[DIY] Nexus One car holder

Rinegpeace · Aug 4, 2010

Hi,

Here is my new DIY Nexus One car holder I just put together:

The base is from Garmin nüvi 200 series and the holder for phone is just plain hard shell I bought very cheap from eBay.

What do you think?

khaytsus · Aug 4, 2010

Rinegpeace said:
Hi,

Here is my new DIY Nexus One car holder I just put together:

The base is from Garmin nüvi 200 series and the holder for phone is just plain hard shell I bought very cheap from eBay.

What do you think?

Curious how it holds up in the car, but looks pretty good and low profile.

Rinegpeace · Aug 4, 2010

khaytsus said:
Curious how it holds up in the car, but looks pretty good and low profile.

It looks great and slim also holds phone quite well.

Here are few photos in 'action' (sorry for the mess in my garage):

b0dge · Aug 4, 2010

That looks really good. Much better than my "universal" POS that wobbles and rattles and occaisonally drops my phone:

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...uctId_381889_langId_-1_categoryId_165452#dtab

Can you link to the case you bought (or a similar one) please?

And where did you get the base? Was it a spare you had?

Rinegpeace · Aug 4, 2010

b0dge said:
That looks really good. Much better than my "universal" POS that wobbles and rattles and occaisonally drops my phone:

Can you link to the case you bought (or a similar one) please?

And where did you get the base? Was it a spare you had?

I'm new user and I am not permitted to post outside links.

For case just search for 'BLACK HYBRID HARD BACK CASE FOR HTC GOOGLE NEXUS ONE' on UK eBay.

For base search 'GARMIN NUVI WIDESCREEN MOUNT FOR 200, 200T, 200W & MORE' - you will get several results from Hong Kong - they are very cheap.
I've attached photo of this mount.

You just have to cut off two horns on Garmin cradle and stick it on case with some thin mirror bond sticky pads.

Hope this is not too confusing.

b0dge · Aug 4, 2010

Not confusing at all. You've made the whole thing very clear, in fact!

Thank you for the info. I'll be making mine very soon!

jsomaniax · Aug 4, 2010

WOW BRILLIANT IDEA. JUST ORDERED THE PARTS. Do you think it's better to use superglue instead of mirror adhesive?

Rinegpeace · Aug 4, 2010

maniaxzero said:
WOW BRILLIANT IDEA. JUST ORDERED THE PARTS. Do you think it's better to use superglue instead of mirror adhesive?

Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

I think superglue will also works but I put mirror tape for future considerations - it will be easier to remove tape and change shell case when I change phone.

jsomaniax · Aug 4, 2010

Rinegpeace said:
Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

I think superglue will also works but I put mirror tape for future considerations - it will be easier to remove tape and change shell case when I change phone.

lol you're always one step ahead of me. Thanks for the idea

killermojo · Aug 5, 2010

Haha I have the exact same holder and a very similar case and I was trying to come up with a way to make them work together. I hadn't considered getting another case and then modifying the garmin holder. I'll be doing this as well!

zecoj · Aug 7, 2010

Rinegpeace, can you please give some comment about the quality of the back case? How thin is it? rubbery on the inside/outside? Would you feel comfortable using the phone with the case on all the time?

Thanks in advance!

Rinegpeace · Aug 7, 2010

zecoj said:
Rinegpeace, can you please give some comment about the quality of the back case? How thin is it? rubbery on the inside/outside? Would you feel comfortable using the phone with the case on all the time?

Thanks in advance!

For everyday use I would pick little harder case. This one is thin and it is very easy to pull phone in and out. This is preferable for car dock but for real case it is maybe too flexible.

After couple days of testing I feel very secure about holding my N1 while driving and even if you turn this dock upside down it will hold your phone in the cradle. So, maybe you will like it as everyday case.

Rinegpeace · Aug 7, 2010

Here is one short video of detaching and attaching my N1 in this car dock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6xsHC_RQXA

zecoj · Aug 7, 2010

that's awesome, thanks mate!

shkwest · Aug 8, 2010

You can also get the air vent mount for the nuvi instead of the suction mount. I kinda don't want it to stick to glass so this is nice.

what are those mirror adhesive pads? buy them at home depot?

youareme7 · Aug 9, 2010

shkwest said:
You can also get the air vent mount for the nuvi instead of the suction mount. I kinda don't want it to stick to glass so this is nice.

what are those mirror adhesive pads? buy them at home depot?

You'd be better off finding them at an automotive store or maybe walmart if they are to repair a rear view mirror that fell off inside a car as I'm suspecting.

danieljcf · Aug 9, 2010

This has been featured in Lifehacker some weeks ago, with the same materials... the idea was from a OcUK user.

I've already made one myself for my HTC Legend and it looks great, it was cheap, and it's really sturdy.

moSess · Aug 9, 2010

Is it me or does the first photo in the original post look like it has a windows logo!?!

Masterface7 · Aug 9, 2010

This is a great idea. I just finished it for my Touch Pro 2 with no problems. I hvae a slight difference though. I cut the very top off of the silicon case so that my tp2 can slid in and out with ease. Although there is plenty of friction to keep it in normally.

I just wanna say that after 2 days of using this in my car it is just working absolutely perfectly. The easy rotation is very convenient and it looks really good as well, being so form fitting to my phone.

davemcgee · Aug 9, 2010

Now that is cool.
I shall be getting the bits this week.

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