Smartphone mount

[ahtoxa]

The iPad/Tablet mount thread has me thinking.

I'd like a nice mount for my Samsung Galaxy Note 2. I prefer to not have the mount clip to the air vents, and the windshield might be a bit too far of a stretch. Other ideas?

What kind smartphone mounts have you guys used and liked in the Sonic?

 

[rdss]

Firstorbit used a piece of credit card think aluminum for a base and attached a pre made mount to it for his phone. It covered up the AC controls but didn't cover up vents like your requirement.

 

[Scot]

I was thinking of getting the top of a 2014 center stack:

cutting it out to fit my Droid maxx in it (landscape) and hide an inductive charger inside. It would put the phone up where I could see it, would stay there VIA gravity and would keep charged up while being completely wireless.

 

[rdss]

That would be an interesting way to do it.

 

[ahtoxa]

Paging Firstorbit. Ideally I'd like to see pics of how people have mounted it in the Sonic. All ideas are welcome.

I checked Amazon and they are flooded with mounts, but I don't feel like dropping $20-30 on something I may not like and those I've seen in local stores were cheesy units.

 

[rdss]

Never done my own alignment before but I think I want to give it a shot. Thanks for the feedback and info.

I did my first mod today:

Custom cell phone mount using the card slot... more details and pics to come.

Also, did a few baseline 0-60 runs and the best was about 9.27 according to my Torque app. Pretty good I think for only a couple tries on 15 wheels with stock tires in the wet.

Edit: My boost (according to the app) looks like its peaking around 10-11 psi. I think the highest I've seen was 11.3 in a 2nd gear pull. Is this normal for sea level with ambient temps the past few days in the 50-75 deg F range? Again, not a lot of data was collected to judge max boost.

Here's the post from his build thread. http://www.sonicownersforum.com/forum/build-threads/5275-firstorbits-black-turbo-sedan.html

 

[chrisinnova]

Tablet and Phone Mount

I am using the Satechi mount I got from Amazon and mounted it sideways so that the suction cups sticks to the pocket wall on the dash. I didn't want anything on the window or to cover my vents. It holds my Nexus 7 with no problems and I also throw my iphone 5 in an Otterbox in it vertically. So far it hasn't moved and I'm pretty happy with it. I wouldn't mind something more built in if I could find it though. Good luck!

 

[ahtoxa]

I am using the Satechi mount I got from Amazon and mounted it sideways so that the suction cups sticks to the pocket wall on the dash. I didn't want anything on the window or to cover my vents. It holds my Nexus 7 with no problems and I also throw my iphone 5 in an Otterbox in it vertically. So far it hasn't moved and I'm pretty happy with it. I wouldn't mind something more built in if I could find it though. Good luck!

How close is the phone to the vent in this picture? Not sure if it's the angle or not, but it looks like the phone is in the way.

One major reason I don't want the phone in front of the vent is because I don't want to risk condensation, as the phone will get cold from a/c and then taken out to a very hot environment.

 

[JackGSonic]

ProClip mounts for me. There are two mount positions available for the Sonic.
Chevrolet Sonic 2014 Dashboard Mounts

 

[chrisinnova]

Here is another picture to give you a better idea of the mount without anything in it. I have the vents blowing all on me so its just barely blowing on the tablet when I have it mounted. I have never gotten any condensation whenever I have used it but its also blowing on the back and that stays fairly warm when its in use. Hope this helps.

 

[krakenredbeard]

Scosche magic mount. Works pretty good. The location I have it in I can see it through the steering wheel enough to do gps etc. Much like the position of my UG.

Shows magnet it stays in place with phone in case but you could stick it to the back of an iPhone or inside the case on a samsung you could put it behind the back of your phone as you can see it's very thin.

The mount

Phone on the mount

UG example.

The mount overall is stable even through a case. On hard bumps it may slide a bit but nothing crazy. When I say slide I mean just a few mm.

My overall view.

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[ahtoxa]

I like that mount, kraken. Nice and clean.

 

[krakenredbeard]

I'm extremely picky about stuff like this was only solution I could come up with that I liked.


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[River_Rat]

Kraken, can you show another picture of how you have the base of the mount installed in the cubby there? I picked one up today and haven't quite figured out a good way to do it.

 

[krakenredbeard]

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[River_Rat]

Thanks. Can't tell but I may have picked up the wrong one (only one I saw at walmart). It's got the suction cup base with about a 6 inch poseable arm coming off it it. Magnet seems strong enough depending on the case. I actually had to stick the steel plate to the outside of my case to get any attraction. I'll fiddle with it some more later on.

 

[cndctrdj]

Has anyone mounted a tablet on the left of the steering wheel

 

[mowcowbell]

I am using the Satechi mount I got from Amazon and mounted it sideways so that the suction cups sticks to the pocket wall on the dash. I didn't want anything on the window or to cover my vents. It holds my Nexus 7 with no problems and I also throw my iphone 5 in an Otterbox in it vertically. So far it hasn't moved and I'm pretty happy with it. I wouldn't mind something more built in if I could find it though. Good luck!

Thanks to your tip, chrisinnova - I purchased one of the Satechi mounts from Amazon and will give it a try. I may try mounting it on the glass near the rear view mirror. It's too hot here to mount anything that even partially blocks the A/C vents.

 

[ReeseLightning]

What's that ug mount with what I'm guessing is a obd 327 readout? I'm looking into getting something like that if you can run it off something other than a phone eating up wifi data.

 

[krakenredbeard]

UG reads off odb2 I used the horizontal mount for how mine is positioned.