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[GUIDE] Windshield mount for CDMA Hero (lots of pics)

Jealous of the Droid users with their custom windshield mounts? Currently, I have not seen any aftermarket windshield mounts that are specifically for the CDMA Hero. Want to make one for around $8.50? It's not that hard, and only takes about 20 minutes of your time. Here's how:
Custom belt clip holder for CDMA Hero + Some sort of windshield mount.
I picked a windshield mount for a Garmin 200, which worked out well for me. This cost me $4.39 including shipping from HK, from eBay seller 'metapark'. Then I purchased the belt clip from eBay seller 'mobilesandpdas' for $3.89 including shipping from Ohio.
1. First thing you're going to want to do is pop the pin out of the belt clip to take it apart.
2. Then remove the rest of the clip using a drill and a 3/16" drill bit. Go slow! It should only take a few turns and the rest should come right off. Then you can take the rest of the mechanism and toss it.
3. Now we want to remove the round part where that mechanism was previously connected, in order to make the back of the clip flat. At first I tried a hacksaw, but it looked like it was going to tear up the back of the holder, so instead I used some wire cutters. Clip the semi-circle of plastic and the center pin.
4. Now to get it perfectly flush, you're also going to need to sand or grind it down a bit too. It should look like this when you're done.
5. Next take the mount for the Garmin 200, and remove the portions that extend forward to grab the Garmin. Use a hacksaw for this, and then sand it a little to smooth it up and make it look nice. You'll end up with a flat piece.
6. Use some sand paper to scuff up where the two pieces will be glued together, to make sure they get secured well by the glue. Spread some epoxy (I used some 5-minute stuff) thinly on the areas where they will contact. Make sure not to get any into the socket where the ball of the rest of the mount sits. I also filled the little valley with epoxy just to make it flush.
7. Let dry (I waited 15-25 minutes) and enjoy the new mount.
Finished product: [Front], [Rear]
Note: I know the final pics aren't that great, but it does really look great. No one is going to tell it isn't factory unless they're really looking closely. Some of the epoxy I slopped around where I didn't want it, I removed after about 5 minutes by scraping it lightly with a straight screwdriver. (wait for it to set up, or you're just going to spread it around)
By the way: This mount holds the phone very steadily, it doesn't shake or rattle in anyway at all. Another nice thing is that you can swivel the phone sideways for landscape GPS nav.
Check out how davide169 made his mount in this thread

Cool, Thanks!

Nice job!
I'd be interested in a DIY solution that allowed the camera to be used while mounted for Layar, or other Augmented Reality apps.

crunchybutternut said:
Nice job!
I'd be interested in a DIY solution that allowed the camera to be used while mounted for Layar, or other Augmented Reality apps.
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You could move where the mount is glued on slightly, and it would probably work. The belt clip part has an opening to allow for camera use.

crunchybutternut said:
Nice job!
I'd be interested in a DIY solution that allowed the camera to be used while mounted for Layar, or other Augmented Reality apps.
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Well..... I think driving is one of those things where you need to focus on REALITY not an augmented reality.
I'm using a air vent mount for my hero, as my car's windshield is too deep (Volvo S80)
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Arkon-SM329-SBH-Universal-Cell-Phone-Air-Vent-Mount/13045680
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Works fantasticly, and what I love is that it rotates 90 degrees so when using google maps/nav I can have it widescreen.
The version i purchased in the store looks a bit different, but it is very adjustable so that the USB power cord can still be plugged in, and its the first universal mount I've ever used that holds the phone securely that doesn't mess with the volume buttons.

wow bro good work... shows u were determined lol . but yeah thanx for the hook up.

