Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Mobile Car Mount VHB Charging v2 - Black
Average customer rating
4.6
(462 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 462 reviews
5 Stars
352
4 Stars
63
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
5
1 Star
13
93%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Mobile Car Mount VHB Charging v2 - Black
Customer Rating
4
Awesome - with a HUGE caveat
on January 22, 2022
Posted by: Edarcys
from Albuquerque NM
I bought both the charging mount and the non-charging mount and have the same pros and cons for each.
Pros: Overall, it's an excellent mount, solid connection to the PD case, and has good connection for the admittedly bulky S21Ultra. It has a small profile, so the mount itself doesn't intrude on anything on the dash (radio, etc).
Pros: Overall, it's an excellent mount, solid connection to the PD case, and has good connection for the admittedly bulky S21Ultra. It has a small profile, so the mount itself doesn't intrude on anything on the dash (radio, etc).
Cons: Here's where I'm pretty disappointed with the usually thoroughly-thought-out designs PD come up with - the mount is essentially permanently mounted to a single vehicle. The connection to the car is a square of 3M adhesive pad attached to the dash. I have multiple vehicles I want to be able to use this in, including rentals, and a permanently attached mount is the anthesis of PD's usual mobile and travel-friendly products. Additionally, the ball joint for the attachment seems to be manufactured to be permanent, so moving just the charging pad from different mounting arms is not an option. I worked around by attaching a high quality magnetic plate with the PD adhesive, and then use a generic anchored magnetic vent clip (which coincidentally DOESN'T have a good connection with the PD case).
PD's next project needs to be some type of vent clip adaptor for the magnetic mounts for people who change cars when they travel. Until there's a travel-friendly option, I probably wouldn't enthusiastically recommend this car mount.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Finally a charging car mount that works
on January 20, 2022
Posted by: Huw
from Sydney Australia
The quality are functionality of the car mount was frankly a huge surprise, I've tried several and they never really work, either the attachment to the dash or the magnetic hold are not strong enough. The Peak Design version is excellent, the adhesive attachment to the dash is super strong and so far has withstood some really hot days, the magnet attachment for the phone in the case is strong and stays in place even in rough conditions. The icing on the cake is the tiny adhesive cable clips that are included, these all the cable to. be neatly routed around the dash. I would love to purchase some more, so please make these available to buy.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Strong connection!
on January 16, 2022
Posted by: Roxy952
from Santa Rosa, CA
I had high hopes that this wireless car mount would be amazing, and it doesn't disappoint! Make sure you take the time to let the mount adhere to the car before trying to use it - you'll be mad at yourself later if you don't. I also use it with the Everyday Case with Loop and they work perfect in tandem.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Thius product just rocks
on January 12, 2022
Posted by: Xben
from Australia
In summary its a great product - I have always been a fan of those long suction mounts so initially i was a bit skeptical - but this minimalistic car mount rocks. I have the charging one which charges instantly and stays on. My main fear was car vibrations - I thought being minimalistic it would wobble on uneven roads but nope it stayed on and didnt shake on uneven roads or on speed bumps. Good work guys.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Super easy to use
on January 9, 2022
Posted by: WolfSoul
from Tucson, AZ
It's great to have a mount that I can basically just throw my phone at and it sticks. No snapping it into some mount or something like that. The only down side is that a lot of dashboards have a limited number of places where the mount can be located and the large touch screen displays on modern cars don't make it any easier either. It would be cool if there were some different accessory arms (longer, more angled, etc.) that could be paired with the basic mount to provide more mounting options.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
1
Nowhere on my dashboard it will fit
on January 7, 2022
Posted by: PipHM
from Leeds, UK
Due to the very compact design this is completely incompatible with my dashboard (Mazda Bongo), I'll keep it in case I get a new car but pretty dissapointed. The arm is very short which prevents mounting on top of my dashboard. I could do so in landscape orientation but it would have to be right in the middle and that isn't ideal for me. It seems to be designed to mount right on the edge of the dash or on a vertical face. Like may dashboards mine is covered in buttons etc. so the face isn't an option either.
The more I look at it and play around the more it seems really limited and rather untested. Very surprised as every PD product I've purchased prior to this has been very well thought out.
The more I look at it and play around the more it seems really limited and rather untested. Very surprised as every PD product I've purchased prior to this has been very well thought out.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Peak DesignBy CS, July 21, 2022
Sorry for the frustration here! When designing our Car Mount, we aimed to maximize compatibility across different car makes and models, and different types of dash layouts and surfaces. The result is a mount that fits in a huge variety of different vehicles, but inevitably it may not be optimal for some. If you haven't already, please have a look thorough the article referenced below as it walks you though the various surfaces and locations you that can be considered. However, in some cases, you may be limited to mounting locations that are less than ideal, and in rare cases you might not find any viable mounting locations at all for the Car Mount product.
