Phone and GPS Mounts for a Jeep Compass

The Jeep Compass is your basic small to intermediate size SUV.  Basic except for the mounting options.  Lots of non-traditional design points like round vents, sloping windshield and a raised seat rail. Mount Analysis Those design features do not typically bode well for mounting a tablet, GPS or phone.  That’s a photo of the dash accompanying this article.  While somewhat restricted in mounting locations, we were able to find some good locations for mounting mobile electronics. A windshield mount will work well and so will a CD player if you have one. One of my favorite places to mount a … Read more



Phone, GPS and Tablet Mounts for a Jeep Renegade

I recently had the opportunity to drive a Jeep Renegade.  You shouldn’t be shocked to know that one of the first things I wanted to do was mount my smartphone in the Jeep Renegade.  This is one of the more challenging vehicles to mount anything in.  So here’s our article to help owners of a Jeep Renegade looking to mount a cell phone, tablet or GPS in their vehicle. Mount Summary The Jeep Renegade has compact almost squished interior.  I had plenty of leg room and didn’t feel confined but when it came time to find a suitable place to mount … Read more



Phone, GPS and Tablet Mounts for a Jeep Wrangler

Jeep Wrangler.  Rugged.  Drives through anything.  People that have them usually love them.  But when it comes to mounts, this is a bit of a challenge. Jeep Wrangler Mount Analysis I guess that comes as no surprise.  Previous experiences with the Jeep Renegade and Jeep Compass have shown that finding good mount spots in Jeeps aren’t easy.  Several of the traditional and favorite spots for mounting a smartphone, GPS or tablet aren’t going to work well in a Jeep Wrangler.  Interestingly enough, we did find a some mounts that aren’t available in other Jeep models. First let get places that … Read more



Phone, GPS and Tablet Mounts for a Chevy Equinox

Today we get a look at the interior of a Chevy Equinox and we’ll recommend some mount options for a phone, GPS and tablet.  The Chevy Equinox has surprisingly few choices for car mount locations. Mount Discussion A photo of the interior of a Chevy Equinox accompanies this article.  There’s not much to the interior dash.  Sometimes that’s good, sometimes not.  On a Chevy Equinox, it’s not so good.  You can see that the owner of this vehicle decided to glue his E-ZPass to the dash.  He should have read our article about E-ZPass Car Mounts. Using a windshield mount is … Read more



Lexus GX 460 Phone, Tablet and GPS Mounts

The Lexus GX 460 is a very large SUV with a great looking exterior and a boxy exterior shape.  Like most large SUVs, this is an easy one to find good mount options. We have looked at a few other Lexus SUVs including the smaller Lexus RX 350 and NX 300. Lexus GX 460 Mount Discussion It’s a big SUV and most of the usual locations are fully accessible.  Windshield is nice and wide but it is a bit of a reach.  The vents are horizontal and in a perfect location for a phone.  The dash is huge and is … Read more



Phone and GPS Mounts for an Audi Q3

The Audi Q3 is the first model we have looked at from this manufacturer.  This is one of the smallest SUVs we have looked at.  Not wide and not long.  In fact, tall passengers in the front seat results in almost no leg room for back seat passengers. Audi Q3 Mount Analysis A photo of the interior of the Audi Q3 is included.  Nice looking interior with a few challenges.  Most notable is the center display which pops up from the dash.  This nullifies using the dashboard as a mount point.  Simply not enough room. The cup holders are set … Read more