@poor_red_neck
Yeah, I've been using a similar version solution until now. Unfortunately, I've owned a half dozen of the universal mounts, and they all have a few issues. The main one recently being that I can't see my google navigation when it's way down on my air vents.
It also worried me when exposing my phone to temperature extremes. My vents go pretty much closed, but the heater still would heat my phone up, so I completely stopped using my dash vents and switched to floor vents until I built this one.
@Everyone else: thanks for the compliments, I hope this will help someone in need!

i run your boot screen and now ill be running your mount.

zikronix said:
i run your boot screen and now ill be running your mount.
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Thanks. There's nothing that makes my day more than knowing that I've done something that someone appreciates. Its the reason I stopped lurking and started posting.

I've been looking for this for months! I paid more for a insufficient product. I may give this a go.
Only downside is my Seidio 3500mAh won't work with this... but that doesn't stop me from using the original battery for this purpose

very professional and exactly what I needed. thanks for the step-by-step!

good walkthru, i just ordered myself the beltclip, car charger and mount. all said and done, $9.00.<--you cant beat that with stick!!
thanks!

I have something like that. One thats a pre made one of those, solid, no rattles and has an optional elbow.
And my current setup that's power/audio wired inside the dash and pro clip mounted on the right of the HVAC using right-angle extUSB
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Nice. This looks great for using Maps Nav.

crunchybutternut said:
Nice job!
I'd be interested in a DIY solution that allowed the camera to be used while mounted for Layar, or other Augmented Reality apps.
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You could easily drill a hole in the back of this setup for a camera port.

Awesome job, ordered all my parts, cant wait to put them together.

katmandu421 said:
You could easily drill a hole in the back of this setup for a camera port.
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I may have to try this... I'll take a look at it here this afternoon and see if that would line up right. Not that I'd acutally use it lol

This is flipping amazing. I'll build on this week!

abcdfv said:
This is flipping amazing. I'll build on this week!
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You might want to note that the Garmin mount came from Hong Kong, so if you order from the people I did, it might take a week and a half to get it. However, the same concept would apply to any other windshield mount that you could glue on.

Just ordered both items. Should be a nice fun quick assembly! Thanks again for this post.

Poor man's desk stand

Hi Folks,
may I introduce you poor man's desk stand:
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This construction is open source. Feel free to use and improve it as you like The only constriction is, you have to post it (photos) on this thread, if you rebuild and improve my poor man's desk stand.

yet another nice idea
DN41

I love these I always make one when someone suggests one, I've got like six littering my desk

Push this thread

haha sound tha like mate just wantz painting or graffn up

that's awesome... no charging thoug... but still... at that price...

try this....
PS: Its not me in the video !!

Cool idea I think a lot of people became poor cause of the expensiveness of the HD2

GoGo Stand
Saw this thread and just had to tell you about my friend's site that addresses this very thing. His nick is Envador, and he's become very well known for his computer case mods. Aside from that, he came up with an idea for a phone/stand and he calls it the GoGoStand. you can check them out at
http://www.gogostand.com/
They fit in your wallet and are literally the size of a credit card.
I have 4 of them.

Lord60 said:
Saw this thread and just had to tell you about my friend's site that addresses this very thing. His nick is Envador, and he's become very well known for his computer case mods. Aside from that, he came up with an idea for a phone/stand and he calls it the GoGoStand. you can check them out at
http://www.gogostand.com/
They fit in your wallet and are literally the size of a credit card.
I have 4 of them.
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Awesome for just $5

Great job dude,
I have in my mind something like this, could you please post the measssurements of the base of your coarton dock?
I'm looking for an angled micro usb data cable so I can attach it to the dock and charge it at the same time, also I think I can get it covered with FIBERGLASS and then paintwith some glossy black spry paint..
That's what I have in mind, just need to start with the meassurements.
Thanks for all!

Lord60 said:
Saw this thread and just had to tell you about my friend's site that addresses this very thing. His nick is Envador, and he's become very well known for his computer case mods. Aside from that, he came up with an idea for a phone/stand and he calls it the GoGoStand. you can check them out at
http://www.gogostand.com/
They fit in your wallet and are literally the size of a credit card.
I have 4 of them.
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i saw this on this on the interweb around last summer. it was not this nice, the guy had posted how to make this yourself with a template. i made one from the side of a milk jug. it worked ok. i since bought the EB with kickstand so i tossed it. i dont always use the EB so i placed an order for these things. thanks for throwing this thing out for us.

