A small mod not worth its own thread or even a post in my
"build thread" so I figured I'd just add it to this 23 year old "Cell Phone Mount" thread in case someone might find it usefull.
A few years ago I hard wired my iPhone plug through the map light to my
Kenwood DDX371 Head Unit. This way I can plug my phone in and hold it with the RAM mount up near the rear-view mirror where I like it.
I've been using
"RAM Mounts, X-Grip" in my truck, on my motorcycle and bicycle for a few years now. They have always served me well.
My work commute is only 3.5 miles. On most days, not raining, snowing or below freezing, I ride my bicycle as it takes only 15-20 minutes versus the 45 driving the Xterra and up to a half hour finding parking. Plus most of the ride is through a public park that is closed to thru traffic. It's a great way to start and finish a work day.
On a motorcycle and bicycle the X-Grip has an "optional device tether for peace of mind during rugged use" that can become a bit annoying to use.
I know, this should be the worst of everyone's problems.
Anyways, I have been seeing
"Peak Designs" bicycle mounts on a few bicycles during my commute and liked the look of them so when I needed a new case for my
iPhone13 I got one of them along with the
bicycle mount.
A few months later I got a
ball mount to attach to the
Ram Mount in the Xterra that has worked well on a few off-road excursions:
and recently got a
motorcycle mount for the Harley:
I think this thing is great, one handed, so easy and quick! They all seem to work as advertised. I recommend.
Their YouTube ad can describe it better than I:
View: https://youtu.be/gKEmft15fy0?si=EtHlMR1JBga1ZusP
View: https://youtu.be/ceNj_H0onJE
That's my story, thanks for looking, hope it helps.