I use Quadlock phone cases and the attachments for my car/bike/office etc and have done for years. 

 

My wife has the car mount in her car (see https://www.quadlockcase.co.uk/products/quad-lock-car-mount) but I don't like things stuck on the windscreen or on top of the dash. In any case with Apple CarPlay I don't need to see the screen all the time but I would like to have it pointing to me on long drives. 

 

I have previously customised a Brodit Proclip (see here for the Octy version https://www.brodit.co.uk/brodit/vehicles/Skoda/Octavia IV/2022.htm?steer=rhd) to mount a Quadlock adaptor on (see https://www.quadlockcase.co.uk/collections/shop-home-office/products/quad-lock-st-adhesive-mount-twin-pack) my Toyota Auris but the Skoda Proclip is right down at the vents and when I screwed the Quadlock adaptor to a shaved Brodit proclip the screen wasn't visible as it was almost vertical.

 

So I decided this time to mount an angled adaptor between the two - I can't 3d print stuff and I couldn't find anything around the house to provide the angle apart from some scrap oak I had. 

 

So I shaved the phone mount off the Brodit Proclip (it has a big square piece on it to attach one of their phone mounts) and cut an angled piece of oak. I drilled a hole though the proclip and screwed the oak on.

 

 

However the oak finish looked a bit daft so I quickly masked it off and sprayed some matt black paint on.

Here we are so far!! (still wet)

 

 

If it looks nice enough I might leave it as it is BUT I reckon I might make it out of something nicer if it looks a bit out of place OR I reckon a bit smaller would be better but I have to tweak the position of the quad lock mount once the phone is on.

 

NB the phone will be angled upwards AND slightly towards the driver - I might need more of a angle to the driver but I'll see what this one is like first.

Edited 13 March, 20224 yr by MiniNinjaRob

Tried it in the car - phone hit the buttons below the screen and it wont fit. More wood cutting!

So I made a new wedge which was thicker at the top, this time didn't spray it just coloured it with a marker

Then I installed it, works just fine. I could have put it higher but iI want to keep it out of the way of the vent.

 

From experience I know these are rock solid and don't vibrate.

 

Pictures show drivers and passengers view.

 

I need  a shorter charge cable - one with a right angle plug would be perfect.

Edited 13 March, 20224 yr by MiniNinjaRob

Nice bit of work. But, what’s the point?  With CarPlay/Android Auto, there is no need to see the phone. Just tuck it away?

Without the phone on....

And from the extreme left and right...

6 minutes ago, SC03OTT said:

Nice bit of work. But, what’s the point?  With CarPlay/Android Auto, there is no need to see the phone. Just tuck it away?

 

Its a fair point - some apps aren't easy to control with Apple CarPlay in my experience and sometimes Google maps goes a bit weird with CarPlay too. Not often but enough to make it so picking up the phone is easier.

 

I do often watch YouTube videos when parked up and eating my lunch so this is useful for that too....

Edited 13 March, 20224 yr by MiniNinjaRob