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Car mount suggestions?

I am looking for a windshield (suction cup) car mount solution that will charge my Sprint Touch while in the mount/cradle but does not have a built in speaker. My car has bluetooth integrated so I don't need the hands free capability.
Also, my main purpose for the mount will be to run navigation software so I would like the ability for the mount to easily rotate 90 degrees for horizontal or landscape mode.
I've been looking around online but I must be looking in the wrong places...
thanks in advance.

not exactly suction cup window mount, but I use one of the magnetic mounts for mine in my truck. it holds it in place nicely, maintains access to the charging port, can be turned however you want it, and the metal plate on the back is thin enough to not interfere with putting it in and taking it out of the belt holster. if you have a pilot truck stop near you, they sell a nice magnet mount there.

not really aware of any truckstops near my area... kind of looking for something i could order online. thanks for input though

Windshield Mount
I bought one off ebay that mounts to the windshield using a suction cup then you just plug your standard car charger into it. Like this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-CAR-MOUNT-D...hash=item170237255037&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318

In the pictures, it looks like the charging port would be covered..

WhiteSoxxx said:
In the pictures, it looks like the charging port would be covered..
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No, The bottom has prongs on the left and right. The center is open to plug in the charger. This thing does tend to rattle though when the phone isn't in it. It works great with the phone in it.

I just bought this, received it on monday.
http://www.buygpsnow.com/HAiCOM-Cus...-Nova--T-Mobile-MDA-Touch--Dopod-S1__946.aspx
It is so solid. I live in PA, which has some of the worst potholes you can imagine. So far it has not budged, with the phone in it or not. It does landscape really nice as well as vertical.

qwho, how does the HIACOM mount and what does it mount to?
kenper, does that suction cup stay attached pretty well? I'd hate to see my Touch go crashing to the ground... I'd probably cry.

I think i'm gonna get the one QWHO has for 2 reasons. It looks alot less bulky and it is custom made to fit the touch. So what did you end up getting?

It's a not suction cup but I have one in my car and truck. It swivels for everything you will need. You will need to but a mount off the website as well for your particular vehicle.
http://www.proclipusa.com/default.asp

rube740 said:
I think i'm gonna get the one QWHO has for 2 reasons. It looks alot less bulky and it is custom made to fit the touch. So what did you end up getting?
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Yea, I think I am going to try the one QWHO listed as well.. It's reasonably priced and is apparently sturdy. Wish I could find a mount that had an integrated charger (so that I wouldn't have to plug the phone in seperately of the mount).
Anyone see a mount like that, similar to say an ipod dock?

Suction mount for Touch
kenper said:
I bought one off ebay that mounts to the windshield using a suction cup then you just plug your standard car charger into it. Like this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-CAR-MOUNT-D...hash=item170237255037&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318
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I bought this....and at 5.00 I was really suprised...it bends to the shape I want, holds extremely well, and has padded sides. Plus, because it has a ratched style holder, it actually will hold other phones. My touch fits like a glove and it makes GPS navigation great! I highly recommend this holder..

Buyer beware folks...
I have my touch for about a month. I bought a gooseneck windshield mount on ebay and it is already broken....the bendable metal broke off.
I am currently going for another type without the gooseneck, probably the Haicom

qwho said:
I just bought this, received it on monday.
http://www.buygpsnow.com/HAiCOM-Cus...-Nova--T-Mobile-MDA-Touch--Dopod-S1__946.aspx
It is so solid. I live in PA, which has some of the worst potholes you can imagine. So far it has not budged, with the phone in it or not. It does landscape really nice as well as vertical.
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Just got this in the mail yesterday and it works great.
Very sturdy and easy to adjust to different positions. Thanks qwho.

kenper said:
I bought one off ebay that mounts to the windshield using a suction cup then you just plug your standard car charger into it. Like this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-CAR-MOUNT-D...hash=item170237255037&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318
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Think this is similar to this one I found: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2029
This place has Free shipping
Just wondering for people who own this. Hows the accessability to the plug on the bottom of the phone, do the legs get in the way?

