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Review on ๐Ÿš— Arkon Car/Truck Seat Rail/Floor Phone Holder Mount for iPhone 12/11 Pro Max, XS/XR & Note 20 - Retail Black: Sturdy & Versatile Device Mount Solution by Jason Taylor

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Sturdy, solid and also presentable.

The guy who said "After much searching, measuring and counting, I bought this item in the 22 inch version. It took a bit of engineering to bolt it to the floor in my '91 xj. It seems like the type that can overthink and overcomplicate things. sweat to tighten it enough. Yes, you can look at the factory specs and use a torque wrench if you want, but try a little common sense. not to the point where you'd think a mad gorilla screwed that screw), then you're done. It was very easy to install. I was a bit concerned at first because my wife's SUV seat bolts are in the plate. that is, at a pan angle of maybe 40ยฐ or so, if the images only showed examples of a flat 0ยฐ or 90ยฐ installation. The adjustment to 40ยฐ, however, required no "measuring and calculating" at all. in your situation and using common sense is all that is needed. A quick measurement with a tape measure to confirm size (length/height) is not the best when in doubt. Then you can be sure whether you want/need an 18" or 22" model for your vehicle. If you have a small sedan, an 18-inch model is probably ideal, but if you have an SUV, van, or truck, rest assured that the 22-inch unit is what you need. After confirming that the long version worked best for my wife's Sequoia, I loosened the seat bolt, gently flexing the flex shaft mount to align it with the 40ยฐ angle the seat bolt was set at by just turning it looked and saw how it was aligned and then tightened the attached block to the bold seat. enough to adjust the gooseneck. I increased this, loosened the screw to remove the device so I could use the side of the car seat to gently bend the gooseneck to close enough for the position I wanted, tightened the screw a bit, then readjusted . Do it little by little because you don't want to tightly squeeze or bend this gooseneck unless you need it for your application. Sounds long, but it took maybe 3-4 minutes. After getting close to the desired orientation of this unit, I tightened the seat screw, added the phone holder portion on top, and then made small, final position adjustments. Confused that the mount is plastic. Pull yourself together and show me one that is NOT plastic. I find it durable and my wife loves it. Of course, you can sacrifice a cup holder if you're too afraid to use a wrench and common sense. I think cup holders are too valuable for their intended purpose to waste that space on cup-mounted phone holders unless absolutely necessary. And guess what, those cup holders are plastic, too. It didn't take more than fifteen minutes; from finding the correct seat bolt ratchet size, shaping the mounting bracket, adjusting the gooseneck, tightening the bolt securely, attaching the phone stand and making final adjustments to the brackets alignment. I installed this in a 2004 Sequoia on the driver's passenger side through the driver's console and the range is perfect. It also doesn't take up passengers' legroom. It swivels and works great on the passenger side as well if needed. In case you're not familiar, the dashboard and console of the first-gen Sequoias are rounded and curved, and almost every area doesn't quite fit a phone. Intervention in management, in my experience. That's the right decision. Carrying a phone or GPS on the dashboard is illegal ("as a handicapโ€) in some areas. They encourage outdoor theft, and dash mounts are totally unsuitable for areas like S or SW with scorching temperatures where the sun can and will overheat the device to the point of turning itself off for protection. The sun eventually stains everything installed on the dashboard. The ones that require adhesive tapes melt and leave a mess, and the suction cups inevitably fail - hopefully not when you brake or turn. There is NO ABILITY to stabilize this unit unless someone regularly drives the "washboard" off dirt roads. Otherwise, this is another example of rethinking the simple and making things more complicated than they should be. It is much more likely that the problem here is with the installation. If you have a tiny saddle, like I had a 14mm saddle, it might be wise to use a shim to increase the mounting area at the end of the crow's foot mount. This device is worth the money. Most others will fail, break something, or get in the way. 5 Stars. I am so pleased (and so is my wife) that I bought it for my van. They are "commercially available" in quality and durability, but are perfect for any car, truck, van or SUV without getting in the way while saving valuable space.

Pros
  • Stylish and modern design
Cons
  • Slightly crumpled