If you find yourself in that latter situation, we do now make a 1" Ball Adapter that has a super wide range of uses, and allows us to confidently say that the Peak Design Mobile Ecosystem now works with all sorts of additional vehicles as it is compatible with the wide variety of 1" ball adapter systems on the market!
https://support.peakdesign.com/hc/en-us/articles/4414720533524-Where-Can-I-Mount-The-Adhesive-Car-Mount-
If you find yourself in that latter situation, we do now make a 1" Ball Adapter that has a super wide range of uses, and allows us to confidently say that the Peak Design Mobile Ecosystem now works with all sorts of additional vehicles as it is compatible with the wide variety of 1" ball adapter systems on the market!
https://support.peakdesign.com/hc/en-us/articles/4414720533524-Where-Can-I-Mount-The-Adhesive-Car-Mount-
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
1
Not for every car
on January 6, 2022
Posted by: oatjo
from Bangkok
Even if the magnet is really good. The Mount itself is too short compare to others products in the market.
The poor design make it cannot be put on slope surface, even on the windshield. It makes phone cannot tilt down enough to make it face the driver as it should be. (Mine is iPhone 12 Pro. Bigger phones going to suffer more). It will face upward and very likely to reflect the midday sun into the driver's eyes.
Even if you have a perfect spot to glued on. Your phone still likely to be on an awkward position and cannot be reached or cannot be looked at easily.
If you want to purchase this. Please make sure that your car have upright console.
This maybe the worst Peak Design product ever.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Peak DesignBy CS, July 21, 2022
Sorry for the frustration here! When designing our Car Mount, we aimed to maximize compatibility across different car makes and models, and different types of dash layouts and surfaces. The result is a mount that fits in a huge variety of different vehicles, but inevitably it may not be optimal for some. If you haven't already, please have a look thorough the article referenced below as it walks you though the various surfaces and locations you that can be considered. However, in some cases, you may be limited to mounting locations that are less than ideal, and in rare cases you might not find any viable mounting locations at all for the Car Mount product.
If you find yourself in that latter situation, we do now make a 1" Ball Adapter that has a super wide range of uses, and allows us to confidently say that the Peak Design Mobile Ecosystem now works with all sorts of additional vehicles as it is compatible with the wide variety of 1" ball adapter systems on the market!
https://support.peakdesign.com/hc/en-us/articles/4414720533524-Where-Can-I-Mount-The-Adhesive-Car-Mount-
If you find yourself in that latter situation, we do now make a 1" Ball Adapter that has a super wide range of uses, and allows us to confidently say that the Peak Design Mobile Ecosystem now works with all sorts of additional vehicles as it is compatible with the wide variety of 1" ball adapter systems on the market!
https://support.peakdesign.com/hc/en-us/articles/4414720533524-Where-Can-I-Mount-The-Adhesive-Car-Mount-
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
1
Need more flexible mounting options
on January 5, 2022
Posted by: univek
from Toronto
First of all, the good - the quality is awesome like all Peak Design products.
Now the bad - or rather, what could be improved. The mount is way too short and paired with adhesive really limits mounting options. Cars with textured/leather dashboard can't be mounted and the mount is too short to mount on the windshield as well.
I also wish the charging plate can be unscrewed vs. permanently fixed - as if one can remove the charging plate, can mount via go-pro style attachments as well.
Response from Peak DesignBy CS, July 21, 2022
Sorry for the frustration here! When designing our Car Mount, we aimed to maximize compatibility across different car makes and models, and different types of dash layouts and surfaces. The result is a mount that fits in a huge variety of different vehicles, but inevitably it may not be optimal for some. If you haven't already, please have a look thorough the article referenced below as it walks you though the various surfaces and locations you that can be considered. However, in some cases, you may be limited to mounting locations that are less than ideal, and in rare cases you might not find any viable mounting locations at all for the Car Mount product.
If you find yourself in that latter situation, we do now make a 1" Ball Adapter that has a super wide range of uses, and allows us to confidently say that the Peak Design Mobile Ecosystem now works with all sorts of additional vehicles as it is compatible with the wide variety of 1" ball adapter systems on the market!
https://support.peakdesign.com/hc/en-us/articles/4414720533524-Where-Can-I-Mount-The-Adhesive-Car-Mount-
If you find yourself in that latter situation, we do now make a 1" Ball Adapter that has a super wide range of uses, and allows us to confidently say that the Peak Design Mobile Ecosystem now works with all sorts of additional vehicles as it is compatible with the wide variety of 1" ball adapter systems on the market!
https://support.peakdesign.com/hc/en-us/articles/4414720533524-Where-Can-I-Mount-The-Adhesive-Car-Mount-
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design