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chewedpencil
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Go to www.dashmount.co.uk for a bracket that doesn't need to be drilled. I have one to hold my Parrot car kit in place and it clips behind the dash fascia next to the stereo.
Edit: Here you go: http://www.dashmount.co.uk/Seat/71427.htm
Edit: Here you go: http://www.dashmount.co.uk/Seat/71427.htm
chewedpencil
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Don't know about Nokia, but I've just fitted a Parrot CK3100 into my Bora. It comes with everything you need and the wiring looms have ISO plugs on so it is just a case of unplugging the cables that go into the HU, plug these into the loom for the car kit and then plug the other end back into the HU and job done. It also plays the conversation over the car speakers. It works over Bluetooth so there is no need to have an ugly cradle screwed to the dash and it synchronises with your phones phonebook, over all I am well impressed and it only cost £70 all in, alot less than nokia.
Cancel that order and get one of these instead, significantly better:
http://www.brodit.com/productinformation.jsp?anr=653419&sortiment=s102
Edit: they also do a vent mount, which I have my PDA on. Go to www.brodit.com and select SEAT>Leon>etc to look at the full range.
chewedpencil
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Explain to me what is 'significantly better' about that one then? The one you link to doesn't have any screw holes in the front, so you have to either drill holes yourself or use self-adhesive tape to hold the cradle on, it sits lower on the dash so has more chance of getting in the way and it looks physically smaller.
A phone cradle will have a fair bit of weight behind it and after a couple of knocks - which are going to happen in that position as it's by the passengers legs - it will fall off.
The Dashmount one has screw holes, much like the Nokia cradles do, so you can use the Nokias mounting brackets to screw it into place knowing it's not going to get knocked off.
Also the higher position of the Dashmount bracket makes it perfect to see when driving and keeps it well out of the way of the passenger.
So please tell me what is 'significantly better' about this other one, as I just can't see what it offers that the Dashmount one doesn't?
The brodit clips are great, they are really sturdy and ideal for the leon, the other ones are rubbish in break in my experiance
cos they bend and snap if you knock them a few times.How the hell can you break it? It's a sheet of metal
How? They are a single sheet of metal that has smooth bends in. There are no weak joins, there aren't different sections that need to be joined or even screwed together. You would have to be a serious fool to snap that. Even if you wanted to it would take massive effort!
Excellent
Excellent
chewedpencil
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The dashmount one, from experience in my Vauxhall i had, stressed it when i caught it, and ended up moving after a while through vibration but my thinking is that the plastic has a bit of give, and the fact its not riddled with a lot of holes, makes it sturdier (sp!??) oh and its cheaper, only a fiver nearly, but its a fiver!
Are you on commision from dashmount or something RobM?! LOL!
Are you on commision from dashmount or something RobM?! LOL!
ok it gets bent...you bent it back, do it a few times, and its called metal fatique. they are only thin metal. the brodit ones dont seem to move at all.How? They are a single sheet of metal that has smooth bends in. There are no weak joins, there aren't different sections that need to be joined or even screwed together. You would have to be a serious fool to snap that. Even if you wanted to it would take massive effort!
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lol, no, not at all. I used to fit them all the time when fitting car kits, PDA's, Sat Nav etc and know how strong they are. I also know how much effort it takes to break them. I also like people to justify comments when stating something is inferior or superior to something else
chewedpencil
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Oh yeah thats fair play mate, its good to know what others think, especially when you know you havent had no faults with a certain article/item.
Ill see what this one is like when it comes, then at least ive tried both then!
Ill see what this one is like when it comes, then at least ive tried both then!
Deleted member 7729
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Work paid for it, but it didn't take the engineer long. He fitted a window mounted arial, cradle and bluetooth connector.
In my experience of having BOTH the dashmount (first) and the brodit on my car - the dashmount one is awkward to fit, stops the radio from fitting back properly, can interfere with the glovebox opening (depending on the size of the cradle) gets in the way of the on-off button on the radio, flaps about/vibrates a lot and it looks cheap as it's so thin that you have to use nuts and bolts, so you can see them from the back. I ended up taking the facia off the climate control to move the dashmount one further down so I could get to the radio which was a real fiddle and it still flapped about. If you want a spare, its still in my garage.
The brodit one fits without removing/refitting any trim, is very sturdy and solid and doesn't interfere with the glovebox or the on-off button. Yes you have to screw into it with self tappers or drill it for mounting the cradle, but it's no hardship. Mine's received quite a few knocks from the kids and never fallen off.
Anyway, calm down, it's only a phone mount!
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