Dogbert62 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 All, As an Android Auto fanatic, I have been trying to determine where to put the phone when plugged into USB... putting it into the storage bin didn’t work... using the cup holders was a bit of a waste... I found the answer... at least for me... Between the emergency brake and cup holder there is a seam in the plastic. I took an used gift card an pushed it into the seam. This creates a narrow slot that doesn’t next to the cup holders The gift card went it a bit tough but I tested my idea with a thinner card first.. regards Dogbert62 davidparker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 You could install a mount. A lot of options are available. Some are temporary. Some are more permanent. Get a little creative with placement. eBay, Amazon, whatever.....all sell hundreds of phone cradles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herb Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Get a little creative .........? I think his gift card phone holder is very creative , very nice job . If i didn't already have a phone holder, ( Toss it onto the passenger seat) i might do what he did myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I've seen a lot of "solutions" out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbert62 Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 Suction cup based cradles often release in the TX heat... Cup holder based cradles lose the use of at least one cup holder... I want my coffee and my wife wants her soda... Air vent based cradles would require a USB cable that will get in the way of the brake/cup holder area... permanent mounting a cradle is not my style... throwing the connected phone works as long as I don’t have a passenger... this is solution is... reversible without permanent damage and stealthy with a managed USB cord while allowing full use of the passenger seat and cup holders Dogbert62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Mileage Jim Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Try a Steelie Ball. Been using one for years. Never comes loose. davidparker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinjx Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windguy Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/20/2019 at 6:17 AM, High Mileage Jim said: Try a Steelie Ball. Been using one for years. Never comes loose. Interesting. Please share a pic showing the phone mounted there. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beta Don Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Any location that puts the phone where you can't see it is great - Somewhere that you also can't hear it when you're driving is even better Thousands of people used to get killed by drivers who had been drinking every year. We're getting better at eliminating those drivers, but now we have even more getting killed because of cel phones. We really need to get a handle on that problem . . . . . before the guy coming at me in the other lane kills me! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Mileage Jim Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I use an iphone with an Otter Box cover. I mounted the orange and silver ring that comes with the Steelie Ball to the Otter Box cover. You could stick it directly on to the back of your phone. You will also see a brown furniture pad to the cover to prevent slipping or sliding of the phone. Works great for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbert62 Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 I like the Steelie ball solution... dogbert62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 1:11 PM, Beta Don said: Any location that puts the phone where you can't see it is great - Somewhere that you also can't hear it when you're driving is even better Thousands of people used to get killed by drivers who had been drinking every year. We're getting better at eliminating those drivers, but now we have even more getting killed because of cel phones. We really need to get a handle on that problem . . . . . before the guy coming at me in the other lane kills me! Don I find that the glove compartment works excellent. Even better sometimes I forget that its in there once I get to where I'm going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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