Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Mobile Car Mount VHB Charging v2 - Black
Customer Rating
5
Minimalist and sleek car mount and charger
on August 9, 2022
Posted by: tomk
from Albany NY
A great tool to help de-clutter my car, the PD charging car mount does exactly what you ask of it - charge your phone wirelessly, while seamlessly keeping a solid grip with the magnet array.
I've had this mount and charger for around a week a now, and I'm so far very happy! The mount is a well-made, and surprisingly small unit that performs superbly so far! My 2014 Ford Edge has a textured dash, so I made sure to follow Peak Design's mounting instructions exactly. The small size of the mount makes finding a good spot for it easier than some of the other brands out there. I was surprised how much of a film the alcohol pad removed from the dash. When pressing the mount onto the surface I held it for around two minutes, and then made sure my dash stayed shaded so the summer heat wouldn't compromise the curing of the adhesive. After waiting the required 24 hours I plugged in the power cord and went to attach my Samsung Galaxy phone (in the Peak Design Mobile Case), and, BAM, magnetics clamped on better than any other mount I have had and the power started to flow. After driving around for a week I have zero concerns about the stability of the mount on the dash, and am quite enthusiastic about how well my phone sticks to the mount. I heartily recommend this product!
I have been wanting a car mount for a while because I don't have CarPlay and use my phone for navigation. My hesitation has always been how bulky and ugly they generally are, but not so of this PD mount. With its small footprint and clean lines, it blends right into the dash (of a 2015 Passat). Keeps me from looking down to the shifter where my phone used to sit, so I'd say it's safer, too!
I love the Peak design Mobile ecosystem. I have the wireless car mount to use for my iPhone 12 with everyday loop case. I wasn’t able to securely fit the car mount to my Pug (Peugeot 308) because the provided 3M VHB double sided tape wouldn’t hold on the textured finish of the dash on this car. Peak Design warned of this as an issue in their instructions and said to return the mount if it didn’t suit your car. I was adamant I was going to get this to work. I found a solution by purchasing a ProClip Dash mount specifically designed for the PUG 308. It is designed to secularly anchor in the joins in the dash seams in a non destructive and reversible way. Proclip make mounts to custom fit a huge variety of car models. They work very well and because the dash mount surface is flat plastic the Peak Design car mount will attach securely with their provided 3M tape (I did use a second layer of double sided tape to help flatten the face of the contoured car mount). Anyhow, issue solved and a perfect solution and position for my car. I love how easy and securely the Park Design car mount works with their case.
Update to a review I'd left previously. The charging car mount is a solid piece of equipment -- it feels sturdy and well-built, and I have no concerns about it falling from where it's mounted thanks to the adhesive strip. The 12V charger provides enough power to give my iPhone 12 mini a respectable charge, even when streaming music and navigating with GPS. However, I strongly recommend against mounting it on the dashboard if you live somewhere hot and sunny -- owing to its dark color and metal exterior, this thing gets mighty hot, and your phone will too if it's exposed. Definitely find a spot on the center console, preferably where it can get some air, if that's the case. Once I did that, the mount worked beautifully. No more fiddling with cables or having an air vent blocked by a mount -- this thing does the job.