iOttie Easy Flex 2 Universal Windshield Dashboard Car Mount for Smartphones $13 + Free Shipping

Quote from fuzzyfacedog : Mine is currently on a slightly textured, and curved surface and is stuck on there like no tomorrow. However, I've yet to test it in the summer to see if it will stay. Might have to remove, wash, and re stick it in the summer after it expands and all.

Terrible in heat. I washed mine and reapplied it to the windshield and dash muliple times - found it laying on the ground when I was ready to head out.

Quote from fyu : so what expensive item did you buy from them?

how is this relevant? If you have had a good experience shopping at Meritline good for you, some of us haven't.

Quote from oracledude : how is this relevant? If you have had a good experience shopping at Meritline good for you, some of us haven't.

um... yea it's relevant. look at the apple crowd. You pay more for quality and support.
and judging from all the previous mertiline deals. they are all cheap. like super cheap.

code never works from me, even last time

Thanks OP - got one... not to hijack a thread but when did Meritline start charging CA tax ???

Quote from baised : Terrible in heat. I washed mine and reapplied it to the windshield and dash muliple times - found it laying on the ground when I was ready to head out.

Aughhh. Thx for the info.

i got this. Extending the arm is really hard on this.
Holding the phone tight, was worried it may damage the phone, so stopped using this.

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got it to work now, had to make a new account

I've seen quite a few mounts, but here is something I prefer and just made better sense:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150938018948

Vehicle Compatibility:
http://www.mountekusa.com/eBay/co...Matrix.pdf

Amazon usually sells it around $24, but on ebay you get ebay bucks and free shipping. Just a thought for those who are looking for something different than windshield, dash, or vent mounts.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004G1L52Q/

how is it different from the POS sold on ebay for a lot less.

Can't order 2 in the same order.
Coupon will only discounts $4.

Many good reviews on amazon but I'll paste my review here for this.

This is a hit or miss product based on your vehicle. On my friends car with many flat and smooth surfaces he has many mounting options. In my car a Mercedes C350, not so much. I have a heavily curvaceous and textured interior with few mounting options. I was able to find a boderline acceptable spot for it in front of my radio display but it partially blocks my view of the radio channels. This isn't IOttie's fault but just bad luck on my part.

Now for the review of the unit, I'll start with the GOOD:

1. Suction is better than any other mount that I have tried on FLAT or SMOOTH surfaces. Second to none. No suction cup is forever so you will have to remount it every so often just for safety sake.

2. One touch operation is very clever.

3. Size and simplicity meaning there aren't all of these adjustable arms everywhere causing an eyesore.

Now the BAD:

1. First thing I noticed is the foam pad that holds the phone in place. It is a very soft very smooth foam material. If your phone is flat and smooth on the side like an iPhone there is a chance it can slide downward on rougher riding vehicles. The material they should have used is a TEXTURED RUBBER.
I went ahead and ordered this from Amazon, it is a sticky dash pad that I plan to cut up and double stick tape in place of the factory foam pads.

Jelly Sticky Pad by HandStands

It is much tackier and I feel more confident that it will hold my phone in place better.

2. The one touch button as well as the backing of the circular phone holder should also have a suede or rubber texture to it. I'm afraid the tension of that button pressed up against the phone backing and the hard plastic can cause some scuff marks over time. I may cut a circle out of the sticky pad and glue that onto the circle area where the back of my phone is pressed up against.

3. I feel the arms that hold the phone on the sides are too short both in length and depth. If it were larger it would have more surface area along the side of the phone to grip. If it were deeper, you could have more confidence in it gripping in case you have a thicker case on your phone.

4. I wish the tension in the holding arms were just a little bit stronger as I noticed my phone sliding up in the mountain ride to my mom's house. It was ever so slight and it may also be due to the smooth foam pad which I think is the real problem.

5. I would gladly pay $2 more if they included a FLEXIBLE silicon dash pad. FLEXIBLE being the key word because car interiors have such variable levels of texture and the IOttie cannot overcome them all. Since I was unable to mount it to my SLIGHTLY curved and textured dash I went to ebay and bought a flexible silicon dash pad.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251230480...1497.l2649


I want to give this a 4 star but since I had to pay my own money to give it some plastic surgery I have to leave it at 3 stars because I got my phone mounted but not where I'd ideally like it. I know this is highly rated here but I did want to share my unbiased opinion of the product.

IOttie, I hope you're listening

Quote from ohiwastedmylif : Would this work for my Samsung Galaxy Note 2? It is a beast of a phone.

No, I have a note and it won't hold it. They do make a Note version but it isn't a Flex 2.

Quote from SuperStingy : I've seen quite a few mounts, but here is something I prefer and just made better sense: http://www.ebay.com/itm/150938018948 Vehicle Compatibility: http://www.mountekusa.com/eBay/co...Matrix.pdf Amazon usually sells it around $24, but on ebay you get ebay bucks and free shipping. Just a thought for those who are looking for something different than windshield, dash, or vent mounts. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004G1L52Q/

I don't know about you, but my cd player is mounted really low in the center console.