Dashboard & Air Outlet Phone Holder

We are so accustomed to a cell phone that we cannot live without it, let alone a day or an hour. He is with us everywhere: at home, on a walk, in the office, and, of course, in the car. There are a lot of programs tailored exclusively to the needs of motorists. As well as a lot of options for mounting smartphones in the cabin. Consider the most common of them and find out what are the pros and cons of such structures, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of fastening methods

MOUNTING TO VENTILATION GRILLE 

A relatively small structure is attached to the lamellas of the grille with a universal clothespin, thereby allowing the smartphone to be placed in the immediate vicinity of the driver. Everything is simple and relatively convenient, but you need to understand that, firstly, such a mount is not able to catch on to every ventilation grill.

Secondly, even if the design of the air duct allows you to attach to it, then by attaching a telephone there, you block one of the channels of the ventilation system.

Thirdly, such a mount can be harmful directly to the smartphone. Alas, it is not possible to block the air flow with open sipes on every car, therefore, the smartphone will be exposed to it. Now let's imagine that you turn on the stove to the maximum. How will a smartphone feel in such a sauna? So, choosing this method of fastening, first make sure whether it is possible to block the air duct without closing the lamellas, and also see if the retainer can be fixed to them. There are, of course, more advanced designs, but these are really designs, and sometimes quite cumbersome.

INSTRUMENT PANEL MOUNTING

I must say that there are quite a few designs that allow you to fix a smartphone directly on the dashboard. The first thing that comes to mind is attaching the holder to the dashboard with a suction cup. In fact, this is the same holder that was intended to be mounted on the windshield, only now it can be attached to the rough panel.

Such a suction cup is securely attached to both the glass and the dashboard. The main condition is that the part of the panel to which the suction cup is attached must be thoroughly degreased. The advantage of this mount is that you can place the holder in any convenient place.

Not so long ago, car holders for smartphones with neodymium magnets have appeared. Their dimensions are so insignificant that they practically do not affect the interior design of the car.

A prerequisite for the operation of such a holder is the need to glue a small metal plate, which is included in the kit, on the back cover of the phone, or put it between the phone and the case, if there is one. I must say that such a mount is very convenient because it does not require precise positioning of the phone in the holder, and therefore there is no need to be distracted from the road.