Any Oppos have a recommendation for a decent windshield suction phone mount...?

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike) 09/15/2019 at 19:05 • Filed to: Phone Mounts

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You know, one of these things:

I don’t just want to order one on Amazon, Gearbest, DealExtreme or wherever and hope that it is OK, it would be nice knowing the one I am ordering has been approved by people I trust to make such decisions, like you folks...

A few caveats though...I have an ancient Samsung Galaxy Core LTE with a silicon case. I don’t want a mount that is magnetic as I don’t want to stick anything to my phone or case...the spring-loaded quick release kind is my preference. I also don’t want the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! as experience with other non-phone-mount flexy bendy neck things tells me they suck and rarely stay in place.

Anybody have one they bought somewhere online that has treated them well? :)

Cheers!

HammerheadFistpunch > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/15/2019 at 19:10

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iottie. i have 3. they have great suction cups and great quick attach dealy

Jayvincent > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/15/2019 at 19:12

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nope, they all suck. Well the suction cup things does, but it usually works fine. It’s the damn spring loaded side arms that always break the tiny plastic gears and one arm stops retracting or springing. I’ve tried a bunch and never found a good one. I gave up and switched to the vent-mount from Bestrix (via Amazon). It’s a pain that it blocks the vent and sometimes the radio controls, but at least it survives more than a couple of weeks

AestheticsInMotion > HammerheadFistpunch 09/15/2019 at 19:25

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I second this. Get Iottie's most recent suction cup mount. 

f86sabre > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/15/2019 at 19:33

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I like this one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CSVSSX5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

subexpression > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/15/2019 at 19:37

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I’ve been reasonably happy with my ram mounts x-grip , but I haven’t used it a lot. The main problem I’ve had is the sizing because they’re generic, so my old phone that was listed as fitting the holder I bought wa s a tight squeeze with the case on.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jayvincent 09/15/2019 at 19:44

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Don’t think I’ve ever even heard of these before...will look into it!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > f86sabre 09/15/2019 at 19:45

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Thanks...definitely in the running, looks pretty study!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > subexpression 09/15/2019 at 19:46

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OK, thanks! I’ll look them up!

facw > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/15/2019 at 20:10

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I use this: iOttie Easy One Touch Wireless Qi Fast Charge Car Mount Kit || Fast Charge: Samsung Galaxy S10 S9 Plus S8 S7 Edge Note 8 5 | Standard Charge: iPhone X 8 Plus & Qi Enabled Devices | + Dual Car Charger

Very adjustable. This model doesn’t shake around too much (I had the previous model and it was unusably bouncy). The grab/release mechanism works well and feels very secure, though it’s a bit ugly (unavoidable since no one makes phone specific mounts these days). Wireless charging is nice, but being in the sun on the windshield often makes the phone hot enough that it refuses to charge wirelessly (may be a little less of a problem in your cooler climate). The suction cup sticks well to the windshield , aided by some sort of multiple use adhesive film (I’ve had it fall off once across several years of use).

There’s a cheaper non-wireless charging version, but given that navigation tends to be battery intensive, it’s nicer to have the charging.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > AestheticsInMotion 09/15/2019 at 20:21

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Will check them out!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > facw 09/15/2019 at 20:22

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OK, two other people suggested this same mount as well, so I’ll definitely look into it!

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/15/2019 at 21:09

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I liked the flexy long neck as it holds the phone relatively close to you, but they in no way held up to bumpy Welsh roads.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/15/2019 at 21:35

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My first choice is anything but iO ttie. But I picked up a Scosche (sp?) sticky back thing over at Target on clearance and it actually worked surprisingly well with my relatively large and/or heavy  devices (iPhone 6S Plus in a Mophie battery case and an iPad mini 2).

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 09/15/2019 at 22:28

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Yeah....the roads around here are pretty bad...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/15/2019 at 22:29

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I have a Scosche FM Transmitter that I use in my car sometimes and that works fine...I’ll look into their phone mounts, thanks!

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/16/2019 at 02:24

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I just looked at my original post and saw that autocorrect has once again fuct up and reversed what I meant to say by screwing up a single word . It should read anything BY iOttie. I really  like their stuff, and have multiple units to prove it...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/16/2019 at 06:19

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Gotcha, consider your opinion altered in my brain :P

Stupid autocorrect :P

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/16/2019 at 11:16

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iOttie.  Their suction pad is very good on either the windshield or dash.  Hit a hell of a bump in the sand dunes and my rear view mirror fell off, phone and mounth didn’t budge.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 09/16/2019 at 12:38

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Sounds like they are a good candidate!