# Help me find a phone mount for my car **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 27, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812 "2026-03-27T15:13:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/21 "2026-03-27T20:10:30Z")
There are also these vehicle-specific mounts: > **[Phone Mount - Custom Fit For Kia Niro (2023-) | A-Tach](https://www.atachmounts.com/Kia-Niro-Phone-Mount_p_1658.html)** [![](https://fightingignorance.org/b28c3224-38ea-48d3-acdc-7876694ce957-image.png) ](https://fightingignorance.org/b28c3224-38ea-48d3-acdc-7876694ce957-image.png) > **[Car Phone Holder for KIA NIRO (SG2) 2023, 2024, 2025 – Custom-Fit Mount for...](https://www.ebay.com/itm/277304397754)** > > 🚗 \[Custom-Fit Design for Niro SG2 Monitor\] Precisely engineered to fit KIA Niro (SG2) 2023, 2024, 2025 models without adhesives or tools. The video showcases the product in use. The video guides you through product setup. [![](https://fightingignorance.org/7b26e7b3-f005-43aa-a00a-c92353974595-image.png) ](https://fightingignorance.org/7b26e7b3-f005-43aa-a00a-c92353974595-image.png) I cannot quite tell from the pictures whether they fit nicely between the two screens or if they obscure some part of the right screen. The FICS one seems a less intrusive fit. Oh, actually, it’s on Amazon too: [Amazon.com: FICS Car Phone Holder for KIA NIRO (SG2) 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 – Custom-Fit Mount for Seamless Display Integration, Interior Accessories for Navigation Use, Stable Driving View : Cell Phones & Accessories](https://www.amazon.com/FICS-Accessories-Phone-Customized-Holder/dp/B0C78KQPWC) with some pics & videos there ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/22 "2026-03-27T20:15:44Z")
Or this style: [Amazon.com: Masergogo Car Phone Holder for 2023-2026 Kia NIRO/EV/Hybrid, 360° Rotation, 8/10.25 inch Screen Fixed Clip, Auto Accessories Navigation Bracket, Interior Decoration Mobile Phone Mount : Cell Phones & Accessories](https://www.amazon.com/Masergogo-2023-2025-Accessories-Navigation-Decoration/dp/B0FGJNBTRX?crid=1NWA6MJHZ21YO&sprefix=kia+niro+phone+moun%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-7) [![](https://fightingignorance.org/7c91e6ce-2de4-4508-a600-8d4d402acb5e-image.png) ](https://fightingignorance.org/7c91e6ce-2de4-4508-a600-8d4d402acb5e-image.png) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/23 "2026-03-27T20:19:57Z")
Ooh, thanks! Those look perfect. The screen (plus extra glass) doesn’t fit completely seemlessly into the dash, and those take advantage of that small gap to mount something in the right place for a phone mount on this car. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/24 "2026-03-29T01:41:44Z")
It doesn’t appear to meet your requirements, but maybe it will work for someone else. Or maybe for you if you’re more flexible with your needs. It works for me because all other flexible mounts start sagging far too soon. > **[Amazon.com: iOttie Car Charger Easy One Touch Wireless 2 Qi Charging Dashboard...](https://www.amazon.com/iOttie-Wireless-Charging-Dashboard-Smartphones/dp/B07X4YDKTF)** > > The Easy One Touch 2 Wireless Dash and Windshield Mount features Qi wireless charging for use with your Google Pixel, Android, or iPhone. Mount smartphones in seconds with the U.S. patented Easy One Touch mechanism. Simply press the locking arms and... Adhesive mount to dash with the added bonus of wireless charging without having to mount a metal disk to your phone. It even charges through an Otterbox phone case. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/25 "2026-03-29T01:45:29Z")
It might work, if i can bend that joint to stick it to the glass. In fact, i ordered that one, and it’s supposed to arrive tomorrow. I also ordered one of the specialty ones for my car, which appears to have a standard ball mount that i can stick the iottie charger on, if the iottie doesn’t attach well on it’s own. I agree that wireless charging without modifying my phone would be nice. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/26 "2026-03-30T04:28:20Z")
The iottie attached find to the glass panel, but it holds the phone uncomfortably close to my face, and the angles just don’t work to hold it in the right place. But the phone holder of the iottie does seem to fit properly into the ball part of the ball joint of the Niro phone holder. I think I’m going to be able to make this work. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/27 "2026-03-31T23:27:03Z")
