Rather confusingly, the company’s products are sold under different brand names in different countries, known as ProClip in the USA and ClicOn in Australia. It also means that when you come to update your phone, you only have to replace the cradle that holds the device: the car mount remains in place. That also allowed the wiring to slip immediately below the carpet in the passenger footwell (I’m in the UK, so we have right-hand drive cars). I’m not a fan of any of the current iPhone colors, preferring plain black, so opted for Apple’s leather cover.
But again, the company’s flexibility pays dividends: they offer a version of the iPhone 6 mount with adjustable width, to accommodate slim cases. Getting the width exactly right is slightly fiddly, taking a few minutes to get right, but does seem to allow for a decent range of case thicknesses.
The model with a bare-wire connection has one extra feature: unscrew the plastic box halfway down the cable to reveal a USB connector. With the iPhone 6 version, the phone slides into two smooth slots that hold it away from the rear of the cradle, so the felt is no more. With the width adjustment set correctly, the phone slides smoothly in and out of the cradle, dropping neatly onto the embedded Lightning connector. Use the Brodit website to identify the 6-digit part numbers you need for both phone cradle and car mount, then check Amazon for pricing.
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I had spent about \u00a340 on different mounts for my phone which were useless , they were not stable or were just obtrusive. I have to say that I am fussy about things working perfectly!. I googled dedicated phone mounts for my car ( BMW Z4) up came this company. Scrolled through list of fitment and base units.. total of \u00a360.00 little bit more expensive as I wanted a holder WITH charger. I had spent about \u00a340 on different mounts for my phone which were useless , they were not stable or were just obtrusive. I googled dedicated phone mounts for my car ( BMW Z4) up came this company.
Scrolled through list of fitment and base units.. total of \u00a360.00 little bit more expensive as I wanted a holder WITH charger. I had spent about \u00a340 on different mounts for my phone which were useless , they were not stable or were just obtrusive.
I googled dedicated phone mounts for my car ( BMW Z4) up came this company. Scrolled through list of fitment and base units.. total of \u00a360.00 little bit more expensive as I wanted a holder WITH charger. I had spent about \u00a340 on different mounts for my phone which were useless , they were not stable or were just obtrusive. I googled dedicated phone mounts for my car ( BMW Z4) up came this company.
Scrolled through list of fitment and base units.. total of \u00a360.00 little bit more expensive as I wanted a holder WITH charger. When all was fitted I originally thought the iPhone 12 Max Pro would fall off the MagSafe charger, however, I drove 600 miles and it never moved. ”
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Brodit iPhone 5 holder review
This holder is for the largest of iPhone cases, but spans a good size range of 62-77mm in width and 9-13mm thick. Once I had the correct width set I simply removed the iPhone carefully and tightened up the adjusting screws.
The power is provided by a quality Belkin car accessory adapter with an output rating of 5v at 2.1 Amps suitable for fast charging and also for an iPad. This allows the holder to be adjusted through quite a large degree to provide the perfect angle for viewing in the car. The ball and socket adjustment can be tightened to an extent that the holder can be moved on the friction system, or clamped down fully in position to prevent any movement. The Brodit ProClip range has been designed from the start to be installed without having to dismantle any part of the car, and in a manner that prevents any damage whatsoever to the trim.
The fit between the gear lever surround and the console is very tight and in recognition of this Brodit provide a simple little tool that they call a gap opener. This does exactly what its name implies, simply slipping the tool between the trim and the console opens up a gap which allows the mount to be inserted.
The Brodit mount actually has some double sided tape to make the installation even more secure, but I opted not to use this. The tilt swivel part of the holder has 4 screw holes (arranged in the AMPS standard) but the mount was supplied blank. Simply unscrewing the bolt in the centre of the holder splits it into two parts allowing the AMPS plate to be screwed into the mount. Brodit have obviously thought through the design of the tilt swivel mechanism as the nut on the friction ball was held in place making it easy to screw the holder back together.
The alternate option in the rear is in a similar situation, so no neat solution is available without modifying the car electrics. The only slight issue was the location of the mount being near the gear lever making it very low from the normal driving line of sight. Of course I have the Mercedes Bluetooth car integration system installed so any calls coming in can be answered using the controls on the steering wheel, and the name or number of the caller is displayed in the speedo info panel. My wife has a white iPhone 5 and is of the opinion that buying a nicely designed item you should not cover it up and hide it.
Brodit Active Holder with Tilt Swivel – iPhone 5
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