I ordered one of these on ebay:
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It's cradle style so the charger is built in. Rotates either way without much effort, and stays in place well. I believe the model number is htchol012.

Yes the one I posted was a suction cup one. Still works great. In fact I was recently in a car wreck, hit on the front right side, opposite of where I had it mounted. Didn't budge! Don't worry, I'm ok.
For charging, I actually plugged in a car cigarette port extender to a 120v socket converter, which my wall charger for my phone is plugged into, all under my seat. I then ran the charger cord up the insulation in the door and it comes out of a seam right by my phone's mount. It is pretty clean and works really nice. So even though it doesn't have a built in charger in the mount, it now works like one if I want it to.

sci05 said:
Think this is similar to this one I found: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2029
This place has Free shipping
Just wondering for people who own this. Hows the accessability to the plug on the bottom of the phone, do the legs get in the way?
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I bought two of those back in the spring - one for the car, and one for my desk. Plenty of room for the USB, so synch/charging is fine. It's very solid, quite flexible, and easy to rotate.
I went this route for my desk, because I couldn't justify the expense of a cradle (I can plug-in the USB myself), and since I use MyMobiler, I really don't 'touch' the screen while it's docked.
DealExtreme isn't the fastest (everything ships from Hong Kong), but they've got good prices, and I've had good luck with everything I've purchased.

Windshiled Mount
Picked this one up form eforcity for $.99 it works really well and is easy to use with the touch or anything els you feel like mounting up there
http://www.eforcity.com/swivel-windshield-phone-holder-for-nokia-n95-cnokn95xph02.html

WhiteSoxxx said:
I am looking for a windshield (suction cup) car mount solution that will charge my Sprint Touch while in the mount/cradle but does not have a built in speaker. My car has bluetooth integrated so I don't need the hands free capability.
Also, my main purpose for the mount will be to run navigation software so I would like the ability for the mount to easily rotate 90 degrees for horizontal or landscape mode.
I've been looking around online but I must be looking in the wrong places...
thanks in advance.
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Try Scoche, i think thats how it is spelled. I just picked up one from walmart earlier today. They are on clearance right now. There are 2 models that are 20.00 a pieces. One is a suction cup , got longer flex neck , and the other one has a base where you would put in in your cup holder + it came with stickies to stick it to something. It works pretty good. Get it while they still have them. They are located in the GPS section ni walmart.
oh yeah, I got the one with the base that goes into the cup holder.

Docks

I will need to switch to Verizon within the next few months (due to work reasons). I am currently using a Nexus One on TMobile and plan to get the Droid Incredible on Verizon when I switch.
I am waiting patiently for root access to be gained but also had some other concerns before switching. A main concern is that I have not heard mention of car/home docks for the device.
I currently own the car and home docks for the Nexus One and use them regularly. I am hoping the Incredible will also have a nice docking system like this.

I need a dock and a car mount, too! I have to ask, but does N1 stuff work with DI?

syntrix said:
I need a dock and a car mount, too! I have to ask, but does N1 stuff work with DI?
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no.........

I just purchased a general use windshield mount from best buy which works pretty well on the Incredible.

I would suggest ProClipUSA they offer a wide variety of windshield mounts and you can just swap out the device holder if you carry more than one item with you or you change phones often.

RaptorMD said:
I would suggest ProClipUSA they offer a wide variety of windshield mounts and you can just swap out the device holder if you carry more than one item with you or you change phones often.
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This issue, for me, is not holding the device. I like having a car dock like the Nexus One because it provides integrated charging functionality. I do not want to fiddle around with an extra adapter and plugging in my device. I want to be able to drop my device into the dock and have it do what I want it to do
Also, the N1 car dock launches Car Home upon docking. Just perfect.

