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Any Good Car Mount for Arc?

I'm looking for a good car mount for Arc.
Can anyone recommend or give a link?
I tried ebay but you know any better ones?

For sure Carcomm and Brodit are the best. I asked them when they would be available. No clear answer they are working on the development.
BR

these are actually better than they look
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....94602&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1628wt_1139
the sides are in two halves and slide apart meaning you can configure it how you like. It has foldaway bottom rests and turns 360 so you can have the phone landscape or portrait. Its actually one of the best ive had in a few years and most certainly the cheapest

Hi,
a good car mount for Arc maybe is Tetrax: (www . tetrax . com)
The problem is that you must paste a metal circle on the backcover
But is the best solution because you can touch and rotate the "Arc" in every position.

I recently thought about
http://www.amazon.de/dp/B002OLL9BC/...eative=6742&camp=1638&creativeASIN=B002OLL9BC
or
http://www.amazon.de/q1-Autohalteru...=sr_1_1?s=ce-de&ie=UTF8&qid=1304165356&sr=1-1
And I wondered if one of those would be any good...

I recently got this one:
cgi.ebay.com/Windscreen-Car-Mount-Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Arc-/130502621883?pt=UK_Holders_Mounts&hash=item1e628ffabb
I must say it fits my Arc perfetly!

silasdm said:
I recently got this one:
cgi.ebay.com/Windscreen-Car-Mount-Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Arc-/130502621883?pt=UK_Holders_Mounts&hash=item1e628ffabb
I must say it fits my Arc perfetly!
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Can you tell me if a a skin cover is on the phone will it still fit on the Holders?

Brodit mount
According to their site, it will be available in 5 days.

pato_bato said:
Can you tell me if a a skin cover is on the phone will it still fit on the Holders?
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Can't tell, if it's thin enough... I'm waiting for a skin cover, and I will report if it fits when I get it.

I use this one and is very good compared to the price
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200591474760&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

statsminister said:
I use this one and is very good compared to the price
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200591474760&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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I like that too.. but I want to know if the phone still fit if you have a skin case on the phone. Because the mount looks like a perfect fit on the phone it self.

I got one of these for my HTC Touch HD and it works just as well for my Arc. The width is adjustable to it can clamp the phone snuggly. And it has additional legs as support that rest against the dashboard. Worked great until I got my new company car. It has stupid modern weird shaped vents that it doesn't hook onto. Not without getting in the way of the indicator stalk anyway.
Should work fine for most cars with normal air vents though.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/universal-phone-vent-holder-p27265.htm
Cheers
Dazza

Brodit just released a passive and active support (http://www.brodit.com/?lang=E). See links at The bottom of brodit webpage.

pato_bato said:
I like that too.. but I want to know if the phone still fit if you have a skin case on the phone. Because the mount looks like a perfect fit on the phone it self.
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The mount is some type of hard rubber, so it is possible to let it hold an arc with a skin case. It is usable, but can't say it's a perfect fit ;-)
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Brodit mounts
I've just checked Holder and Mounts and Brodit mounts are listed and seems to be available to buy in the UK.

The Brodit ones are good but you need first the clip for you car only and then buy the holder for the phone.
I used mostly the pasive holder and if you put in landscape and you take a sharp turn your phone can be flying (HTC diamond2). With my Nokia E65 back then the passive holder seem to be very fit so I had to put in hard and you could get some scratches on the sides ...
I think the active holder seems a better fit and keep your phone safe in landscape, but dont know for sure it seems better attached but also more expensive.
Just my two cents but overall I think Brodit doing a good job but when you buying new phones all the time it can get expensive too if you have to replace the holder everytime.

Now that I have a snap on case for the arc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13764860&postcount=71
Challenge now is will this car mount fit with this snap on case before i place the order. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&clk_rvr_id=232032065754
Anyone who has this car mount [link above] can you show a pic with a silicon case or any case on the phone with the car mount? thanks.

I got the active one from Brodit, and I can tell you, that it is excellent

Unfortunately Brodit mounts are not suitable for SE Arc with case of any sort.

I use this one by Nokia. Fits PERFECTLY, SECURELY and best part of it is that it is tiny and refined compared to the rest of the eBay ones which is huge and ugly
Been using it since Nokia E71, E72, HTC Legend and surprisingly, it fits the Arc the best
http://bit.ly/jbBWKJ

ProClip + Case?

