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Here is my rip off of rkellog's mount... Works GREAT except my phone shuts the screen off when it detects a magnetic field (for flip cases and the like).. So

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Old 06-25-2016, 10:49 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Here is my rip off of rkellog's mount... Works GREAT except my phone shuts the screen off when it detects a magnetic field (for flip cases and the like).. So eventually I'll have to root it to fix that. As it is, if I wiggle it around a bit, it works fine.

I also tried putting a wireless charger in there. It fit fine, but the phone had to be placed super precisely for it to work and I wasn't happy with it... I might try again in the future.

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I had to do two sets of magnets and metal plates to hold it... I couldn't put them in the middle because I use wireless charging at home and the plate would block it. One big magnet and plate like rkellog did would be much easier.
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I did this too. Best mount imho. Props to rkellog.
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Old 06-26-2016, 02:02 AM   #33 (permalink)
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I am using a cd slot phone mount for my IPhone 6. The brand is Koomus but you can find others on Amazon...works really well, I picked up another one for my daily.
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On the cheap I recommend the magnet vent mounts. I use it on rentals all the time during biz trips. Comes off clean
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Thank you, the magnet mount it is awesome. I tried smaller N52 magnets and they did not work, but the N45 1.75 X .25 is awesome. On the screws, they are easy to drop. Once you have taken it off and put it back on once, if you have to take it off again, you will need to find longer screws as the plastic is not made to screwed into repeatedly.
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Thank you, the magnet mount it is awesome. I tried smaller N52 magnets and they did not work, but the N45 1.75 X .25 is awesome. On the screws, they are easy to drop. Once you have taken it off and put it back on once, if you have to take it off again, you will need to find longer screws as the plastic is not made to screwed into repeatedly.
I also tried this today, but need to re-do the job. I ended up stacking four N45 1.75 x 0.0625 magnets. While they hold the phone, the phone did swivel a bit on some bumpy roads and on a few hard turns. At one point, the phone turned upside down. As I've learned, stacking four 1/16" thick magnets doesn't provide the same pull force as one 1/4" thick magnet. So I should've just listened to rkellogg. I did take the cubby door off a few times, however, and I didn't have any issues with the screws/plastic.
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I am using this phone mount, it works great and I have moved it from my 240, is300 and now to the Z34. it bolts to the seat and you can bend it a bunch of different ways. it can get shaky due to the length of the arm but its never really bothered me.


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Thank you rkellogg07!

I am also going to pirate your idea great thinking. I'm going to step it up a notch and do both sides of the lid and possibly add a wireless charger along with it for one of the sides. I have USB from my deck already running into that box so it might just work of heat doesn't become an issue.

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Thank you rkellogg07!

I am also going to pirate your idea great thinking. I'm going to step it up a notch and do both sides of the lid and possibly add a wireless charger along with it for one of the sides. I have USB from my deck already running into that box so it might just work of heat doesn't become an issue.

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I experimented with the wireless charger and never had much luck with it... I could get it to work if I had the phone on it juuuuuust so, but the way the lid curves and the positioning of the magnets around the wireless charger just didn't hold the phone in place consistently and the charging was intermittent at best even if I could get the phone to stick in place at all. If you do give it a shot, I'd be interested to see if you an get it to work properly!
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I experimented with the wireless charger and never had much luck with it... I could get it to work if I had the phone on it juuuuuust so, but the way the lid curves and the positioning of the magnets around the wireless charger just didn't hold the phone in place consistently and the charging was intermittent at best even if I could get the phone to stick in place at all. If you do give it a shot, I'd be interested to see if you an get it to work properly!
Thanks for the info I will definitely take note. I was going to try and take the internals out of a cheap one I had and do a lot of testing before anything final. I had a feeling that the curve would be the real issue as it can't have the magnet plate over the charger so it wouldn't make the best contact with the phone.

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Thanks for the info I will definitely take note. I was going to try and take the internals out of a cheap one I had and do a lot of testing before anything final. I had a feeling that the curve would be the real issue as it can't have the magnet plate over the charger so it wouldn't make the best contact with the phone.

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Yup..exactly what I did... it all physically fit in there but I just couldn't get it to work the way I wanted.
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Yup..exactly what I did... it all physically fit in there but I just couldn't get it to work the way I wanted.
Gotcha. I will give it a go and see what I can come up with. I'll have to see what my note 8 does with the newest charger setup. I have one but don't want to destroy it if I don't have to. Thanks for the heads up.

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And I am back to taking it apart again. The N45 magnet is was great with a Samsung S7, I got the Note 8 after I put the car away for winter. Any little bump and it falls right off. So now to find a stronger magnet.

I envision anything metal being sucked to my dash now.....
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Used old dashcam mount and vent mount
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