When you put the magnetic plate inside, did you remove the protective sticker to adhere it? Or, did you do nothing and simply placed it inside? I'm trying to figure out how you can stick it inside. You can't, right? The side with the sticky glue would stick to the electrical components, wouldn't it? Or, does the magnet still work on the adhesive side? Which means you can stick it to the cover. Hope you understand what I'm trying to ask. LOL!
Lastly, couldn't you stick it on the outside of the Mobius?
This review was left by me. Having decided the best viewpoint for the Mobius would be in the centre of the windscreen behind the mirror, the search for a mount began. I had been looking for a convenient one for a while, considering many different options. In short I wanted a mount that was adjustable so that I could ensure the Mobius was perfectly horizontal, and preferred a ball and socket type joint, so that you can tilt the Mobius vertically to optimise the view on the road. Furthermore I wanted something as small as possible, so I could tuck the Mobius right behind the mirror, that had a small footprint on the windscreen glass to make it discrete as possible. I plan to keep the Mobius in the car at all times, so fast removal not essential but a bonus.
When searching for a mount I came across this Scosche dash mount and it looked exactly what I was after. They come in 3 varieties, fixed angle with 3M pad (parallel to mounting surface), gooseneck, and ball and socket mount with a 3M pad, which is the one I opted for and linked to above. The business end is a magnetic surface that measures approx. 40mm square (I don't have it with me to measure), in any case its slightly wider than the Mobius is, but not by much. The mount is supplied with 2 magnetic plates, again, I don't have them to hand, the smaller of the two is slightly smaller than the magnetic surface of the mount, the larger would probably cover 60% or so of the back of an iPhone. They have an adhesive surface on the the side that doesn't face the mount, so you can permanently attach it to your device, or you can simply slip it between your device and case for a less permanent solution. As a mount for a phone I think it would work well, with the only negative being the magnet on the phone/case interfering with the compass function of the phone.
The good news is that the smaller of the magnetic plates fits inside the Mobius! I opened the case up to fit a supercap and put the plate in at the same time, under the case (non heatsink side of course). The magnetic plate is at no risk of damaging the flash memory. The result is the Mobius attaches to the magnetic surface like a dream, its a very secure and wont move unless you want it to, but yet easily removable if required. The ball and socket gives ample adjustment for all the angles you would realistically want for a windscreen. The only thing to bear in mind is you cannot position the Mobius to be perpendicular to the base of the mount (where the 3 M pad is). So you would not be able to mount the 3M pad of dashmount on a vertical surface and achieve horizontal positioning of the Mobius. One other point to note is the 3M pad supplied is a light to mid grey colour, so will be visible from outside when stuck to the windscreen glass. This annoyed me, so I replaced it with some double sided black tape I bought from Maplins, so it is now harder to see.
To cap it off, I bought a little Motorola right angle mini usb adapter from Amazon to take the cable away from the Mobius, so as to have better access to the memory card slot. A USB cable completes the hardwire into the car.
I will post a few pics up when I can.
In summary, yes its a little pricey, cheapest seems to be £16 from Amazon. Its a great product and partners the Mobius really well in my opinion.
MRM, I'm surprised this solution hasn't been discussed more often here. I think it's the best. I went with your recommendation for my mobius. However, out here in Southern California, unfortunately it will not survive the heat. It has fallen off several times now. The sticker remains on the windshield. So the issue is that it's not bonding with the bendy mounting plate. Because the plate has perforated lines that essentially allows you to bend it in three sections, I decided to bend them and wrapped them around the rearview mirror handle bar. I then tightened it with some black zip ties. It's been great and very stable. I'm working on making it more elegant. I have an idea, when I'm done, I'll post some pictures.
Thanks for the feedback. The climate in the UK certainly isn't that extreme, so I can't say I have or will likely suffer the same conditions as consistently.
I'm guessing there must be a high performance tape that will do the trick? One thing I bought but have not yet used is a product called sugru which I believe will bond plastic and glass. You could mould a blob on the mount and stick it to the glass.
