountek.com/
I have three... and they work beautifully.

I bought a Scosche IPHW9 mount just a few weeks ago at an Fry's Electronics in California. It was an open package item that I got for $15, great deal. The suction mount works great. It "hugs" your phone to hold it. and trust me, your phone will not budge. And can hold devices up to 4 inches wide, (and it looks like) and 2 inches deep. Comes with windshield mount and a vent mount.
I do say it jiggles a lot when you drive, so inputting while you're driving can be troublesome. But you get what you pay for and it works more than great for driving directions. I give it 3.5-4 Stars.

I use an otterbox defender case. Found a mount at best buy thats all black comes with the window suction neck and holds this phone with a huge case.
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i got my window mount for my infuse from ebay and it holds the phone in both the incipio off grid and the ballistic case from AT&T. most window mounts will work and mine is really good quality. the ratchet system can be flaky at times but i have had plenty of window mounts and that is a common thing that you run into. hope this helps.

i use this one, i have had it thru 3 phones it rocks
http://www.proclipusa.com/deviceholders/deviceholders.aspx
you get a separate mount and then a phone clip

They are extremely hard to find. You will just have to get a universal mount like I had to