Phone, GPS and Tablet Mounts for a Ford F-150

Interior of a Ford F-150 Lots of Room for phone, tablet and GPS MountsThe Ford F-150 is as big pickup truck.  You might think that every mount would work on a Ford F-150.  Turns out not to be the case.  We take a look at how to mount a cell phone, tablet or GPS in a Ford F150.

Mount Analysis

A photo of the interior of a Ford F-150 accompanies this article.  It’s a large interior with a nice big dash and a long reach to the windshield.  Normal horizontal vents and a long reach down to the cup holders.

I’m not liking the location of the CD Player on the Ford F-150 so I will recommend against a CD player mount.  Using a mount in this location will block the radio and climate controls in this vehicle.

Negative on a car seat bolt mount for the Ford F-150.  I could find no way to access the seat bolt.  While you can certainly use the option to bolt it directly to the floor board, most are not going to want to drill holes into their Ford F-150 floor, so let’s move on.

Vent Mount Recommendations

For a cell phone, we like the vent mount best.

If selecting this mounting location, consider the Andobil Air Vent Mount.  This mount can be used to hold most phone models with or without a case.  The ball and socket design facilitates a 360 degree rotation.  The included cradle opens to accommodate phones up to 3.75 inches wide.  The mount uses a unique locking clip to securely attach to horizontal and vertical vents.

Apple iPhone owners can check out the Andobil MagSafe Air Vent Mount which is the same mount but with a magnetic adapter that pairs perfectly.

Read our Andobil car air vent review for a lot more information.

Windshield Mount Recommendations

It’s a mighty long reach to the windshield.  This is a big vehicle.  Consider an extra long suction cup solution such as the Arkon Extendable Smartphone and Midsize Tablet Mount.  The cradle is spring-loaded and expands to over 7 inches .  It’s going to fit most smartphones and tablets up to an Apple iPad Mini.  The mount itself has a metal arm that can extend from 14.5 to 18.5 inches.  The cradle rotates 360 degrees so your tablet can be in portrait or landscape mode.  The suction cup has a vacuum lock to maintain a secure connection.  The metal arm will keep the tablet very steady in normal environments.

A normal suction cup phone mount will also work but it’s a long reach to the windshield on a mount that projects a few inches off the glass.  My recommendation for the short mount is the Arkon MegaGrip Suction Cup Windshield and Dash Mount.  The suction mount features a vacuum locked suction assembly attached to a pivoting arm.  The phone can swivel into any orientation.  The mount also comes with an adhesive disk that you can stick to the dash to turn the mount into a console mount.  The suction assembly can adhere to the adhesive disk just like it would on a windshield.  This is a very reliable mount and I can vouch for it based upon my years of personal use.

The above mount has a 17mm ball suitable for use on a Garmin GPS too.

Cup Holder Mount Recommendations

A cup holder mount is the only way to place a larger tablet in a Ford F-150.  The Arkon Car Cup Holder Mount for Tablets is a good choice and fits large tablets all the way up to an Apple iPad Pro.  This cup holder mount features an adjustable arm to facilitate angling and it swivels into any orientation.  The cup holder mount fits up to 3.5 inches diameter so it will fit the Ford F-150 just fine.

Summary

So the Ford F-150 isn’t as easy as I had initially thought for mounting a cell phone, GPS or tablet.  Many traditional locations such as the vent, windshield or dash will work well.  However, the CD Player and seat bolt mount are out.  On a positive note, the truck is large, you can mount almost all of your devices and still have room for five.