Good luck with finding a solution and glad you like the magnet.
Best,
Thanks for the feedback. The climate in the UK certainly isn't that extreme, so I can't say I have or will likely suffer the same conditions as consistently.
I'm guessing there must be a high performance tape that will do the trick? One thing I bought but have not yet used is a product called sugru which I believe will bond plastic and glass. You could mould a blob on the mount and stick it to the glass.
Good luck with finding a solution and glad you like the magnet.
Best,
Again, really pleased you JohnS, glad you find it a tidy solution. As you said it's almost like the smaller magnetic plate was made for the mobius. Having ordered the helmet strap and mount, I can't lie, that mount is slimmer line, no question. So you might be able to mount it closer to the top of the windscreen than you would the Scosche and thus it's less obvious from the outside.
Where it loses out is the ease of angle adjustment, neat footprint, the helmet mount has quite a large clumsy base. Most of all it loses out in ease of removing. With the magnet it's extremely easy to remove should you wish to or need to.
I also use a scosche mount to hold my phone in place in the car now. Superb solution in my opinion.
Moctoddct, check out sugru, I've read rave reviews but not got round to using it yet. People have made a mount out of sugru alone, I'm just not sure how neat and tidy it would look. But a blob to do what you are looking for would be perfect I imagine. I would just make sure you clean the windscreen with some IPA or similar alcohol based cleaner before applying.
Hope it works out.
MrM Your solution with the Scosche mount is so neat and discreet. Really happy with my installation yesterday - Like you mentioned in an earlier post, it's almost as if it was designed for the Mobius. Thanks for sharing the idea....
Oh, by the way I used a replacement (black) adhesive pad I found on Amazon. 8 for less than £2 with free delivery - BARGAIN! They are ideal and pre-cut to almost the same size at the Scosche mounting plate. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/B00E9VS2NS
Nice, now I just gotta find something similar on Amazon.com or Amazon.ca (which has significantly less stuff).
Again, really pleased you JohnS, glad you find it a tidy solution. As you said it's almost like the smaller magnetic plate was made for the mobius. Having ordered the helmet strap and mount, I can't lie, that mount is slimmer line, no question. So you might be able to mount it closer to the top of the windscreen than you would the Scosche and thus it's less obvious from the outside.
Where it loses out is the ease of angle adjustment, neat footprint, the helmet mount has quite a large clumsy base. Most of all it loses out in ease of removing. With the magnet it's extremely easy to remove should you wish to or need to.
I also use a scosche mount to hold my phone in place in the car now. Superb solution in my opinion.
Moctoddct, check out sugru, I've read rave reviews but not got round to using it yet. People have made a mount out of sugru alone, I'm just not sure how neat and tidy it would look. But a blob to do what you are looking for would be perfect I imagine. I would just make sure you clean the windscreen with some IPA or similar alcohol based cleaner before applying.
Hope it works out.
I have four (4) disc shaped Neodymium magnets glued to the inside of the Mobius case. This will let me attach the Mobius to any metal surface, and so far it haven't interfered with the quality of the video or the functionality of the Mobius.These miniature ball heads usually come with a round plate, so you just need a round thin neodymium magnet. Unless, a neodymium magnate is too strong? How strong is the Scosche magnet? Is there a strength threshold that we shouldn't pass, or it will ruin the gadgets?
MRM, I just sugru-ed my Scosche back on the windshield. We'll see how it works out. If it is indeed temperature resistant as it claims (-50 to +180 Celcius), then this should work, and actually opens the door to a whole new world. I started thinking, you're not limited to the Scosche model. You can buy any miniature ball head, sugru one end to the windshield, remove the 1/4 screw on the ball head plate, and sugru a neodymium magnate disc on the plate. These miniature ball heads usually come with a round plate, so you just need a round thin neodymium magnet. Unless, a neodymium magnate is too strong? How strong is the Scosche magnet? Is there a strength threshold that we shouldn't pass, or it will ruin the gadgets?
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