How To’s

How to Tell a Well Made Mount from a Poorly Made Mount

It was over ten years ago when I first became interested in the area of mobile mounting products.  My first exposure was the need for a mount for my XM Satellite Radio.  I thought that I struck the jackpot when I first stumbled upon a mount that bolted to my car seat and attached to my Delphi Skyfi’s cradle.  In fact, that’s a photo of it that accompanies this article.  This was a well made mount.  Made of steel.  Literally.  I would still be using this mount today if I didn’t sell my car. Back when this photo was taken, there … Read more



How to Add a Second Home to Simplisafe

Ever try to add a second home to an existing Simplisafe installation?  It’s not easy to find out how to do this.  Turns out it’s fairly simple to do.  However it’s poorly documented.  That’s why we wrote this article. This is one of a series of articles on SimpliSafe.  We are big fans of this security system and have also cover topics such as mounting the SimpliSafe SimpliCam and SimpliSafe entry sensors. Adding a Second Location to the App Some of this was discovered by accident because as previously mentioned, this is a poorly documented subject.  Can’t imagine why because … Read more



Removing a Car Adhesive Dash Mount

When you first purchased that adhesive dash mount, you thought it was so great that you really didn’t give much thought to taking it off one day.  Perhaps you thought (like I do) that you will worry about that when the day comes, which  you never really thought it would.  Well now you are getting ready to sell your car, and guess what, that day has come.  You try to just pull it off.  The thing is stuck like someone took cement to the bottom. Adhesive Mount Challenges Most adhesive dash mounts use a very special glue disk called Very … Read more



How to Install a Car Seat Bolt Mount in Under Five Minutes

This article is for those thinking about or have already purchased a car seat bolt mount.  Installation of anything in a car can be a daunting process.  Especially whenever it involves tools. Why Use a Seat Bolt Mount? Car seat bolt mounts can be used to hold almost any device.  It’s a great place for installing devices that do not require constant viewing by the driver.  Devices such as satellite radio and tablets work well with a car seat bolt mount.  I’m not a fan of using a car seat bolt mount for GPS purposes as I have found it … Read more



Lower Your Sirius XM Subscription Price

Sometimes we write about topics that aren’t necessarily about mounts but kind of close.  Today is one of those days.  We’re going to discuss how to lower your Sirius XM subscription price. Don’t Pay the Rack Rate I recently reviewed my Sirius XM bill for two cars and realized I was spending over $340 annually.  That’s a lot of money.  This isn’t streaming TV, it’s a radio.  And it’s one that I listen to for maybe an hour each day.  That’s almost $30/monthly to listen to music that I can hear for free.  Enough already. Pick Up the Phone So … Read more



How to Play an iPhone Through a Car Radio

A recent inquiry from a friend prompted some investigation worthy of sharing.  A new Apple iPhone 7 coupled with an old Subaru lacking current connectivity ports posed quite a dilemma for his 17 year old daughter.  She wants to play her iPhone through a car radio.  Not so simple in an older car. Wanting to make it right for his daughter, my friend was about to replace the head unit in his Subaru for hundreds of dollars.  The new head unit would provide her with a traditional interface to play audio from the iPhone and perhaps a little more in … Read more