FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Where are y'all mounting your smartphone mounts?

Just got this one,

and so far the best place I found is here, though either gets in the way of the shade or storage door.

Any other ideas?

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Permalink Reply by Lagwagon on June 7, 2012 at 10:13pm

Thanks you guys, your setups are sweet, especially the homemade ones. I looked at the proclip - very nice, but unfortunately outta my price range.

Also, thanks for the heads-up on Cali law stating window mount is a no-no. Figured it wouldn't be long-term.

My Arkon's suction mount is a whopping 3" in dia, reason why I can't find a practical space anywhere on the dash to place. My latest thoughts are either right next to and left of the compass/inclimeter cluster or on silver trim panel to the left of the steering wheel below vent. Though I don't like those spots either.

Sucks if I have to spend the extra $ and go proclip.

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Permalink Reply by Shaman Rawb on June 14, 2012 at 10:06am

I put some money on a Kickstarter project in Jan and got this case last month. Comes with 3 of the mounts and 1 is specially made for Bike stems using little rubber straps. So strong you can even pick the bike up by it while strapped.

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Permalink Reply by rotorhead on June 14, 2012 at 11:51am

That's a pretty cool looking mount Rob. If only I wasn't saving that space for future switch panel.

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Permalink Reply by tsy87 on November 4, 2012 at 3:22pm

Sorry for the bump, but I finally got pictures of my setup.

It's a galaxy nexus mounted with a modified galaxy nexus dock and panavise mount. The phone itself has 3 contact points and the dock itself has 3 pogo pins that transfer data and charge the phone. It is hardwired into the fuse box so as soon as i plug the phone in, it begins charging and the audio is transmitted to the aux input. It works great as a GPS device with google nav (which is awesome BTW).

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Permalink Reply by Revoked on November 4, 2012 at 9:25pm

looks great, what app are you running? I haven't seen anything like that before.

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Permalink Reply by tsy87 on November 4, 2012 at 10:48pm

It's called car dashboard (pro). I liked it better than the other, also popular, car dock app.

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Permalink Reply by Shaman Rawb on November 5, 2012 at 4:20pm

FTW...

Pioneer AppRadio 2. Yeah baby.

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Permalink Reply by Revoked on November 5, 2012 at 6:40pm

wish i got that instead of the pioneer navi, good choice!

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Permalink Reply by Shaman Rawb on November 5, 2012 at 6:41pm

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Lagwagon on January 2, 2013 at 10:06am

Ditched the Arkon plastic and replaced with all-metal: Panavise bracket with RAM mount square, socket arm and X-Grip phone mount. MUCH better.

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Permalink Reply by JagyPNF on May 4, 2013 at 4:54am

Hey guys I found this on this web site about the law in CA

http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2011/10/gps-windshield-mounts-lega...

and the quote says

"Residents of California and Minnesota used to be subject to a GPS windshield ban. More recently, these states have upgraded their statutes to allow windshield mounting when placed in specific locations.

California residents can use a GPS windshield mount if it is located within the lower corners of the windshield. Passenger-side mounts can occupy a 7-inch corner square, while driver-side mounts can only occupy a 5-inch corner square."

so they are not prohibited to use. they just have to be in curtain spots on the windshield. FYI