Multi purpose phone mount
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 46
Likes: 11
From: Atlanta
Multi purpose phone mount
So I'm hoping to find a mount that can serve multiple purposes for my car. I obviously want to be able to use it to play media and use it for directions when necessary, so it needs to be able to mount within reach, but I would also like to use it as a dash cam for my morning commutes. In my wrangler I have a hard mount that clamps my Iphone 11 pretty well, to the point it's my dash cam when I go rock crawling and I am not friendly to my jeep on the trail. So I'm looking for something that maybe I can hard mount myself on the dash that will allow the phone to sit horizontal for camera and maps, but vertical for media. Does anybody know of any mount that can do this and maybe sits right above the center air vent?
So far I have broken 2 mounts that sit on the windshield, and have found nothing that will last more than 2 months even though I spent $30 on the last one.
So far I have broken 2 mounts that sit on the windshield, and have found nothing that will last more than 2 months even though I spent $30 on the last one.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 1,262
Likes: 380
From: SC
I used something like this :
thin magnet goes on back of phone, magnetic mount gets taped wherever you want. My car spends a lot of time in the sun which caused the tape to loosen up and fail eventually. A sun shade should prevent that though.
To clarify, multiple days of 8 hours in the sun at 100 degrees caused it to fail. In my opinion it’s the best mount if you can avoid the absolute hottest days
thin magnet goes on back of phone, magnetic mount gets taped wherever you want. My car spends a lot of time in the sun which caused the tape to loosen up and fail eventually. A sun shade should prevent that though.
To clarify, multiple days of 8 hours in the sun at 100 degrees caused it to fail. In my opinion it’s the best mount if you can avoid the absolute hottest days
Last edited by LowcountryVette; Sep 24, 2020 at 04:15 PM.
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 46
Likes: 11
From: Atlanta
Yeah I don't have a garage to park in at the moment, so that would not benefit me as of now. It looks like I may have to come up with something on my own cause I dont want to have to remove it whenever I park it. I appreciate the effort though.
Pro
Joined: Jul 2020
Posts: 741
Likes: 329
2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2020 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
I have this one right above my center air vent. Sticks really great to the leather. May not be exactly what you are looking for but taking turns at 40mph and it doesnt slide around at all. I love it. Mostly cause its not a cheap clip on an air vent. You can move it easily and it sticks VERY well.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 406
Likes: 59
From: Northern California
Look into the ram mounts "tough-track". you screw the track in the dash and slide in various mounting devices. ram mounts supports many types of mounts. its a pretty cool system. you can get different lengths. i bought the 8" one for my taco. similar to what this guy did. starting around 8:40 he talks about dash mounts.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!
Joe Kucinski
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 46
Likes: 11
From: Atlanta
Look into the ram mounts "tough-track". you screw the track in the dash and slide in various mounting devices. ram mounts supports many types of mounts. its a pretty cool system. you can get different lengths. i bought the 8" one for my taco. similar to what this guy did. starting around 8:40 he talks about dash mounts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYl7l10M1WA&
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYl7l10M1WA&
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 5,551
Likes: 3,296
From: Virginia
2021 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
St. Jude Donor '21-'22
This may be more involved than you want, but it sounds like a good double din system would function really well for all the things that you're looking to do. You can purchase a modified bezel to make it fit and look clean. There are many models that support apple car play or iOS. This would take care of your both your media and navigation needs. The right setup would also allow you to connect both forward facing and rear facing cameras. Basically, this would do everything you'd want your phone to do and more without having to deal with mounting and unmounting your phone. It also won't obstruct your view of the road, and IMHO just looks better.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2017
Posts: 406
Likes: 59
From: Northern California
I don't really know. I'm not driving the taco at warp speed. I suppose it depends on what fasteners you use. I would use bolt/nut combo for the corvette. That should hold up to track use.
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 46
Likes: 11
From: Atlanta
1st Gear
Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: South Central Pa
So I'm hoping to find a mount that can serve multiple purposes for my car. I obviously want to be able to use it to play media and use it for directions when necessary, so it needs to be able to mount within reach, but I would also like to use it as a dash cam for my morning commutes. In my wrangler I have a hard mount that clamps my Iphone 11 pretty well, to the point it's my dash cam when I go rock crawling and I am not friendly to my jeep on the trail. So I'm looking for something that maybe I can hard mount myself on the dash that will allow the phone to sit horizontal for camera and maps, but vertical for media. Does anybody know of any mount that can do this and maybe sits right above the center air vent?
So far I have broken 2 mounts that sit on the windshield, and have found nothing that will last more than 2 months even though I spent $30 on the last one.
So far I have broken 2 mounts that sit on the windshield, and have found nothing that will last more than 2 months even though I spent $30 on the last one.
Cup holder mount