Wire stand variation allowing charging & headphones
Hi all. I decided to make a version of the paperclip desk stand that would allow me to keep the charger plugged in and listen to headphones. You will need:
- 1 plastic coated wire clothes hanger OR ~ 60 cm of coated wire - not too heavy gauge or it will be hard to bend.
- Pliers
- Cloth to grip wire with to avoid damage from pliers
- Paper to put template on
- A ruler and pen
Method: Rule a 29cm line on the paper. Starting at the left hand end, mark the following positions on the line - 6.5cm, 11.5cm, 14.5cm, 19.5cm and 28.5cm. Hold the left hand end of the wire up against the line and transfer the marks to the wire, including the 29cm end which is halfway. Turn the wire, keeping the 29cm mark in line with the end of the ruled line and transfer the marks from right back to left on the remaining ~30cm of wire. Use the pliers to trim the excess wire off the end of the wire. Now, starting in the middle of the wire, bend the wire ~75-90 degrees at the 28.5cm marks - there should be about a cm of wire between the bends. Next, bend the wire into a hairpin bend at the 19.5cm marks. Then bend the wire ~85-90 degrees at the 14.5cm marks. This makes two 5cm "legs" at the back of the stand. Bend the wire ~85-90 degrees back down at the 11.5cm marks. Then make hairpin bends at the 6.5cm marks. Using the cloth and pliers, grip the 4 "hairpins" and squeeze the wires as close together as you can get them. Last, grip the short front ends of the wire and bend them outwards to avoid scratching the phone. Voila - a stand that can hold your HD2 while it's charging (pretend my old iPaq in the pic is the HD2 I used to take the photos )
Note: it isn't super stable, but it isn't intended to be.
Note 2: the other stand is "one I prepared earlier" from an over-the-door hanger. More stable, but doesn't have room for the charging cable.
My new hobby - creative accessories for the HD2

Bike mount

Can anyone recommend a good bike/motorbike mount (will be used for both) for the Dell Streak?
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

I have this on my bike:
http://www.amazon.com/RAM-Mounting-...GJQI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311293267&sr=8-1
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and then I gorilla glued the Dell car mount to the diamond shaped bracket.
I have also used a Otterbox holster for this also

I wouldn't trust the Otterbox holster. The only time I drop my phone, for the most part, is when it's in that holster... Stepping off a ledge, if you don't hold on to it, or be somewhat careful, then the holster lets go of the phone. Lol. But thanks, I might check it out.

And I don't like that the car mount doesn't secure it on both sides...

I heated the holster up a little over my stove's heating elements until the plastic softened. Then I pushed it in a little bit to tighten the fit.
It doesn't bump, shift or slide even a little. It snaps in tight.
To each their own.

I love how I see you've posted the same thing on like...4 different sites. I googled dell streak bike mount, and saw you commented on a few different sites about it. Lol.

Only answered people's questions... and it should have only been XDA and Pockatables. I found that people are usually much better off if they just do as I say.
Did you see how I mounted USB ports to power the phone?

Radimus said:
Only answered people's questions... and it should have only been XDA and Pockatables. I found that people are usually much better off if they just do as I say.
Did you see how I mounted USB ports to power the phone?
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I probably will be going with what you suggest, when it comes to mounting the phone. I see you've used it for a couple years, so it's fairly reliable. And I don't really see how you mounted them, but I do see that you mounted them. I'll just be using a usb converter for that, though.

http://www.hdforums.com/forum/6876555-post404.html
http://www.hdforums.com/forum/7042414-post422.html

That looks really nice, and I might do it one day. For now, I'll just use a converter.