I got a factory windshield mount today.
It's pretty slick. It's a clip in, belt holder, but the back of it allows it to mount to the neck of the window piece.
There's even a cutout in the holder so you can videos while you drives
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syntrix said:
I got a factory windshield mount today.
It's pretty slick. It's a clip in, belt holder, but the back of it allows it to mount to the neck of the window piece.
There's even a cutout in the holder so you can videos while you drives
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that also allows you to use street view with augmented reality in Google Maps, but your right, it makes for a great use to take car video
i don't know if augmented maps is available in the US just yet though
see augmented reality example below:

That would be perfect if a charger was built in.

Here come cradle docking for Verizon Incredible if anyone interest!
http://www.emobile-accessories.com/products_cradle_htc_incredible.html

tonyfung820 said:
Here come cradle docking for Verizon Incredible if anyone interest!
http://www.emobile-accessories.com/products_cradle_htc_incredible.html
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I wonder how that's going to work when the charging connector is not on the bottom.

Devildog8791 said:
I wonder how that's going to work when the charging connector is not on the bottom.
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It's not, unless there's a side manual plug in type port!

Currently own the car dock mentioned in the thread, not overly impressed with it, but maybe I didnt bother to take the time to make it work. Came from the droid dock, which went where you put it and stayed there, especially helpful for when you have to plug it in. This dock has 3-4 articulated points that dont work so hot, then the fact that its actually a holster "attached" to the actual dock through a quarter inch piece of plastic adds another element of instability to the system. Tightening the joints does not help much, the holster clip still rotates freely and overall makes plugging the phone in while docked a major pain, in most cases requiring both hands to hold the phone still enough to plug it in. The window mount also leaves something to be desired, after dumping my incredible on the floor for the 3rd time, I gave up on the thing. I know how to apply suction mounts and this one falls well short, maybe I just got a bad one or something, but it will not stay on the windshield while the weight of the phone is on it. Overall, threw it away because I wanted just a car dock, if I wanted a holster I would have bought a holster. If it had been incorporated into the mount in a better way to give more stability to the dock I would be alright with it.

The belt clip, to me, is a huge feature. Don't need it? you just leave it clipped to the window mount.
I'm on the other side of the fence... to me it works great, has never fallen off my window, and has been very stable! It's better than the motodroid dock imho (sans the sideways orientation via magnets that the DI lacks).
When one comes out that has a charging port that you can dock to, I'm getting it! Isn't seidio working on one? Maybe it was another company?

You guys might want to try one of those universal grip holders. I don't really care for things hanging off my windshield, so I had an arkon SM429-SBH mega grip attached to the arkon air vent mount and it worked out really good with my G1. I tried putting my friend's Incredible in there and it fits, no blocked ports. they have a windshield mount too, if that's your thing.

So far all of the Incredible docks suck.
Unfortunately there is no car or home dock for the Droid Incredible that is nearly as good as the docks for the Nexus One. This is a sad fact of Incredible ownership.
It seems that iPhones get the best accessories.

I use the factory windshield mount, and I just ordered the cradle featured in this link, http://www.oriongadgets.com/HTC-Dro...radle-with-2nd-battery-support-pid-11366.html

spotmark said:
I use the factory windshield mount, and I just ordered the cradle featured in this link, http://www.oriongadgets.com/HTC-Dro...radle-with-2nd-battery-support-pid-11366.html
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I have a similar mount I bought on ebay (here), and while it works, the phone sits completely vertical, 90 degrees to the desktop. Not a very comfortable viewing angle, lol. I may get one of those like you bought, as it looks like it's held a bit better than the stand I have. I definitely don't mind plugging the phone in, as I have to do it anyway...
As for car docks, there is one company who has a powered doc. Proclip has this mount, but you have to purchase the attachment point for your vehicle seperately, and the price rolls up pretty fast (for my truck, it was 109 before shipping, so I'm holding off on it for now). Nice thing is though that you can buy a version of it that wires into the vehicle, so you can hide the cabling a bit better than the chargers we use now.
I'm going to try to get some pictures of my desktop mount today or tonight, but I think it's going to require some modification to make it work how I wanted it to.

