iPhone Mounting Options - what's best?

I'm probably not the one to ask; for me, increasing the mobility of my telephone means purchasing a longer cord!!


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Dude, I think you need to lay off the caffeine. You've managed to post the same question five times in three minutes. B)

 

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I'm looking for the best iPhone mounting solution as well. I have a VAIS with an iPod in the glovebox, so getting audio of the iPhone isn't necessary, but of course would be nice.

For me, I just want the phone where I can see it, probably just to the right of the head unit, where there is a blank space (silver dash panel detail). This would be for easy phone/Bluetooth access and display, and also would ideally have a swivel that would allow horizontal mode for web usage, usually for the passenger. Also having the Google traffic maps right next to the built-in nav would be great.

I was originally thinking about something adhesive with a sturdy dock interface so I could just drop it in, then ideally it would have a small cord that I could fish down to the cigarette adapter. I suppose I could bring the VAIS cord out, but I like the idea of having my "car" iPod permanently installed (not that I go anywhere without my iPhone).

So now I'm thinking about this solution:

Use a combination of these two items:

http://www.cell-phone-accessories.com/dual-dc-power-supply-extension.html
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/tuneflex06#

I think this meet all my needs. Charger, sturdy cradle, don't gum up the dash with adhesive. It even carries the audio signal with a 1/8-inch breakout cable at the base (where it plugs into the lighter) which could easily be routed to the VAIS secondary inputs if needed.

This might not be the most elegant solution, but I don't think it would look too bad, having a sleek black gooseneck coming up from the right side of the car, and would be easily removed if necessary. It seems that the tuneflex works with the iPhone.

Thoughts??

aswindler

 

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this is the perfect setup as far as i know. i tried most of cupholders and this is way beyond.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...mount&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=1138084373294


and this for auxilliary. it is near perfect rather than use fm transmitter.
it charges your iphone and at the same time giving you stereo and clear sound.
just one cord, and it hides everything.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Grif...92624/catOid/-14781/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

 

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So to use that from circuit city, you'd first need the DICE integration setup?

 

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i took a quick pics, sorry its done only on a camera phone. just to give you a idea.

center armrest, the charger and the aux what looks like. you dont have to put the audio cable on the iphone because its already connected to the charger


now the iphone with the dock. see the only cord is the charger and nothing else (stealth aux). you will hear the true PREMIUM JBL on this. forget about the lousy FM Transmitter sound.

 

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That looks pretty nice. Does the door behind it still open? (the one under the stereo) ??

 

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yes you can still open it

 

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In other words, you only need to spend another $2k to get decent sound in your Prius.

 

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thats right..

 

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FYI, the cradles sold in the Priuschat shop now have the iPhone-sized grippers.

 

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I bought one of these and am having lots of noise with my 08, sounds like a high pitched whining noise, did you have this? How did you fix it?!

 

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yes you will get whining noise and everything. but there is a solution and you wont regret buying this:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-cB4TS5...181150&i=127SNI135&search=ground+loop&tp=2653

works awesome

 

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did you notice any type of high pitched whine when connecting this unit up? I tried that and get a very high pitched whine. I have even tried different cables, but I still get that audible whine. I am wondering if the Autopilot is bad or if that is just what they all do.

 

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ahh, nm me. I just saw the other post about the noise filter.

 

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I bought this one from proclipusa.com, and am hoping it'll make a decent solution for my iPhone.

I'm going to use this in conjunction with the DICE mount/DICE iPod kit -- still haven't figured out how I'm going to route all the wires, but that's the fun part!

They also sell this one that goes next to the MFD, but I didn't want the wires running all over the place:

 

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This looks like the solution I have been looking for. The Griffin device seems to be made for the an iPod. Have you have any problems using it with your iphone. How does it work when answering the phone thought the bluetooth in the car?

 

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Bluetooth options..

 

Re: iPhone Mounting Options - what's best?

Thanks but I am not sure what you mean by "Bluetooth options...."