Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Mobile Car Mount VHB Charging v2 - Black
Customer Rating
5
Excellent design
on August 10, 2023
Posted by: Jim
from Maryland
This product is well designed, made of great materials. I also bought the case for my phone that is designed to work with it. The two make for a very nice setup.
The charging mount is a great add for the car so you don not have to worry about running out of a charge. Super sturdy and a strong magnet. Love their products!
I drive a subi with no phone to map function. I was constantly teying to balance my phone on the daah to see directions. This car mount is a sturdy way to display map directions in a much safer way. The magnetic attachment with the Peak Design phone case makes it so easy to attach and go while wireless ly charging. I also super appreciate the cord clips to make my dash less cluttered.
I’ve tried several different car mounts that I end up not liking and stop using within a couple weeks. This one is discreet, easy to set up, and keeps my phone in place with no issues.
I brought it with the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra case, it's a perfect fit. It works great, there's no interference with the compass. Sadly, the system called "MagSafe" (apple MagSafe) actually does not work really with my wife's iPhone 14 Pro Max with a small silicone case: The magnets were not strong enough to hold the phone. I think the magnets are both on the case and the mount, which creates a very stong bond! and it does not budge as advertised. Nonetheless, the mount is slick and really good (charging or not). I had another issue: finding the right spot for my car. Sadly I did not find a spot to put the base in a perfect maner" in my IONIQ5. So I used two things: 1. Brodit adapter (that you could potentially 3D print) 2. 2 3D printed pieces, 1 to adapt to the form of the base into a flat surface. 2 an adapter flat and the final car surface. It resulted into a magnetic base for the "driver magnetic display" and a base for the passenger side. It works really well. Kuddos to the teams! I think a next iteration would be to have a changeable base so that we can chose from different base, a flat surface base, the same that is here by default, a magnetic mount, a direct ball mount, etc. PS.: when detaching the first time, I think I went with too much force, and the base is made in a very strong platic that is a little bit bended for me (white marks of bendend black plastic)
I bought this about a month ago and installed it at the beginning of summer. It has a strong connection with my phone and keeps it tight no matter what terrain I encounter. I gave it 4 stars, because due to it's black color and metal base, it can get really hot through and I've had my phone give me "High Temp" warnings a few times. Only an issue on hot sunny days, but something to think about.