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Phone mount for a D4
How easy is it to do this on a D4?
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I need to get the phone mounted properly rather than it rattling around in that little fag packet shaped cubby slot thingie. :thumbsup:
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17th Sep 2016 7:02 am
Inigo
Member Since: 28 Feb 2012
Location: Kent
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Very easy.
I have a brodit mount fitted there on mine, took me 5 minutes.
17th Sep 2016 7:11 am
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17th Sep 2016 7:17 am
JonM
Member Since: 24 May 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
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Very easy, they also do a mount the puts the phone lower down on the passenger's side near the heater controls MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
MY2019 D5 HSE 3.0 SDV6 - sold to a dealer for a crazy price! - So good I bought another!
MY2012 D4 HSE 3.0 SDV6 - retired to a new home
Del, the top one also has a Brodit flat plate to move the mount further to the left; means I have clear access to indicator.
I use a generic cradle due to phone being in a Defender case.
Paul.
06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
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17th Sep 2016 12:36 pm
lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
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Brodit do another fitting which is lower down to left of coin tray /ashtray, nice and easy to fit, not so in your face but less wires trailing about
Can see one fitted in pic above D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
As you can see I use both Del, one for iPod, one for phone. May have the lower one available soon, need to see how it fares with the iPad mount stuff when it arrives (hopefully this coming week)Paul.
06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
Club N.E.R.D.s.
17th Sep 2016 1:56 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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The Proclip looks easy enough to fit (thinking the lower one now):
But how do you fix this to it without drilling holes in proclip thingie? Sticky pads?
Both of my holders are then screwed to the pro mount to securePaul.
06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
Club N.E.R.D.s.
18th Sep 2016 12:01 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Might have to buy another of Uncle Ray's balls to used the RAM Mount kit for the ipad if I do a road trip in her. He's deffo going to talk with a squeaky voice as I already have one of them!!!
18th Sep 2016 12:04 pm
VVS210
Member Since: 05 Aug 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 507
Have just fitted the lower one to my D4 along with a universal holder that is large enough to take my iPhone 6 plus in a Lifeproof Fre case. Took more time to clean the plastic trim with a suitable solvent to make sure no silicon on it before fitting the pro-clip than it did to actually fit the pro-clip & screw the holder to it.
I prefer not to have holders that mask air vents, especially one for the driver for obvious reasons. Only downside of the lower mounting place on my D4 is that I have such a large phone the holder prevents the little coin tray where I keep the spare dash cam cards from opening fully but maybe not such an issue with a Norma sized phone.
Have used Brodit kits since about Y2K and very happy with all. D4 - Stornoway Grey
D2 V8 - Zambesi Silver (rust free JDM import 😎)
FL2 - Sd4 HSE
110 Td5 DCPU - Bonatti Grey - sold
FL2 Td4 - Zambesi Silver - sold
D2 Td5 - Epsom Green - sold
F1 Td4 - Giverney Green - sold
90 300 Tdi - White – sold BIG mistake should have kept it!
F1 Td4 - written off by a taxi!
D1 300 Tdi - written off by a Fiesta...
D1 200 Tdi - sold
90 Turbo Diesel - sold
Ser 2a SWB - sold and glad I 'got rid'
Ser 2 SWB - sold but wish I still had it!
I have one to fit as well, he must be in agony. You enjoying the new girl?Paul.
06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
Club N.E.R.D.s.
18th Sep 2016 12:12 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Half way there. Just won a phone holder on fleabay for £5, now only have to decide whether I want it mounted up by the indicators or by the heater control. Leaning towards the latter.
22nd Sep 2016 8:30 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15235
Don't know what you won Del, but you're best with an 'active' holder rather than a 'passive' holder.
Always run 'active' with mine, that way your phone is always charged.
Btw, There's a Brodit UK distributor down my way and it's called ...... DSL
22nd Sep 2016 8:40 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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I see the the irony with DSL, especially since they don't give me a discount!!
No, it's the passive one but got plans for wiring it in.
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