And actually, I think what I might do is drill a couple of holes in the plastic part of my Otterbox, to attach it to the bike mount. Bad part is that I'll always have to have a screwdriver with me, lol. But oh well.

guesirwowghr said:
And actually, I think what I might do is drill a couple of holes in the plastic part of my Otterbox, to attach it to the bike mount. Bad part is that I'll always have to have a screwdriver with me, lol. But oh well.
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I just scuffed up the mount and the bracket a bit and then used gorilla glue and a clamp. Just a thin smear on each side of the point of contact. Then let it setup for 24 hours before removing the clamp and cleaning the excess glue.
I've done 2 of them, one for the dell car mount and 1 for the otterbox defender holster.
If you do screws, do your best to countersink it some, you'd not want the scres to press against the case very much.

I know not to do that. And I literally have to spend the least amount of money possible. Which is the reason I'm going to get the mount, and just drill holes. I'll use a couple flatheaded screws, and probably just a wingnut at the other ends, so I don't need to carry a screwdriver around.

More precise. I'll drill a couple holes in the plastic part of my otterbox case, and in the bike mount. Then use flat screws (so the phone will still fit in the case) and put wingnuts on the other end.

Car mount with clamp?

Hi,
I'm looking for a car mount that has a clamp on it. I've tried ebay, amazon and google, but all I can find are car mounts that use either suction, vent clips, bicycle handle bar attachments, or cup holder attachments.
All I need is a simple clamp.
The only one I can find is the trident AMS attachment, but there is no AMS case for this device. I was looking forward to the Kraken until they cancelled it.
TIA,
-PW

I want that one on the infomercial with the zillion suction cups on it.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II.

I have the Exogear carmount, it uses a clamp but the suction cup sucks onto a lot of surfaces. What you could do is use it on reverse, so clamp it onto the object and then suction cup your phone lol - the suction is pretty strong so I wouldn't worry abot it falling..not sure if the clamp is strong enough to hold the entire thing in place though.
http://www.amazon.com/Exomount-Universal-Car-Mount-Black/dp/B004Z8ZLOS

I recommend the Exogear Exomount too. It has a large clamp and I've been using it for quite some time now without problems. It was a bit expensive but before that I got 3 or 4 cheap mounts and they were all crap.
I use it with my Galaxy S2 with an extended Momax battery (phone becomes quite heavy) with no problems. Very adjustable and strong, you can rotate to use the phones vertically or horizontally. It will be slightly shaky as most mounts and it is firm enough (except perhaps if you want to film pro-quality HD movies from the dashboard).
I remove it often to avoid theft attempts but so far it has never lost suction.
I also use it to hold my TomTom 25 stand-alone GPS. The TomTom is even larger and heavier (134 x 95 x 20 mm, 216 grams), but again, no problems as the clamp goes wide and the suction is good.
They are also compatible with many devices, due to the clamp system. Just be sure not to get the suction area dirty, if you remove it often.
I'm about to buy a Note 2 and am quite sure it will hold it very well too.
The one I have is exactly this one below. The clamp opens a lot more than shown with the iphone.
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Exomount 2 does not seem to have vent mounting capabilities. For those that prefer a clip-type holder that mounts to a vent, this is a similar solution for less than half the price of the Exomount 2:
http://www.semsons.com/gaspvemowiun.html

k9cop said:
I want that one on the infomercial with the zillion suction cups on it.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II.
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Walmart and Office Depot carry some that are the sticky stuff. I have one in my Element that holds my note with the defender case.
FromToronto said:
I have the Exogear carmount, it uses a clamp but the suction cup sucks onto a lot of surfaces. What you could do is use it on reverse, so clamp it onto the object and then suction cup your phone lol - the suction is pretty strong so I wouldn't worry abot it falling..not sure if the clamp is strong enough to hold the entire thing in place though.
http://www.amazon.com/Exomount-Universal-Car-Mount-Black/dp/B004Z8ZLOS
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My luck I'd hit a big ass bump and my phone would hit the floor with the back cover still stuck to the suction cup.