Does anyone have the proclip car mount for this phone and is using it with a case? My proclip order is on backorder. I'm kind of peeved with their customer service . . . for spending over $100 on a car mount I'd expect at least some halfway decent service. They don't answer their phone and ignore half my e-mails.
Anyyyyywho . . . I might like find a phone case this would work with. Any recommendations?

Sorry to hear you are having issues with them. I have dealt with them for years and they have been wonderful and responsive to my queries.
Expensive but the absolute best products.
I bought item# 875214 to hold my GNote with case or whatever as it is adjustable. The have a specific holder for Gnote but that would not accomodate a case, bumper what have you.
Hope this helps.

claude4 said:
I bought item# 875214 to hold my GNote with case or whatever as it is adjustable. The have a specific holder for Gnote but that would not accomodate a case, bumper what have you.
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I have a Note with a case and already had the 875214 (for a Captivate with case). It does fit in width but with the thin tpu case I have it is floppy back and forth at the top. It is fine like it is since it is not going to fall out but I would like to find a way to tighten it up by narrowing the slot or find another Proclip adjustable clip that is made for thinner phones.

proclip.
I have a proclip with an adjustable holder. kind of an universal one. I think proclip is a great deal. will add pictures soon

If anyone is interested in taking a dremmel to their expensive Brodit holder, I got my i717 to fit with the Ringke Slim case by dremmeling the crap out of it. Still fits pretty snug without the case, too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507501

S3 Suction car mount by Garmin!!

By pure chance I found out that my SIII with its slimline cover fitted works perfectly in my Garmin Nuvi 205 dash mount.
Secure and easy to mount, almost as if it was made for the S3.
The Garmin Part Number
Item 010-10936-00 Suction cup with bracket (Nuvi 2xx series)
Cost is around $10 - %15
Cover is a Cygnet BlackFrost Matte slim case (around $20)
I love finding a really good cost effective solution for my toys!!
Video Clip. Please excuse poor sound quality, had to dig out my old Olympus compact to make this,

Thanks, looking forward to the video.
good to know since Garmin has quality mounts.
Does it actually clip in? Is it firm?
If you remove the case, hows the fit?

Fits snugly, clips into the mount as if it was made for it,
Doesn't work without the cover though, phone is just to small,
Would be possible rather easily I might add to put some shrink tubing on the arms of the mount and build it up a little to hold the phone naked!

I wonder if it would fit with a tpu case. Your case seems pretty slim

ZaJules said:
By pure chance I found out that my SIII with its slimline cover fitted works perfectly in my Garmin Nuvi 205 dash mount.
Secure and easy to mount, almost as if it was made for the S3.
The Garmin Part Number
Item 010-10936-00 Suction cup with bracket (Nuvi 2xx series)
Cost is around $10 - %15
Cover is a Cygnet BlackFrost Matte slim case (around $20)
I love finding a really good cost effective solution for my toys!!
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Thanks for the find. Do you think it would be able to fit the S3 with an Otterbox Commuter case on? My phone's approximately 7.7mm wide with the case on.
Cheers

Might fit but it would be tight, the rounded edges of the Cygnett case allows it to clip into the holder the otter box might be to square
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my garmin gps always falls off from the windshield now..the suction cup doesn't hold..don't know how i'd feel putting my phone there..
am i suppose to wash it with soap or something to make it work again?

kl25 said:
my garmin gps always falls off from the windshield now..the suction cup doesn't hold..don't know how i'd feel putting my phone there..
am i suppose to wash it with soap or something to make it work again?
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You should get a replacement one...They are super cheap on eBay. I have one that is over 7 years old (*back when standalone GPS units were +$300!) and it still works great.

kl25 said:
my garmin gps always falls off from the windshield now..the suction cup doesn't hold..don't know how i'd feel putting my phone there..
am i suppose to wash it with soap or something to make it work again?
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I fix that with alcohol. But then I fix everything with alcohol.

universal mount
I got this car mount from amazon.com
Search for Kropsson Aero universal mount.
the design of the mount was a great plus.
Feature wise, defiantly recommend.

proud a-clown said:
I fix that with alcohol. But then I fix everything with alcohol.
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:laugh::good:
couldn't have said it better myself!!!!

I can confirm this mount works great with the rock quicksand case. Easy to put in and take out and holds rock solid. Before the case showed up I had used a couple pieces of heat shrink tubing held on with electrical tape and it worked awesome with the naked galaxy s3.
I like this style of mount because you can position the phone with it gripping the middle, top or bottom to fine tune where the screen is in relation to your windshield.
I went with this one though, instead of one of the $5 options: (replace spaces with ., I don't have enough posts to post links) www amazon com/gp/product/B0042PJ8NY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00[/url]
It's the actual oem garmin mount instead of a knockoff, and judging by the reviews the difference is the mount that holds the ball is made of metal, so it won't break. It came with one of the 3m PE Foam adhesive backed discs for mounting to the dashboard as well. Highly recommended.

