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I almost hesitate to share this because it is so *very* particularly aimed at my own custom solution and my personal mission to have a phone mount that meets all of my own personal criteria. Once I dialed it in for my needs, I don't really plan to adjust it any longer for anyone else. That said, here, have some files.
For me, this is what constitutes the perfect phone mount. Your opinion might differ, but this is what I wanted:
- First and foremost, I loathe cases and don't want one on my phone.
- Wanted a flawless fit for my iPhone 15 Pro Max in landscape mode.
- Wanted a Qi2 magsafe charger to hold it in place and charge it, but super easy to place and remove.
- Wanted to be able to switch to portrait mode briefly to do things like reconnect bluetooth.
- Don't want it to budge or wiggle even a fraction of a millimeter while driving.
- If a major bump or accident occurs and the magnet lets go, I want it to just fall into the tray below it, and hopefully minimize damage to the device. Barring a rollover, but I'd imagine a cracked phone screen is the least of my worries that day.
- Easy to swap out the base if my next phone doesn't share the same dimensions.
Thus began my quest. I knew the perfect phone mount for me probably didn't exist, and I'd have to make it. And here it is:
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Three STLs are included: 1 - Holder and Base, 2 - Qi2 holder for the back, 3 - a 1mm TPU gasket I printed just for S&G
I bought
this particular aftermarket tray and wanted to use the same mounting holes that secure the tray to the Jeep's top (useless) coin tray. I used 8-32 x 1-1/2" pan stainless hardware and nyloc nuts (and a few washers) to go through the coin tray, the aftermarket tray, the tpu gasket, and the two parts of the holder. The first version was still wobbly (UNACCEPTABLE) so the second version incorporated two additional holes with a wider bottom base that takes up the majority of the tray space and added two rear bolts that I only drilled into the aftermarket tray (not the fragile 20 year old coin tray), and used shorter 8-32 x 3/4" hardware with nyloc nuts.
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This is a link to the Qi2 Magsafe charger I used. I purchased it hoping the suction cup arm was stable enough not to annoy me, but no such luck. The magnet was strong as a mofo, though, so I cannibalized it and used its own mounting hardware to help secure it.
That's pretty much it. If you're someone that wants this very particular phone mount solution, and already own or want to buy the very same particular parts that I used, I'm sharing the files with the world, and you're welcome to them. Happy to answer any questions if anybody has them, like "Why would you do this?" or "Were you not hugged enough as a child?"
But it is 100% what I wanted and envisioned it could be, and I'm very happy with it. So I'm sharing!
ChatGPT generated tl;dr bullet list:
- Designed specifically for my Jeep and my needs — not meant to be universal
- No phone case – mount holds bare iPhone 15 Pro Max (landscape by default)
- Uses a Qi2 MagSafe charger (strong magnet, easy snap-in/out)
- Portrait mode possible for quick tasks like Bluetooth pairing
- Zero wiggle – revised base adds rear support bolts for rock-solid mount
- Failsafe drop zone – phone falls into tray if magnet fails (no damage)
- Easy to swap out base if next phone has different size
- Mounts using aftermarket coin tray holes and added rear bolts
- Includes 3 STL files: mount + base, Qi2 holder, and 1mm TPU gasket
- Used 8-32 stainless hardware with nyloc nuts; detailed in full post
- Qi2 charger was cannibalized from a suction mount (link included in post)
- If you’re weird like me, enjoy the files — I won't be customizing further
- Ask questions like: "Why tho?" or "Who hurt you?"
Addendum: Obviously don't print this in PLA unless you want it to melt. But you knew that already.
