Car mount

[mozman68]

So, my Incipio Feather and Yesoo cases showed up today. Surprised how nice the Yesoo actually is considering the price. The only reason I bought it was that the $7 it cost me saved me more in the free shipping I got when buying both cases. With that being said, I decided to mount the Rokhard universal mount to the Incipio case as it lookeed cleaner wih the "blacker" case. I got the grey Yesoo and like other reviewers have said, it is slightly opaque.

In the first pic below, you can see the mount I was using up until today. Was an off the shelf, spring load mount that looks similar to the one in the post right above this one. Springs were tight and was a slight pain to get the phone in. I also don't like the way it utilized my windshield space.To the right of it, I placed my old ProClip USA mount for my Jeep. I simply removed the iPhone 5 mount and screwed the main plate back in.



The next pic shows the Rockhard plate stuck to the ProClip mount in the proper orientation. What's interesting is that the holes in the Rokhard piece lined up with the screw holes in the ProClip unit, but the angle was off. I could have simply turned the ProClip base to the correct orientation, but the screws weren't lomg enough anyway. So the Rokhard piece is simply taped to the unit as they instruct.



The last pic is the Rokhard mount attached to the Incipio case. I've included a side view as well...about as low profile as you can get and still function the way they designed. Pretty sharp.





I'm going to let the tape/glue set for a few days before I use it as the "click" is a pretty strong hold (I tried the mount before I attached to the phone. Will post a pic of the whole thing set up once I trust it to hold.

 

[EpidemikE1]

I received my Amazon.com: Mountek nGroove Snap Magnetic Vehicle Mount for Mobile Devices with Yellow Safety Sticker: GPS & Navigation today and here is a quick review.

I was surprised at how small the mount is but it means that its a efficient design IMO. The magnet is very powerful and it hold the 1520 just fine. I even tried it with the phone facing down and to my amazement it stood up to the test. Shaking it up and down, the phone will drop. The real test will be driving tomorrow and see how it hold up TBH. I will edit the post tomorrow.

Here are some images of my setup with the White Nillkin Case: https://skydrive.live.com/pagenotfounderror

Hopefully this helpful to all.

 

[mozman68]

Was able to use my new mount setup this morning on the drive to work and loved it. Phone doesn't block any access to the stereo and visually is less obtrustive than it was when mounted to the windshield. Nice and clean and provides perfect access to power from my stereo's USB port.

The "click" with the Rokhard universal mount is quite strong...I need to tighten my ProClip mount even more to prevent it from twisting slightly when I remove the phone...not a big deal.

Portrait Mode (only choice with Waze for now)




Landscape mode....can't wait for Waze to update and add this view.

 

[Khang Ngo1]

This is what I use Amazon.com: ExoMount Touch CD Slot Car Mount for iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S/4, Galaxy S4/S3/S2, Galaxy Note 3/Note 2, HTC One Smartphones (Black): Car Electronics, Exomount CD slot mount. and it fits nicely for the 1520, even with the case with just tiny modification. With this mount I wanted the phone to be held in the center of the mount, and with the power button in the center, the case came in handy with the rubber button for the power cut off, preventing it being accidentally pressed when mounted. If it goes to sleep all I gotta do is dbl tap the screen and its back on.

 

[Tim Bearden]

I just ordered this one 13 Deals - Universal Goose Neck Smartphone Mount - Hands Free Everywhere! - Ships Free! and think its going to work good for me. There are lots of places I'll be able to use this when not in the car. As long as it holds and judging by the video it should.

 

[mozman68]

It may hold on the clip end, but I have never had success with goose neck mounts, no matter how short and stiff they seem to be....they always bounce when in the car and it was the most annoying thing to me.

Let us know how it works...maybe someone figured it out...

 

[Tim Bearden]

I'll let you know. I also have an iOttie on the way that I got for $5 from Best Buy with some giftcards. If it works I'll probably return the iOttie but if not I'll use the gooseneck for around the house. I think it would be cool to use connected to my nightstand.

 

[mmcpher]

I have the IoMount working with my old ProClips car mount. I had to make some adjustments to have the setup work with the 1520. I had to take off the original adhesive from the metal ring. The original couldn't handle the 1520's weight. So I used Krazy Glue which worked great, had I put it in the right spot.

I first tried placing the ring directly below the Incipio Charging Case's charging element in the center of the back of the case and it was very stable there. But the metal ring interfered with the wireless charging plate operations in that position. So I pried the Krazy-Glued ring off (marring the appearance of the case). The charging would only work if you bullseyed it. So I re-glued it halfway between the charging element and the bottom of the case and it was still stable mounted in the car and now charges without any problem.

I have since come across another interesting option for mounting the 1520 -- the Nite Ize Steelie. Very small, very inexpensive very strong magnet mounting.

 

[Madam ImAdam]

I just ordered the ProClip center mount and holder with tilt swivel without the charging station ($69.66l, including a %10 discount with promo code) and plan to have an extra micro usb cable in the car. Have you received yours yet? It looks like the one without the charging station may not hold securely in the vertical oriention as there appears to be no base for the phone to rest on.

I haven't used any of their models which don't have the charger built in, but I'd imagine there would be some sort of obstruction at the bottom end of the holder to keep it from sliding further down, all it takes is less than a mm of plastic on the perpendicular plane. I would be really surprised if that wasn't thought of. Plus, these things so far have always fit nice and snug, they've all had that GI Joe kung fu grip without being uncomfortably tight. I don't anticipate any sort of issue with it holding the 1520 securely in place.

I've been using a Universal Vent Mount from Bracketron (~$15) with my TomTom Via1605TM GPS, which has a 6" screen and is very similar in size to the Lumia 1520.


installed:


from the driver's seat:




Received the (pricey) ProClip center mount and holder yesterday and installed it. Couple of observations: it fits the 1520 very tightly, so that there is no way to use a case with it, at all... will have to remove the case each time I use it. In fact it is such a tight fit that it's also a bit problematic with my Zagg shields (front and back) making it difficult to inset and remove. It looks like the edges of the shields will begin to lift off with repeated use.



In navigation mode with HERE Drive+ via the Car Dash app


Car Dash app in music player mode (with a mess of Micro USB and Audio cables installed, my car does not have Bluetooth audio streaming)


How one can use the device for both music playback and navigation at the same time without voice command interruptions? Every 15 seconds or so, my music is stopped and the street names blasted out at a very high volume, making it intolerable.

 

[Robert Crew]

I'm a huge fan of ProClip mounts, I've used them for different phones in different cars over the years, and they've always been the best quality available - totally worth it.

Can anybody here weigh in on the iOauto or other magnetic solutions? I have a Bracketron magnetic mount, which I love for other phones (Lumia 920, 820, 830, iPhone, etc.), but the thin metal bit doesn't fit inside the case of my Lumia 930, without disconnecting the flash and/or wireless charging, and stuck on the outside of the case makes it not work with any other mounts.

 

[BlackSheriff84]

I used the Steelie Niteize with my lumia 930 and loved it. Its quick, strong and reliable. I have recently upgrade my phone to the Lumia 950 XL and have the Mozo leather back and currently thinking of a way to get this to work.



https://www.niteize.com/product/Steelie-Car-Mount-Kit.asp

Any ideas?