Phone mount

[thedavegray]

Hi all, 

Does anyone have a phone mount they can recomend?  Not looking to stick anything on the dashboard or shelf.

 

My phone is 250 grams so anything fixed to the vents is probably going to put too much strain on them.  

 

Thanks 😁

Edited 7 April by thedavegray
Typo

[skomaz]

I just have a magnetic mount on the vents and spreads the load across a few slats  They are pretty sturdy but then my phone is only 203g.

 

Edited 7 April by skomaz

[Yogi-Bear]

My iPhone 14 Pro Max is, apparently, 240g. I use a Belkin MagSafe vent mount, which is another 160g according to the Amazon page:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-MagSafe-iPhone-Magnetically-Mounted/dp/B08LQVD6ZR

 

I've had absolutely no issues with it or with the vent, so I don't think weight is going to be the issue. You just need a good quality mount that grips both the vent and the phone properly.

[thedavegray]

Thanks @Yogi-Bear and @skomaz 

 

Might give the vent option a go then.   

 

Had a MagSafe holder that clipped nicely in the CD player on my old car, but modern cars generally don't have CD players it seems - fair enough as 

I haven't played a CD in year 😁

[thedavegray]

Bought this one just now. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0858YRC6Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[thedavegray]

On 07/04/2024 at 12:00, thedavegray said:

Bought this one just now. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0858YRC6Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Ok so this one fits nicely to the outer vents, but the ones in the middle must be a bit different.  There's no enough clearance between the horizontal fins on the outside and the inner vertical fins.   

 

Has anyone bought a similar mount that fits on the two middle vents?  

 

Thanks 

On 07/04/2024 at 11:32, Yogi-Bear said:

My iPhone 14 Pro Max is, apparently, 240g. I use a Belkin MagSafe vent mount, which is another 160g according to the Amazon page:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-MagSafe-iPhone-Magnetically-Mounted/dp/B08LQVD6ZR

 

I've had absolutely no issues with it or with the vent, so I don't think weight is going to be the issue. You just need a good quality mount that grips both the vent and the phone properly.

 

£138.62  😭

[Yogi-Bear]

46 minutes ago, thedavegray said:

£138.62  😭

Wow. Can’t believe that’s from Amazon and not a third party rip off merchant. It shouldn’t be anywhere near that.

 

And I have it on the middle vent next to the screen…

[Winston_Woof]

16 minutes ago, Yogi-Bear said:

Wow. Can’t believe that’s from Amazon and not a third party rip off merchant. It shouldn’t be anywhere near that.

 

And I have it on the middle vent next to the screen…

It's only £40 direct from Apple lol

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/HPBJ2ZM/A/belkin-car-vent-mount-pro-with-magsafe

[Yogi-Bear]

Yeah... I think it's Amazon's silly pricing algorithms gone mad - probably lack of supply pushing the price up as there is a new version:

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-BoostCharge-Wireless-Charging-Compatible-Black-dp-B09F8RLBQY/dp/B09GRJ2S8X/ref=dp_ob_title_ce?th=1

 

Edit: or the non-powered version: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-MagSafe-Magnetic-Holder-iPhone/dp/B095Y6M8J2

Edited 15 April by Yogi-Bear

[J.R.]

No its the seller who has no stock at present and wants to keep the listing live, it can be a real PITA to relist things whereas adjusting a price can be done with one click.

 

I used to do it with Booking.com