Got ours in spain so not much use to you Stu sorry .

 

Ahh man you tease I got all excited with a reply 🤣

 

Does she have it her side stuck to the windscreen or in the middle stuck to the top tray ?

 

Drew I don't know what you mean by top tray.gizmo was stuck by a suction cup to top of dash close to NS front door pillar............I bought a cup holder jobby today but that is utterly useless and will be returned...............................that said.....atop the dash is a stretch for her the cup holder was much better for her to use with her probs an all, but it wont hold round a modest corner, I don't really want to vent mount of screw into anything.any thoughts matey?.................Windscreen will be too far for her to easily access unless gimo is big and that might mess with me very rarely sure ,but ya know drivers want to see

 

Ahh...so its stuck to the textured top of the dash on the passenger side ?
I never thought anything would stick to that because of the texture .

 

Yup that's it

It has stuck for a goodly while bud ...but no more

 

Ive got 2 phone holders in the van.
First one clips into the heater vent at the front. I usually have this on the centre vent next to the radio which I use for sat nav. Bought it in australia so doubt you can get the same thing here in the UK. This is a similar one. I use a super short USB cable from the charger socket I fitted into the dash. I'll post a photo in the morning when it's less wet outside.
Second mount is a clip on with long flexy that I mount in the pop top to get a bit more elevation when camped out. Very often find that there's a much better phone signal high up but there's no pocket or anything similar to put the phone.
I've tried all sorts of suction and sticky mounts and they all fail after a while. Short of screwing something into the dash, the vent holder seems to be the best solution.

 

Andy I'm gravitating more and more towards the vent mounts..Shaz doesn't use hers like I do mine and being vertically challenged with arthitis etc the closer and more solid I can get that phone to her the better.....and yes I didn't expect my cheepo 5quid mount to stick for as long as it has....but it did and as I can't simply buy another , and know it wasn't the ideal tis worth asking around

thanks for the pics buddy

 

Have been using these magnetic mounts for years. Low profile ball that is stuck on with 3m VHB.
Doesn’t offer huge amounts of flexibility but the simple design means they don’t break.

 

bless ya for this racefan honestly( Read post above about poppet strugglin') I probably need more adjustment, but I get ya mate ......think if it was my side it would be furpect

 

The one we bought is similar to this - 360 In Car Mobile Phone Holder Dashboard Windscreen Suction Universal Mount UK | eBay
Very adaptable and is stuck to the windscreen on 'her' side and sits within easy reach just next to the glovebox lid.

 

Drew, thanks for the linky. I'm battered by working waaay tooo far from home bro hence slow replies forgive me , tis not I don't appreciate the help just hours pulled mean no time to live

 

Have always used Ram mounts, never had one fail in car, van or bike. There are vent mounts, screw mounts, magnet mounts and infinite adjustability …. Pretty sure they are sold all over the world.
Phone Mounts

… although I must say that I have not been using it in the T5, have installed a CarPlay capable 2Din screen instead.

 

they are a bit out of what I want to pay Vaughn read simply I'm skint right now.......that said how cool is it to get a reply from Oz THANKYOU !!!!!!!!! 🆒

 

here's the mount.

 

I have a vent mount in my van very similar to this one

Eono Car Phone Holder Air Vent,Universal Phone holder for Cars 360° Rotation,One-button Release Mobile Phone Mount Cradle with Adjustable Clip Compatible for iPhone,Galaxy,Huawei https://amzn.eu/d/8xoxjH4

Also find it much easier to be nearer in the vent rather than the screen, had is for 2 years so far and done well. Will grab a pic of it in the van tomorrow

 

Cheers J .......one of my little joys in life is reading chinese amazon ads 🤟 🤣 . I need to go back sit poppet in seat and really assimilate what works for her.....mate as always thank you for adding in to the melting pot.

'Ere what would life be like if I just made choices fast?

 

We have 3 of these from Amazon. Super fast wireless charging and auto powered grip. Nice solid vent mount.

Bought one for the van and it's so good I bought another for my car and my son's car.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09WYCZSXZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Buddy steer me through this............to make your gizmo work I have to buy somethiing that fits in the cig lighter socket as an extra? Something to get the charge to the phone holder?

Poppet's phone is an honor9lite Huwawi...would that work ?.

Orion I'm braindead tired......your link interests me because the cable currently running from inside the glove box bugs the hell out of me and Shaz............... which means I then get ear fatigue

Yes I know I should man up and fit a USB into dash like Andy has, but honestly I already have capacity for 8USB charge points in me camper conversion, so didn't think I'd need more and right now am somewhat reticent to go there.although that's probaby me being a lightweight and clatterred sideways

Thanks for the post mate

 

Thought the blukar one that I linked to looked pretty good so bought one. It fits much better than the old one and doesn't rub against the head unit.

 

Andy right now I'm seriously intregued by Orion's above post, but bless ya for the time ( taken to test drive a product for me.thank you) as always mate your thoughts and wisdom are appreciated..........got a little nugget for ya i'll link you in on my thread buddy,it's a nothing really, but I found it thought provoking

 

Wireless charging does have its benefits, but my not very old OnePlus doesn't have this. Instead I have to twiddle the USB C cable in every time. The dash mounted USB sockets are really useful though so I don't have too many cables snaking around and getting caught.

 

Perhaps a holder with a long adjustable arm would suit your requirements?

Suctioned to the dash, or sitting in the 12v outlet - there are various types.

I used one 6-7 years ago, and once the arm is set to the right form/shape it was possible to poke and prod away at the phone screen without the arm moving or flexing.

This type of thing, but choose one which is the correct length/reach for your needs;

Amazon.com: HVDI Wireless Car Charger Mount,Car Cigarette Lighter 15W Qi Fast Charging Auto-Clamping Dual QC 3.0 Port Air Vent Car Charger Phone Holder,for iPhone 13 Pro Max/12/11/XR/X/8,Samsung S21/S20/S10/9/8 : Cell Phones & Accessories

Amazon.com: HVDI Wireless Car Charger Mount,Car Cigarette Lighter 15W Qi Fast Charging Auto-Clamping Dual QC 3.0 Port Air Vent Car Charger Phone Holder,for iPhone 13 Pro Max/12/11/XR/X/8,Samsung S21/S20/S10/9/8 : Cell Phones & Accessories

www.amazon.com

 

Very interesting mate, see above caviats....so much appreciation though for the stream of brainstorming, I'm honestly not sure where we might go but do have leanings.ladies mate always best to obey

 

Here's the first one I found. Lots of other options for the T5. It's the T5.1 that's sifficult (and much more expensive)

 

Velcro works a treat. Soft bit on the phone and prickly bit on the dash wherever is convenient. I also attach my iPad with a few Velcro pads for outback mapping programs and it stays in place over the most corrugated roads.

 

I'd like to finish off this thread with 2 fiings, first somehow I opened a new account, didn't realize I'd done that until mates here alerted me, they have also got me back on track. so that's why we have one guy starting a thread and the same guy maybe adding closure under a different moniker
I'm, still me stu see team blue for a slow build a good degree of madness both wood and leccy wise and my passion wildlife/ mum nature

Secondly.......after doing a fair bit of reading with conflicting info, poppet's phone probably does not support wireless charging..so for the mo. we have gone with Andy's blukar linked above. just tried briefly tonight seems to work for us well

Heartfelt thanks to all posters here cheers for ya time apologies for the 2 accounts I have no idea how that happened

take care all

stu