spotmark said:
I use the factory windshield mount, and I just ordered the cradle featured in this link, http://www.oriongadgets.com/HTC-Dro...radle-with-2nd-battery-support-pid-11366.html
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once you get your dock can you please let me know how it works out. maybe even some picks. this looks like this may be the one for me.

tonyfung820 said:
Here come cradle docking for Verizon Incredible if anyone interest!
http://www.emobile-accessories.com/products_cradle_htc_incredible.html
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Wow... you can just smell the sketchy-ness. Must be a new olfactory add-on for Chrome I didn't know I installed.

[Found] A nook color car mount that works!

So wanted to find a car mount that would work with my nook color now that I have navigation thanks to all the great devs!
Searched amazon for mounts that would work with the galaxy tab and a few other products and found an arkon mount (amazon link)
It is pretty sturdy, holds to the windshield really tight. I have had arkon mounts in the past for things such as my palm and they have great customer service and a good product.
It comes with 6 of the little feet that hold to the edges of the nook. Using all 4 "short" ones, the nook fits but its quite tight and the spring loaded size mechanism is at the total end. Arkon includes two extra feet that have a little bit of an extension on them and these are the ones I used as it is now easier to get the nook out of the mount.
Here are a few pictures of it in my car. Haha yes, I am aiming at my house....
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Thank you! I have been looking for a mount for an android-powered device for forever (nobody really makes a great one for my incredible). Bought and shipped this morning!

on a side note, does your gps speech cut off the last half second (usually truncating words like "street" at the end)?

Cool, thanks for sharing that info. =)
V1 eh? I got me one of them too; wicked awesome radar detector.
Backwardsblade said:
on a side note, does your gps speech cut off the last half second (usually truncating words like "street" at the end)?
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I noticed this behavior as well.

omg sweet ordering one now!!

How do you even see to drive LOL... Kinda big to be blocking the middle of the windshield. =)

Thanks for this!! Great find. It's being shipped as we speak. Arkon is quality stuff, I have a few of their foldable e-reader stands and have had mounts for phones in the past. Still goin strong!

Personally I'm less thrilled with Arkon, specifically their customer service. I tried to get a replacement part for one of their mounts. Was promised a replacement would be shipped twice. Nothing ever received. Moved on to a ProClip and haven't looked back.

dkd711 said:
How do you even see to drive LOL... Kinda big to be blocking the middle of the windshield. =)
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I was just thinking the same thing, talk about disrupting your vision!
I wonder if you could match it with one of the sticky pads like on the other car mounts and use it on the center console...
*Edit* Looks like it comes with a disc for sticking it to another surface. I'd be curious if it could hold the weight very well....

It does come with that flat piece of plastic so you can mount it elsewhere.

You drive a Saab ?!?!?

ekin said:
You drive a Saab ?!?!?
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I am 27 and have never not driven a saab. I'm on my 4th. Actually, my fam has owned nothing but saabs since I was born.

thanks for the info

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on a side note, does your gps speech cut off the last half second (usually truncating words like "street" at the end)?
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i finally got around to doing a full test with the GPS the other day. I did not notice this issue and had it running for about 30 mins to my destination.

That is a HUGE obstruction of view on your windshield...
Don't go getting in a wreck.

azj said:
Personally I'm less thrilled with Arkon, specifically their customer service. I tried to get a replacement part for one of their mounts. Was promised a replacement would be shipped twice. Nothing ever received. Moved on to a ProClip and haven't looked back.
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but proclip doesnt have a nook color holder, i emailed them and they said they wont be making one since i was the first to ask about one lol
I have one for my zunehd and its awesome.