Can anyone verify that all of these do work with the GN2? They all say in the product description that they work with phones up to 5" screens.
Sent from my Note 2

NutritionN said:
Can anyone verify that all of these do work with the GN2? They all say in the product description that they work with phones up to 5" screens.
Sent from my Note 2
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Indeed they do work. I have an Otterbox Defender and the clip works with that case too.

Nite Ize Universal Handlebar Mount for bikes

Hello,
So I looked around this forum to see if anyone had any bike mounts that they used for their m8.
It seems like there's very few of us who don't like armbands and bike bags don't seem large enough to hold an HTC One m8.
So with that in mind, I've decided to post to help out people in a similar situation.
My HTC One m8 has an otterbox defender case (so it's quite large)
Here's some photos of the Nite Ize Universal Handlebar Mount
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Based on the specs, the m8 with the defender case sits just outside the max range of this mount. But I figured it's made of rubber so maybe I could be stretched a millimetre more.
The Mount uses one piece of rubber the stretches under the handlebar and then wraps around your phone to then hook onto the metal piece.
I had to attach it to my handlebar because the handle bar was thinner, giving me more rubber to wrap around the phone. I tried placing the Mount on the top of the Fork, but it was too thick.
I believe my handlebar is 1 inch in diameter. But I'll check it more precisely when I get a measuring tape.
As you can see its primarily used for Apple iPhone as the space in front of the phone seems to favour the slide to unlock method.
Because the defender case is so thick and large, I had to force the rubber to stretch into the clip, it's on pretty snugly, and I doubt it'd fall off. I've ridden off road in grassy parks so far with no issues or worry that it'd fall off. And even if it did... I believe in the defender!
From the above photo, you can see how the rubber band hooks in place. Without the cross section where the phone is resting on, the Mount will definitely rotate and face the ground, due to the heavy phone and gravity.
Here's the other side of the Mount, you can see how it wraps around the handle bar. That metal piece is the single metal piece that extends to the other side for the rubber to hook on to.
I haven't ridden on mountain bike trails yet. As its still cold here. But so far this mount looks promising, especially if you use tasker or anything of the like, to automatically disable lock screen and whatnot. The the band really gets in the way of unlocking the phone.
For my purposes, it fits the use I need it for. A position near the front of the bike that can maintain a connection to my bluetooth headphones (non noise cancelling of course), ease of access and not attached to my body (in the event I wipe out... But then again.. If I wipe out, the bike will definitely wipe out and worse, with my phone firmly attached for the ride...)
But this post is for those who wants to know whether this mount can support the huge defender case. And yes it can.. Provided your handlebar is not thick.
Enjoy!
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using xda app-developers app

On my specialized tarmac, road bike, I keep it on the top tube right in front of the stem. Holds like a champ. On my Mtb, fs specialized epic comp carbon, on a very aggressive downhill, it came off and bounced.....on the trails it held just fine. Don't know how it would handle a hardtail on trails, don't have one.
Only thing I spend more time on then my phone is my bikes....

http://deltacycle.com/accessories/hold-its/smartphone-caddy-ii
Been using this since January and it has held up through tumbles with my N5. I have nothing but faith for this. Also comes with those little felt circular things you put under furniture to put on the inside corners to add padding. Plus the red and black went too well with my theme lol(you know you do it too).

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http://deltacycle.com/accessories/hold-its/smartphone-caddy-ii
Been using this since January and it has held up through tumbles with my N5. I have nothing but faith for this. Also comes with those little felt circular things you put under furniture to put on the inside corners to add padding. Plus the red and black went too well with my theme lol(you know you do it too).
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That looks like exactly the type of mount I'm after as I want a stem mounted option.
Do you know if this company ship to the UK?
Sent from my HTC One_M8