I just tried it. PERFECT fit with my diztronic TPU case. Thanks OP!

Looking for a Windshield/Dash mount

Need a Windshield or Dash mount(probably prefer windshield). I do use a slim TPU case. Anyone out there found a good one they can share?

I just bought an official Samsung vehicle mount today. It fits any Samsung phone with a 4 - 5.5 inch screen.
Its awesome BTW, real solid. There are some video reviews on youtube
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I got the TomTom TomTom Universal Alternative Mount from Target. I regretted it at first because it was a return item, and the person had broken it before returning it. I decided to get super glue and glue the arm to the mounting brace. I assume that an unused version would work as intended.
Now, I can record car accidents by tilting the phone on the mount...

Arkon universal mount, excellent stand and very sturdy.
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I'm using the Arkon MG110, which includes a sticky dash mount, but their MG115 uses the same holder with a windshield suction cup mount. There's a spring in the back of the holder that I had to shorten to get it to open enough to fit my Nexus with the Otterbox Defender. They claim it opens to 2.81", but I'm not sure where they measure that on the curved arms of the holder.
Here's a link to their catalog: http://www.arkon.com/catalog/Arkon_2011_Catalog.pdf

Necrolust said:
I just bought an official Samsung vehicle mount today. It fits any Samsung phone with a 4 - 5.5 inch screen.
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I have adopted this solution and I'm able to confirm that it works very well.
I've been told that the veichle mount for the new Samsung Galaxy S III fits well the Nexus too.

Brodit vehicle specific mount + the Brodit passive holder for iPhone 3GS with case.
The holder's adjustable across a wide range and it's the only one I could find that would fit a Galaxy Nexus + any case.

I've used this Arkon Mobile grip mount when I had a car (got a motorcycle) and now my girlfriend uses it in here Scion with her GS3. It's only $18.
http://www.arkon.com/mobile-grip/mobile-grip-dashboard-mount-mg178.html
This particular holder will fit a typical TPU case, they have larger holders that will fit bigger cases like the Otterbox Defender.

I have scoshe universal mount bought off wal mart its compact with some soft touch for not scratching the device and the lock is solid
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Does anyone have this mount? Likes/dislikes?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-Car-Moun...ung-Galaxy-Nexus-Prime-GT-i9250-/320943488185

Car Mount recommendation?

Can anyone recommend a good car mount?
I just bought some cheesy magnetic thing from Amazon. Will be returning ASAP. Ideally, I think I'm looking for something that can clip into either the air vents or on the dash of my car. I realized there probably aren't many pixel specific accessories made yet, but maybe someone has had good success with a different model for an earlier phone?
Anyway just wondering what you all were planning on using.

I've been using a good magnetic mount for the CD slot in my car since the Nexus 5 days. I like the Koomus brand of them from Amazon.
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I personally been using ProClip for a while. With my Nexus 6 I have a universal one since I have a thin case it slips in. Mounts are made per vehicle too.
https://www.proclipusa.com/category/google-pixel-2
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I've had the third generation iOttie car mount for about a year, and it is excellent. It doesn't have a vent clip, but its suction cup mount is very sturdy. It even comes with a little pad you can use if your dash is textured.

I second the ProClip. You can get a custom mount for your vehicle, and select a separate holder. I've got a custom mount and a universal holder that can be adjusted if you switch phones.

I second the recommendations for iOttie mounts. I bought their wireless charging one back when I got my Galaxy S6, but I still use it with my Pixels because it is incredibly convenient to secure and remove the device. Excellent quality, usability, and adjustability, well worth the purchase.

coolsilver said:
I personally been using ProClip for a while. With my Nexus 6 I have a universal one since I have a thin case it slips in. Mounts are made per vehicle too.
https://www.proclipusa.com/category/google-pixel-2
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Looks like a solid product! I have an '09 Kia Spectra and the dash doesn't look like an easy place to put a phone mount. I checked out their custom mount for my car and the only drawback I can see is it completely covers a vent (for a/c) which may or may not be an issues, I won't know until mounted but.. Any experience with that for you?