Saab is Swedish for Chevrolet...

jdposhkus said:
Saab is Swedish for Chevrolet...
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Yes you can thank GM for that...but hopefully now with spyker they will get better again.

zeebone said:
I was just thinking the same thing, talk about disrupting your vision!
I wonder if you could match it with one of the sticky pads like on the other car mounts and use it on the center console...
*Edit* Looks like it comes with a disc for sticking it to another surface. I'd be curious if it could hold the weight very well....
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Those sticky pads are not going to hold this much weight for very long. The heat of the summer will slide the glue right off. Had this happen on my Garmin and its alot smaller! I thinking about a flex tripod, modified into a cupholder mount.
I've almost lost a Garmin GPS out the passenger window on a turn one time when the windshield suction cup failed. It went flying across the dash and barely stayed in the car. Be careful...

dkd711 said:
Those sticky pads are not going to hold this much weight for very long. The heat of the summer will slide the glue right off. Had this happen on my Garmin and its alot smaller! I thinking about a flex tripod, modified into a cupholder mount.
I've almost lost a Garmin GPS out the passenger window on a turn one time when the windshield suction cup failed. It went flying across the dash and barely stayed in the car. Be careful...
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Ditto. I've had a Garmin and one other suction cup both let go at inopportune times. The was holding a small GPS or phone. I can't imagine it working well with something the size of a NC. But as long as it works for you.

Xperia Play Car Dock, impatience and a spare Droid Car Dock

So it worked out for me.
My previous phone was a Droid and I would always mount it on my windshield with the Motorola brand mount. So I grew tired of having my Play just sitting in the cup holder or on the seat and did some work.
I cut up the piece that my Droid phone docked on to
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front piece that came from the ebay case for the XP on the left
rear pic of the phone dock part already stuck to the rear piece of the ebay case
a front shot of the Rear ebay piece and the arm of the Motorola Car Mount
Mitch alltogether
I used "Contact Stik" Heavy Duty adhesive strips from Home Depot to mount the dock that I cut up to the rear case. Feels really sturdy already, I'm sure once it sets more it will only come off with excessive force. I shook the phone around with it mounted to the arm and it didn't fall out, so everything's good so far.
About the case not being easily removable from the phone: I sanded the small tabs that clip on to the phone so it's easier to remove, if you do this make sure you don't sand too much or the case will no longer clip on to the phone causing the case to come off easily, or if you mount it like I did the phone to fall out of the case.
So to summerize, I used
Ebay Case
Motorola Car Mount for Droid
a small hacksaw
and some heavy duty adhesive
Now to see how the adhesive holds up against 100 degree Texas heat tomorrow. Will post results.
PS: the droid mount has a tiny magnet in it that you may want to remove if you do this, it's behind the loose door of the dock. The magnet activates the car mode in the droid, I took it out because I don't want to run the risk of the magnet messing up my XP.

Nice work,
I found this http://www.sonyxperiaplayaccessories.com/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-vent-mount-oem-14013.html
but it is for air vents not windscreens.

Nice mod!
I've never had the need to mount my phone to the car. May I ask what benefit this is to you?
I think it would be good for GPS and calling.

bigsky2 said:
Nice mod!
I've never had the need to mount my phone to the car. May I ask what benefit this is to you?
I think it would be good for GPS and calling.
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I like not having my phone rolling around while driving, great for when I'm using navigation because it's in my view while driving, also I listen to music and podcast apps A LOT and it's easier to reach out in front of me than fumbling with my phone in the cup holder. Just basic convenience
On a "doh!" note, I sanded a little too much of the clip and the phone fell off while I was driving on a rough road, lol. I ordered another $5 case and will try not to sand so much of the clipping part this time around, or maybe not sand it at all. I checked in on it during lunch and the adhesive has held up to the heat. So I'll just have to replace the case and use another strip of adhesive. Oh well.

typikal82 said:
I like not having my phone rolling around while driving, great for when I'm using navigation because it's in my view while driving, also I listen to music and podcast apps A LOT and it's easier to reach out in front of me than fumbling with my phone in the cup holder. Just basic convenience
On a "doh!" note, I sanded a little too much of the clip and the phone fell off while I was driving on a rough road, lol. I ordered another $5 case and will try not to sand so much of the clipping part this time around, or maybe not sand it at all. I checked in on it during lunch and the adhesive has held up to the heat. So I'll just have to replace the case and use another strip of adhesive. Oh well.
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very nice car dock!
I m just using the DK300 media dock as the car dock
the only down side is the screen lock itself after a phone call, and unlock during portrait is hard. cos there's no landscape lockscreen unless I slide open the joypad.

