How to Use a Smartphone as a Dash Cam (Apps, Mounts, Setup)

A dedicated dash cam is a fine thing to own. But if you already carry a smartphone, you may already have something better. Modern phone cameras outperform most budget and mid-range dash cams on resolution, dynamic range, and low-light performance by a wide margin. The right app can turn your

Best Phone Mounts for Land Rover Discovery (2017–2026)

The Land Rover Discovery is one of those SUVs that looks easy for mounting a phone… until you actually try it. The dash is clean and upscale, but that wide center stack, recessed screen, and long reach to the windshield make a lot of standard mounts feel awkward or too

The AMPS Mounting Pattern is Used All Over the Place

The mounting industry does not have an official standard but the AMPS pattern might be as close as you can get (at least for small electronics).  The AMPS pattern is a series of four holes aligned in a rectangular pattern.  Some manufacturers use two of the four holes while maintaining

Reuse Your Garmin GPS Mount for Your Phone

Smartphones have largely replaced dedicated GPS units, but that doesn’t mean your old Garmin mount is useless. In fact, many of those mounts—especially the popular bean bag and suction styles—are still some of the most stable mounts you can use in a vehicle.  SO today we’re going to talk about

Best Mounts for Edge Insight, Evolution, and CTS3 Tuners

Edge Products has been making performance monitors and tuners for diesel and gas trucks since the 1990s. The Insight, Evolution, and current CTS3 line all share a common problem: they are more useful when mounted where the driver can actually read them at a glance rather than propped on the

Best Phone Mounts for Snowmobiles

Mounting a phone to a snowmobile is a different problem from mounting one in a car. The vibration is more sustained and more violent than any road vehicle. The temperatures are well below what most phone mounts are designed for. And if it starts to snow while you are riding,