So, this works. But the iottie has an extremely annoying feature. It automatically opens to receive your phone. And then it automatically closes. And stays closed until you trigger the “open” button. I’m not sure how you retrieve your phone if the thing dies. I guess you can probably break the holder. But even assuming it’s working correctly, it only works when the car is on (really, when it’s being powered, but that’s when the car is on.) And it takes it a little while to build up the charge to initially open up. So you can’t get in the car, drop the phone in the holder, buckle your seatbelt, and then start the car. (Which is what I’d like to do.) Instead you need to start the car, then futz around until it will accept the phone. And then, when your hands are free, buckle up. In the other direction, you need to remove the phone before you turn off the car, instead of just grabbing it as you gather your stuff to head out. And to add insult to injury, the tiny “open me” buttons are designed for someone with larger hands than i have, so it’s a slightly uncomfortable reach. But it holds the phone well, and it’s nice that it does wireless charging. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/28 "2026-04-01T13:24:58Z")
Huh? Do you mean the phone holder is motorized…? I didn’t know that was a thing. If that’s the issue, there are plenty of claw style manual mechanical wireless phone cradles out there. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/29 "2026-04-01T13:29:06Z")
Yup. I didn’t know it was a thing, either. I’ll probably stick with it for a while, because it _does_ work. But yeah, i may end up buying a different phone holder part. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/30 "2026-04-01T14:34:40Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > Huh? Do you mean the phone holder is motorized…? I doubt it’s electrically motorized. The videos I’ve seen make it look like it’s spring-loaded. Which is technically a kind of “motorized”, but not meaningfully so. Also, realistically not the kind of motor that can fail. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/31 "2026-04-01T14:40:30Z")
It’s electric. It “fails” whenever the car is off. It can fail if anything goes wrong with its power supply. It looks cool, but i think it was a weird choice for the manufacturer to make. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/32 "2026-04-01T14:41:29Z")
Well, I guess it was a different version that what I saw video reviews of. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/33 "2026-04-01T14:42:54Z")
Maybe there’s a different version i should have bought instead. 🤷‍♀️ The company makes a lot of phone mounts. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/34 "2026-04-01T14:56:44Z")
You should still be within the return period, no? Maybe get another one from them and return this one? ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/35 "2026-04-01T16:02:20Z")
I use this one that clips onto the bracket behind the rear-view mirror. [Amazon.com: Karmus Rear View Mirror Phone Holder, Aluminum Alloy Mount Car Phone Holder Universal Rotatable and Retractable Rearview Mirror Phone Mount for Car Truck : Cell Phones & Accessories](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJVKCJL6?th=1) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/36 "2026-04-01T16:19:34Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > You should still be within the return period, no? Maybe get another one from them and return this one? I’ve broken all the seals and used all the parts. I clamped down the screw on the ball joint enough that i might have to scratch it to remove it. I don’t generally return things that aren’t in “new” condition if they work fine but i decide in not wild about them. Let’s see how well it works in practice. Maybe I’ll get used to it. If not, there are a lot of mounts that use the same ball joint. That’s really good to know. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/37 "2026-04-01T16:23:12Z")
I use a [suction cup mount](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076B27WP6?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_19). Rather than sticking it to the windshield though, I have a beanbag base that allows the mount to suction onto it. Can’t find my order for that though. I also bought a [silicone holder](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TZSC1P3?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1) that’s in my box of travel stuff - I haven’t yet tried it out yet. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812/38 "2026-04-01T20:11:02Z")
That’s kind of you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-phone-mount-for-my-car/1028812.md?page=1)