Nicely Done
You should mass produce this.

not to dig up an old thread but something like this:
http://www.cellphoneshop.net/playholster.html might have a little more gentle release to it. Just cut the swivel clip off and away you go. I think I'm gonna try it!

I attached a lot of Blue Tack to the bottom of the dock, Works perfect, Does not fall out either.

Car Mount for Droid Turbo

So how about how awesome this phone is!
Got a sweet car mount for it, and I'm loving being able to map for hours without the battery being dead afterwards!
The car mount is from amazon, a brand called TechMatte. I'm a huge fan of techmatte- since I got my car charger from them a year and a half ago (which still works perfectly, and charges rapidly (even though now I dont really have to lol)) All you need for this car mount is a flat surface on your dash, or you just put it on your windshield (if that's cool with the police where you live).
Anyway, I just wanted to give a quick shoutout to a mount that is pretty reasonably priced, and works pretty darned well.
Oh, and for the record, my husband uses an iOttie one, and I personally like the TechMatte better. Personal preference

Thanks for the recommendation. I wasn't sure where to mention this but for the ProClip fans, they are making a custom mount for the Droid Turbo although it's not specifically designed for the ballistic nylon version.

This is a quality car mount: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HRKI5V2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I currently have the Proclip in my Nissan Altima and this time I went with the iOauto magnetic holder. So far it's working great! I'm using the incipio case, and I just have the metal tab on the back. Some may not like this aesthetic, but I'm fine with it. I also believe it would have no problem sticking to the back of my Ballistic Nylon since the tab comes with a very sheer yet easily secured sticky film to put over the disc.
The disc locks into place on the base and I can rotate and tilt without issue. No amount of rough driving or vibration has knocked it loose unlike my last experiment which seem to slide off with any virbration...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DPMNNUO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Also the above item cause me to not be able to use my wireless charger, but the disc from iOauto does not block wireless charging. I have it situation a few mm below the camera and dead center. The wireless charger I'm using:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NBPHHES/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
So as long as you don't mind having a very small very thin metal disc on the back of your phone I would highly recommend the ProClip/iOauto solution. Especially if you want to use a case or a bumper. (when will we get a nice bumper anyway?)

bmcclure937 said:
This is a quality car mount: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HRKI5V2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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I ended up going with this version (http://www.amazon.com/Koomus-CD-Eco-Universal-Smartphone-Samsung/dp/B00JP0RTB4/ref=pd_sim_cps_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SVJ5T5XZQ43ZRKFT94F since it sounded like the depth of the mount on the other one might be an issue. So far having good experience with it. A little vibration using a grip at the bottom 1/3 of my phone but not too bad.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/bracket...lack/8762788.p?id=1202650710539&skuId=8762788 I use this. I like a mechanical mounting system so it's secure, and this really holds your phone in place. Plus side, can be used for pretty much any phone regardless of size and its very strong. Downside, sits on a vent so during the winter you have to keep that one closed otherwise the phone gets blasted with hot air.

I don't think I understand why people use car mounts so much... I mean I guess if you are using a maps app or something, but other than for that, I see no reason to have one. Am I missing something?

brucecottonmouth said:
I don't think I understand why people use car mounts so much... I mean I guess if you are using a maps app or something, but other than for that, I see no reason to have one. Am I missing something?
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I always keep Waze up when I'm driving, to get traffic and police alerts.

