These look good. Where did you buy it? How much? Was it easy to fit? Any holes in the dash?

 

They come from http://www.dsldevelopments.com/

It takes about 5 minutes to fit - the longest thing is fitting the holder for your model of phone to the bracket for the model of car.

There are no holes, it clips around the pillar by the gear shifter.

 

Thanks. Can the clips be changed? Sal has a different phone to me and we both drive the car. It would be good to be able to swap the holders over.

I am very interested in this though. Thanks for the heads up.

 

To swap the holders over you need to get a "MoveClip".

http://www.brodit.se/nSearchList.html?q ... Query=true

http://www.brodit.se/product.html?id=215503&pn=prod

http://www.dsldevelopments.com/brodit/moveclipsDSL.asp


Alternatively you can put a clip on each side of the gear selector (note the bracket that goes around the pillar is smaller on mine, they seem to have refined it).

 

Thanks David

 

Looks good, I'll definitely get one. Will be good to be able to look at Google map on the I-phone to get accurate guidance to awkward destinations when the Sat Nav let's me down!

 

Got it fitted now. I went for the left side version. It is great for the phone etc but a bit tight on the passenger knees.
I wonder if I should have it on the right.
6000 152mpg

 

On the Ampera I wondered whether it would snag on the passengers legs but as I drive the car more on my own than with a passenger I decided that I'd rather it that side than possibly snagging on my legs!

I have gone for the left mount and we will see if the other half complains!!!

On the Leaf I have gone for the left mount too so the wires for charging are less likely to snag me when driving.

 

Well, as you can see from the date of my first post in this thread it has taken me the best part of a year to get around to buying a Brodit mount... in fact, I bought two... one for each car.

The good thing is that at the moment my other half and I have the same phones... Samsung galaxy S4... so we won't need the MoveClip as we won't need to switch holders. But I did wonder if the screw holes in the holder and the MoveClip were the same so that we could fit a MoveClip later if one of us changes phones?

Does anyone use a MoveClip?

 

But I did wonder if the screw holes in the holder and the MoveClip were the same so that we could fit a MoveClip later if one of us changes phones?

Yes, Brodit use the Amps 4-hole standard pattern across all products. You can also get adhesive 'Mini-Move' clips, I've used these for some years and the adhesive has never let go. Much easier to install.

http://www.dsldevelopments.com/brodit/minimoveclipsDSL.asp

 

Cool! Thx Darren.

We both love our Galaxy S4 so I can't see us changing any time soon but you never know...

 

I have my iPhone 5 and also need to use a Nexus 5 as we have some apps which require testing with each update. Also have an iPad mini and a Nexus 7. All have Brodit cradles, plus a cradle for my Ham radio handheld. The cradles aren't cheap, particularly if you opt for the Active (powered) type, but when you consider the cost of the device they're supporting it's money well spent IMHO.

 

Typical... we stay in all over Christmas and go away to visit my sister-in-law for one night and the Proclips come while I am away. So now I have to wait until Thursday, when the post office opens again, to get them.

Anyway, quite excited. I have one for each of the cars... Nissan Leaf on the centre console air vent and the Vauxhall Ampera on the left of the centre console.

I'll post some photos when I get them.

BTW, they would normally have arrived within a day or two but they were out of stock and had to order from Sweden. Not bad service consider that and time of year.

 

They arrived

Fitting after yet more coffee!

 

Nissan Leaf installed.

Installation is dead easy... screw the phone holder onto the proclip (2 mins), clip the proclip onto the car in its designated location... (30 secs). The whole installation took me less than 10 mins including reading instructions and I took my time to make sure it was positioned right.

Excellent bit of kit.

Now I can use LeafSpy properly without having to fiddle with the phone on the move



Now onto the Ampera...

 

OK, the Ampera one was almost as easy but as the Proclip was not pre-drilled I had to spend an extra couple of minutes screwing the holder onto the proclid with the sef-tapping screws. After that it installed into the Ampera as easily as the Leaf.

BTW, I have not used the adhesive strips that they suggest you use. I want to see if it will hold adequately without them first. If not then I shall remove the clip and replace it with the adhesive strips. 2 minute job I would guess!

 

Thats a good mounting position on the Leaf Paul, hardly have to move your eyes at all if using the phone as a Satnav for example. On the Ampera the mounting position is down low beside the transmission selector isn't it? Fine for use as a phone.. and OK using phone as a Satnav as long as you're using voice guidance - but not so easy to look at?

 

Agreed but it isn't that bad to be honest. Sure, it isn't as good as the Leaf but it is usable IMO with care.

The only think about the Ampera position is I am not sure how well the GPS signal will hold. Time will tell but the phone is definitely a better SatNav than the Ampera one IMO.

 

I've never bothered with the adhesive on any of my installs either, not had a problem yet. Shame there isn't a better option on the Ampera though, low down is fine for a hands-free but not ideal for using it for nav. The GPS signal shouldn't be an issue though, modern GPS chipsets are pretty sensitive now.

I've got my ProClips, all the charge network cards, and the tax disc arrived this morning, all I need is the car!! Not long now thankfully

 

They've moved the LEAF one, it used to go up by the A pillar.

I've had mine in the Ampera a while. It allows easy left hand operation where it is. Also never had gps problems.

 

No, the A-pillar is one of the two options available (four if you count LHD and RHD). I opted for LHD & RHD versions of the centre mount. As I'm often reviewing apps and satnavs I can have two devices mounted when I need them, or I can have Leaf Spy running on the Nexus and my iPhone which is my day to day phone.

 

I didn't chose the A-Pillar position as I want the passenger to have access as well.

 

I've always liked the Brodit's and used them for years in various cars and for various phones. I am not usually keen on their suggested mounting position though including on the Ampera.

Has anyone fitted a bracket (that a proclip could then attach to) higher up, say to the LH side of the sat nav? I think this would be better because it wouldn't impose on the passenger, is more convenient to glance at when driving and offers the prospect of using a dashcam app on the phone?

 

I finally got around to fitting a phone cradle and bracket to the Ampera. I used a Brodit cradle but rather than their bracket I bought the one from Dashmount.co.uk because I preferred the higher mounting position. Very easy to fit (use the lower screw behind the sat nav / radio as in the photo).

I bought the "active" Brodit holder for my Nexus 5 which has the built in charging cable which I routed into the armrest cubbie hole to plug into the usb socket (or the cigar lighter with the supplied adaptor). It was hellishly expensive (£68) but has the added feature that it will accept the phone with a cover skin fitted.