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To want a phone holder for my car that *works*?

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CarpeJugulum · 28/09/2016 19:13

I have an iPhone, which I keep in a wallet case. I use my phone as a sat nav in the car on occasion, but I can't find a holder that accommodates the phone in the wallet - I keep having to pull it out of the holder to fit it in.

Has anyone come across a deep phone holder that will do what I need it to do? Please?!

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SoupDragon · 28/09/2016 19:16

I have one that is like a bulldog clip. It fits both my wallet encased iPhone and my garmin satnav.

The clip came from Primark with a sucker attachment but I fitted it onto the weighted stand I bought for my garmin from HLfords many years Go.

n0ne · 28/09/2016 19:18

I saw an internet hack which I'm gonna try where they just knotted a hair band through the air vent

SoupDragon · 28/09/2016 19:20

Like this only the suction mount they refer to is a built in part with a ball joint on the end!

NotCitrus · 28/09/2016 19:33

I got one from Carphone Warehouse for about £15 recently - it has a ratchet so can take any width phone and can cope with my or DP's phones in their wallets.
I usually avoid CW for their total crapness but this thing does work.

Threebedsemii · 28/09/2016 19:34

I'm totally with you OP- the suction never sticks. In fact suction pads on anything never work. Grrr

Offler · 28/09/2016 19:38

Car phone holder hack

To want a phone holder for my car that *works*?
Theoretician · 28/09/2016 20:05

I have the holder below. The suction is so strong that I can put the phone in with one hand without it coming loose. (i.e. just push on one of the spring-loaded clamps open with the edge of the phone until the space is big enough, then push the phone into place.) The holder stays in place on the windscreen year-after-year. (Actually the clamp spring broke once, but they sent me a new clamp under warranty.)

www.amazon.co.uk/WinnerGear-Genuine-Universal-Smartphone-Samsung/dp/B00BZWW3ES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475089192&sr=8-1&keywords=montar

Theoretician · 28/09/2016 20:07

Sorry, not sure if that will work with a wallet case. It will take any size phone in any size case, but I don't know if wallets can be folded so the cover isn't in the way.

OnlyAFoolsChance · 28/09/2016 20:24

I have one that attaches via a 4 way claw thing to the air vents, and is adjustable in width. Will try find a link x

YelloDraw · 28/09/2016 20:26

I have one of these - its great www.breffo.com/pages/spiderpodium

OnlyAFoolsChance · 28/09/2016 20:26

www.lupostore.co.uk/lupo-car-universal-air-vent-mobile-phone-cradle-holder-mount/

This - really beneficial for both OH and I as we have different phones and its a case of just sliding it in and it adjusts simply to hold any size of phone

babybeets · 28/09/2016 20:27

A 'breffo' from Tesco! Great thing which looks like a spider...and cheap.

CarpeJugulum · 28/09/2016 20:30

Love the spider mount... but I hate having my phone on a vent; placement in my car is odd and my phone does get very hot Sad

It's definitely a depth issue; with the wallet it's fine width wise with adjustable clips, it's just it's about 1.5-2cm deep (I don't have a ruler to hand) as it has a front, back, cards and phone to accommodate IYSWIM?

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MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 28/09/2016 21:12

If your phone has a tendency to get hot I'd take it out of the wallet to be honest. And then if you can clip it in front of an air vent you can cool it down.

I'm after a holder too. Mine has disintegrated.

SistersOfPercy · 28/09/2016 21:39

I have one of these from Amazon. Cost me about £3.50 delivered.
It fits into the CD slot on your car then expands to lock into place. Obviously if you use your CD player or change CD's a lot then it's probably not for you, but I use Bluetooth so ideal for me.

It's bulldog style spring clip and actually also fits my very large TomTom too.

To want a phone holder for my car that *works*?
Strifae64 · 29/09/2016 13:40

If your car is the right layout the CD-Slot is a fantastic phone holder

GeminiRising · 29/09/2016 14:07

If your car is the right layout the CD-Slot is a fantastic phone holder

^ yep, I have one too. really solid and takes all sizes of phones, you can even get an ipad mount for it too.

www.cdslotmount.com/

hellsbellsmelons · 29/09/2016 14:25

I got THIS and it works well

user1487075296 · 14/02/2017 12:33

Can't go wrong with this even fits iPhone 📱 6+ primark😎 normally retail upto £20 😵

To want a phone holder for my car that *works*?
To want a phone holder for my car that *works*?
To want a phone holder for my car that *works*?
trinity0097 · 14/02/2017 13:18

I have a cd slot one, works perfectly with my iPhone with a case. Seems very simple and flimsily when nothing is in it, but when it's in it's solid as a rock.

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