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  1. mergemini

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    #3 mergemini, Jan 28, 2013
    HA! leave it to to you to not overlook the details. Cruising at 70 in a Mini is like a Sunday drive.
     
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    #2 CHKMINI, Jan 28, 2013
    Jason.....you snap a photo at 70+ mph??? The Powell Police are coming to visit you :)
     
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    #10 Nathan, Jan 31, 2013
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    #16 Justa Jim, Feb 1, 2013
    Doesn't that make it hard to play a CD? :D

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    #17 JMC40, Feb 1, 2013
    What's a CD...? :p
     
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    #22 Dave.0, Apr 6, 2013
    I have the perfect phone mount and its very cheap.



    Its called the "My pocket" mount.




    Less data equals more driving fun.
     
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    #25 Nathan, Sep 3, 2013
    Mine came today too.

    Of course the MINI is in the shop for the next week or so.
     
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    #33 mergemini, Sep 19, 2013
    Very secure. I've no issues with my Nexus 7 tablet and my iphone 5. It'll fit in any car with a CD player, but it can also be wedged into different crevices (hey oh!). Works really well.

    Here's a pic if my Nexus 7.
    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1379591306.720378.jpg
     
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    #4 Pretje, Jan 30, 2013
    Just ordered one from Amazon after seeing it elsewhere and searching for a decent solution for weeks now. Nice to see how it fits in a MINI.

    I assume the white adapter is a 30-pin --> Thunderbolt? I'm hoping the stock cable reaches the bottom of my iPhone 4 while contained in this thing...

    Not sure the track change issue is iOS 6, though... Running it on my iPhone 4 and track change works fine from the steering wheel.

    Thanks for the photo!
     
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    #5 old81, Jan 30, 2013
    This looks usable, is it tight and strong enough to use on the track for lapping days, I am thinking iPhone running rev being loaded up by my kiwi wifi.

    Hummmm, guess I will have to try it out.

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    #6 old81, Jan 30, 2013
    Just ordered off Amazon, prime saves shipping so about the same cost as direct. :)

    I will answer my on question, next Mountain drive.

    Don
     
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    #7 Crashton, Jan 30, 2013
    Anyone have a link to this fine device?
     
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    #8 old81, Jan 30, 2013
    Goggle search, first two hits are amazon the mountek.

    Sorry, buffer had wrong Cut/paste, this should work now. :) :(

    :) Don
     
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    #9 Crashton, Jan 30, 2013
    Thanks Don! :)
     
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    #11 Gil-galad, Jan 31, 2013
    Don and Jason, am curious as to how much "vertical bounce" you get with this on rough roads. IME, it's always been the biggest drawback of other phone mounts I've tried with supposedly clever mounting strategies. I'm wondering if the attached Y-cable actually helps mitigate this.
     
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    #12 mergemini, Jan 31, 2013
    I've used it for about a week now and it continues to impress. It is very sturdy with very little bounce or shake.

    The bottom "stand" is removable. I've removed it as it seemed to just get in that way. The phone still stays and does not move. Mine is a 30 pin to lightning adapter for my iPhone 5. Stock Y cables reaches just fine. The way the mount is built, it can also be installed "upside down" which would lower its stance a bit.

    Only issue I have is where the cable falls. I tend to almost grab it when I shift. Simple fix would be to tie it back a bit, but not a major concern.
     
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    #13 mergemini, Jan 31, 2013
    You are correct regarding ios 6 on a iphone 4. Maybe it's a 5 issue? Not a big deal now that I have this mount, but it would still be handy.
     
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    #14 old81, Jan 31, 2013
    Well, if you had posted earlier Nathan, I would have used your link. :)

    Gil, I will let you know if it bounces through turn 4 into 5 and down to 6. :)

    Don
     
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    #15 canucc00, Feb 1, 2013
    My wife and I have these for our MINIs. She uses it for her iPhone and I use it for my Garmin. Mine has the removable bottom holder so the GPS is more centered when holder is on its side. My wifes is a newer version with the bottom holder able to be folded in so you don't lose it like I did, both very stable. I've used mine for four months with daily GPS inputs and has not come loose yet. The cables I've zip tied to length and put in cubbie under switches, I have them plugged into a Monster 2 slot USB plug in the lighter. Great items.
     
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    #18 Pretje, Feb 1, 2013
    After a couple of days, I'm able to report that I'm quite happy with it. I'm afraid to tighten it down too much, but "snug" is sufficient anyway it seems. I don't drive really rough roads, but stuff like speed bumps and drainage dips don't seem to bother it one bit.

    As another reported here, the factory audio cable is a tad bit in the way, and I tend to run into it with my hand. Not too difficult to just tuck away slightly. Rotating the connector around seems to put a nice "S" in the cable that makes that easy enough.

    Really like the end result...
     
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