cell phone mount for 1st gen Edge that you don't hate?

[mr.twofish]

Anyone find a cell phone mount for a late model Edge that you actually like and that stays in place? All the ones I've tried so far seem to have significant drawbacks...

The kind that suction cup to the top of the dash usually fall off (Edge dashboard is too curved)
The kind that hang from the rearview mirror block the mirror day/night sensor (and also fall off)
The kind that clips on to the rim of the dash keeps losing its grip and falling off.

The kind that clips on to the vent grill blocks the vent.

I finally gave up on all of these and got the stupid WeatherTech cupFone mount, which is great in many ways except for the part where you have to take your eyes off the road to use it. :(

[always on edge]

I don’t have a Gen 1 Edge but this one works very well. It’s heavy duty, suctions to the windshield, with a nice long, adjustable arm and in 18 months it’s never fallen off.

 

Heavy Duty Car Phone... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K3B6S3P?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[enigma-2]

1st gen MKX, I use a holder that clips to the vent. Yes, it deflects part of the airflow but it sits at the right height for me.

 

I only use it when using a map program where I watch to see where the cops are in real time. (I'm running an Escort Max 360c radar detector.)

 

I dont really have a problem with blocking one of the vents, don't like them directly blowing on me anyway.

 

Used a sticky cup holder, worked well, never fell off, but if you mount it to the windshield, you can get a warning ticket for blocking your vision. @always on edge mounted it in probably the best place where it won't get noticed.

[mr.twofish]

Thanks @always on edgefor the recommendation. Funny enough, I still have one just like that, but hadn't tried sticking it onto the windshield because I felt like it obstructed my view in that corner. Maybe I'll give it another shot.

Edited October 3, 2023 by mr.twofish
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[mr.twofish]

11 hours ago, enigma-2 said:

1st gen MKX, I use a holder that clips to the vent. Yes, it deflects part of the airflow but it sits at the right height for me.

 

I only use it when using a map program where I watch to see where the cops are in real time. (I'm running an Escort Max 360c radar detector.)

 

I dont really have a problem with blocking one of the vents, don't like them directly blowing on me anyway.

 

Used a sticky cup holder, worked well, never fell off, but if you mount it to the windshield, you can get a warning ticket for blocking your vision. @always on edge mounted it in probably the best place where it won't get noticed.

Yes that was my same concern when I started shopping around for alternatives. I really wanted this one to work, but the velcro tape inside the clip kept giving out and every few days it would slide out of place or completely fall off onto my lap while driving. There doesn't seem to be a square inch of surface on or around the Edge dashboard that is flat enough to hold a clip like this.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B3CHHZJX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Edited October 2, 2023 by mr.twofish
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[enigma-2]

Did you ever look at proclip?

https://www.proclipusa.com/products/855122-proclip-angle-mount-ford-edge-2015-20xx?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1OmoBhDXARIsAAAYGSEQkML_vyS3w-WcwU18iJHXo3BYTCNnZ2LD-jKaruNz6moRRZ0SuPAaAuUmEALw_wcB

[enigma-2]

Opps, here's the gen one version

https://www.proclipusa.com/collections/dashboard-mounts-ford-edge-2009

[mr.twofish]

Thanks @enigma-2 ! I had not seen the ProClip before - looks impressively stable but pricy. I'm trying one more cheap clippy-type product before I give in and go that direction. The center mount option is exactly the spot where I want a phone mount, but haven't to date found a suction or clip product that will work in that lower right corner of the dashboard display.