Had a bit more success with another little tweak. I like to be able to see my phone when I’m driving, at least until I’m more confident about the Android Auto integration so I bought a short(ish) 50cm cable and a Scosche magicmount vent unit. I’ve used the magicmount for years but previously it was on a windscreen mount – this time I decided I wanted it NOT to block ANY of my view so went with the vent fitting.
I’m not organised enough to have TWO phones or a phone and a camera in the car and calling the wife out in THAT wind to take a photo wouldn’t have gone down well lol, so I’ll try to get a pic of it all installed tomorrow. Used a 50cm cable from ebay, and if I’m honest, I’ll probably go back and buy an all-black one as the red/black kinda stands out, along with a few little sticky clips originally for PURE systems (again ebay but easy to find – I imagine a search for PURE clips will bring it up quickly enough).
The clips aren’t strictly NEEDED but it keeps the cable out of the way and means it’s always right where I need it as opposed to digging for it every time and then having to make sure the cable doesn’t get in the way of the gear shifter etc.
I didn’t need the plate which comes with the mount as my phone already has one installed from the old windscreen mount I used in the Volvo but it all sits nicely and completely unobtrusive. OK, so technically I lost 1/3 of an air vent but not concerned about that.
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