Yea on my prior vehicle I had it cover the vent. It was out far enough so it still put out air but it wasn't really directional as far as flow as before. Center ones I didn't care as much about being pointed at me to keep cool. It was a solid bracket though

coolsilver said:
Yea on my prior vehicle I had it cover the vent. It was out far enough so it still put out air but it wasn't really directional as far as flow as before. Center ones I didn't care as much about being pointed at me to keep cool. It was a solid bracket though
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Thanks! They do look solid ...

I have an existing car mount for my S7 before I got the XL, it holds the phone in landscape and squeezes the sides. Little concerned that this may not be good for the squeeze sensors. Anyone think it could affect the sensors over time?

I have this one since May 2016 no issues and easy off and on for various phones..I have vent but they make cd slot and I think window too
iOttie
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017HME9DC/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Haven't used these myself, but they look pretty sweet...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DCSIRG0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_KmO7zbB7T3BNE
Anybody used this one before?

Cowbell_Guy said:
Can anyone recommend a good car mount?
I just bought some cheesy magnetic thing from Amazon. Will be returning ASAP. Ideally, I think I'm looking for something that can clip into either the air vents or on the dash of my car. I realized there probably aren't many pixel specific accessories made yet, but maybe someone has had good success with a different model for an earlier phone?
Anyway just wondering what you all were planning on using.
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Another vote for Proclip's mounting solution. The universal large holder works fine with my Pixel 2 XL with a (Caseology Parallax) case. It's pricey but it works beautifully.
I just ordered the IOAuto magnet holder to use with Proclip's mounting bracket. I'm tired of sliding my phone into the holder. 1st world problems, I know.
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morbidhippy said:
I just ordered the iOttie magnet holder to use with Proclip's mounting bracket. I'm tired of sliding my phone into the holder.
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How does that work exactly? Which iOttie did you buy, and how does it work with the ProClip bracket?

dberthia said:
How does that work exactly? Which iOttie did you buy, and how does it work with the ProClip bracket?
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Oops, I meant IOAuto, not iOttie.
https://www.proclipusa.com/product/...xkJK2QwbcDyiiZdeiDsdvqZtMoM3Vg84aAjDOEALw_wcB
I bought the IOAuto Pro. It attaches to the vehicle mount that I purchased previously from Proclip. It comes with small circular metal disks that should be attached to your phone.
I hate the thought of using adhesive to stick anything on my phone so I'm going to try and place the disk between the phone and my TPU case. In think the magnet will still work fine.
Check out YouTube. I've seen a couple of videos of others installing it.
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I like this simple magnetic holder:
Techmatte MagGrip Orbit Universal Air Vent Magnetic Car Mount Holder
It requires a thin metal plate which works fine if you use a TPU case or other case that's not too thick on the back; this way, it doesn't require any permanent application. I bought 3 for family members, and a friend got one after seeing mine. It's easy to mount, secure, very simple in design - it uses a steel ball that mounts to an air vent, and a magnetic piece that connects to the ball, giving easy adjustment in all directions, or complete removal. This magnetic piece connects to the phone's steel plate. My wife has an iphone 6P which works well; I have a nexus 5X.

coolsilver said:
I personally been using ProClip for a while. With my Nexus 6 I have a universal one since I have a thin case it slips in. Mounts are made per vehicle too.
https://www.proclipusa.com/category/google-pixel-2
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Adding a :good: for the ProClip. Mine just came yesterday and works perfect.

morbidhippy said:
I hate the thought of using adhesive to stick anything on my phone so I'm going to try and place the disk between the phone and my TPU case. In think the magnet will still work fine.
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I'm curious to see if that works out for you. I'm intrigued, but it seems like $50 is a bit steep for that mount. If it works well for you with a case, I may consider it though.

I know my solution isn't going to be for everyone, but it works well for my needs. I have a hybrid Proclip/Ram Mount solution. Proclip for the center dash mount, then Ram Mounts for the rest (ball, short arm, and X Grip holder). It's more involved than the common solutions, but it puts my phone right whereIi want it and it's rock solid--which is important for those track days.
As mentioned upthread, this does partially block the vent, but on my Mustang not by too much, and the passenger still gets air flow when it's directed their way. A bonus is the phone stays nice & cool when staying on playing podcasts while commuting, or running the telemetry apps while on track.

I can strongly recommend this one. They're a little pricey but I have them in my truck, car, 4-wheeler and mountain bike. Just the spring clips are strong and when you add the rubber sling it'll hold on to the phone almost no matter what. This one actually fits my P2XL better than my PXL. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0066BWMNU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1