For car mounts- I have the iOttie One Touch car mount. It worked really well for me for about a month and a half, but after that the suction cup stopped working.... So I'm on the market for a new one. But I do agree with OP, this phone is great.

brucecottonmouth said:
I don't think I understand why people use car mounts so much... I mean I guess if you are using a maps app or something, but other than for that, I see no reason to have one. Am I missing something?
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I can't speak for anyone else, but I use my phone for both navigation on trips, plus I listen to Slacker Radio through BT connected to my cars entertainment system. I like to have a car mount that puts the phone in easy to reach and easy to see without having to take my eyes off the road for long. I too prefer the ProClip option, though currently they only offer the mount for the standard Turbo, not the Ballistic Nylon 64gb version. Right now, I will have to deal with a universal mount until ProClip develops the one for the ballistic nylon Turbo.

tcinfantino said:
I can't speak for anyone else, but I use my phone for both navigation on trips, plus I listen to Slacker Radio through BT connected to my cars entertainment system. I like to have a car mount that puts the phone in easy to reach and easy to see without having to take my eyes off the road for long. I too prefer the ProClip option, though currently they only offer the mount for the standard Turbo, not the Ballistic Nylon 64gb version. Right now, I will have to deal with a universal mount until ProClip develops the one for the ballistic nylon Turbo.
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You had mentioned ProClip-- could you post a link to theirs? I would like to see it.
Thanks!

Sure, here is the ProClip link...
http://www.proclipusa.com/phone-holders/device/motorola/droid-turbo.cmsv

tcinfantino said:
Sure, here is the ProClip link...
http://www.proclipusa.com/phone-holders/device/motorola/droid-turbo.cmsv
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Thanks, but isnt' that a little pricey? $30 for the cheapest one seems a little unreasonable.

Logitech [+]trip and [+]drive mounts?
Has anyone tried these with the BN model? I tried one in Best Buy with the dummy phone but I have no idea if the dummy's have more metal than the real deal.
FWIW, the dummy model attached extremely well to the [+]drive but the [+]trip was pretty weak.
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/plus-drive?crid=1537
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/plus-trip?crid=1537

avilancaster said:
You had mentioned ProClip-- could you post a link to theirs? I would like to see it.
Thanks!
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The active Proclip of the Nexus 5 plus the charging cable from the active Razr's Proclip plus 30 minutes of work = active Proclip for ballistic nylon Maxx:
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Peter

I've not found one I like yet. I had having things on my vents, and on the window is not a solution for us here in Arizona as our phones overheat in just a few mins up there. Driving a Prius and using a dashmat leaves me in a place where I am going to just need to just make my own. Velcro, suction cups, and doublesided tape do not work in the heat here as well.
While some of the mounts here you guys listed here are nice, doesn't the magnetic ones mess up the compass in the GPS, or it does not matter since it is really pulling info from the satalites?
One last thing, for us using cases such as Otter Boxes I bet some of those mounts would not work. When I get my mount done I'll post some pics.

Tom in AZ said:
I've not found one I like yet. I had having things on my vents, and on the window is not a solution for us here in Arizona as our phones overheat in just a few mins up there. Driving a Prius and using a dashmat leaves me in a place where I am going to just need to just make my own. Velcro, suction cups, and doublesided tape do not work in the heat here as well.
While some of the mounts here you guys listed here are nice, doesn't the magnetic ones mess up the compass in the GPS, or it does not matter since it is really pulling info from the satalites?
One last thing, for us using cases such as Otter Boxes I bet some of those mounts would not work. When I get my mount done I'll post some pics.
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About the gps-- the magnet should not alter anything... you're thinking of the boy scout compasses. Those would be messed up, not your phone

My techmatte fell off for the first time today. I've had it for a few months now, and with the chill, it finally fell off. Pretty long duration. I will reapply when it gets a little warmer out.

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My techmatte fell off for the first time today. I've had it for a few months now, and with the chill, it finally fell off. Pretty long duration. I will reapply when it gets a little warmer out.
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so would you still recommend that one?

shawnpuerto said:
so would you still recommend that one?
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absolutely.