Vincent
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In case you're wondering, I didn’t use the adhesive tape to secure either end of the angled dash mount I noticed yesterday that the front end near the phone has slid to the left, which not only puts it in a less than an ideal position, but it also makes it looser, contributing to the jiggle I experienced yesterday. Tomorrow I will affix it with the tape to keep it to the right and taught.
Also including a photo of it from my eye level. It definitely needs to come up 2 inches or so.
The mount is designed to place the phone between the dash screen and the large central screen, by using a long plastic arm that reaches from the speaker grill to the front of the dash.
This mount has its pros and cons. On the positive side of the ledger, the mount does not require any modification of the Rivian dash. On the negative side, it is long and could be considered a little ungainly or unsightly by the more tightly wound passengers. To the driver, it's mostly blocked by the phone anyhow.
I declined to use the adhesive that is on both ends of the mount that touch the vehicle dash. If it starts to come loose, I'll consider using the adhesive tape.
The Mag-Safe compatible "MagicMount Pro Charge5 Phone Holder" from ProClip, while it's not stated on the ProClip website, is quite visibly the Scosche product of the same name. But when purchased from ProClip, it includes an adapter that converts the back of the Scosche ball mount to a plate compatible and pre-drilled for the ProClip Dash Mount system (which is all manufactured by a third party, Brodit, a Swedish company that has been making car phone mounts (resold in the US by ProClip for years.)
The setup works rather well! I would like to see the mount a bit higher, so I'll probably make a flat plate with my 3D printer that will lift it a couple of inches. Not sure if shorter folks would have problems with this mount, as it might put the phone behind the steering wheel for some. YMMV.
The MagicMount comes with a 12V power source that has both a USB-C output and a small 2mm power receptical that accepts the hard mounted cord power plug from the MagicMount.
I also noted that if I was on a rough section of road, the fact that the ball mount sort of cantilevers the phone out a bit on a thin arm that holds the ball can result in the phone vibrating when the truck is otherwise smooth and rock solid (i.e. hand on dash and butt in seat don't notice it). I'll report back here with an update if I find it to happen a lot.
Also including a photo of it from my eye level. It definitely needs to come up 2 inches or so.
The mount is designed to place the phone between the dash screen and the large central screen, by using a long plastic arm that reaches from the speaker grill to the front of the dash.
This mount has its pros and cons. On the positive side of the ledger, the mount does not require any modification of the Rivian dash. On the negative side, it is long and could be considered a little ungainly or unsightly by the more tightly wound passengers. To the driver, it's mostly blocked by the phone anyhow.
I declined to use the adhesive that is on both ends of the mount that touch the vehicle dash. If it starts to come loose, I'll consider using the adhesive tape.
The Mag-Safe compatible "MagicMount Pro Charge5 Phone Holder" from ProClip, while it's not stated on the ProClip website, is quite visibly the Scosche product of the same name. But when purchased from ProClip, it includes an adapter that converts the back of the Scosche ball mount to a plate compatible and pre-drilled for the ProClip Dash Mount system (which is all manufactured by a third party, Brodit, a Swedish company that has been making car phone mounts (resold in the US by ProClip for years.)
The setup works rather well! I would like to see the mount a bit higher, so I'll probably make a flat plate with my 3D printer that will lift it a couple of inches. Not sure if shorter folks would have problems with this mount, as it might put the phone behind the steering wheel for some. YMMV.
The MagicMount comes with a 12V power source that has both a USB-C output and a small 2mm power receptical that accepts the hard mounted cord power plug from the MagicMount.
I also noted that if I was on a rough section of road, the fact that the ball mount sort of cantilevers the phone out a bit on a thin arm that holds the ball can result in the phone vibrating when the truck is otherwise smooth and rock solid (i.e. hand on dash and butt in seat don't notice it). I'll report back here with an update if I find it to happen a lot.
