Customer Reviews
Used one of these little guys to hold phone during 4000km of offroading in Baja. Never had an issue. Eventually baking in sun for a 2 years seemed to make it brittle and failed. Extremely happy with it.
But it works great! I've had ram mounts for my motorcycles so this was a big selling point for me. Good placement and hasn't fallen out yet.
The mount clicks solidly into the dash. A perfect fit. I paired the recessed mount with RAM's Quick Grip XL and short arm connector and loved how the assembly made the most of the MX-5's limited space. Best of all, everything still looks integrated. A clunky dash-mounted phone holder would certainly ruin the beauty of the dashboard's design. I'm very happy with the setup and haven't seen anything else that comes close to it.
Just like the product description mentions, I wanted to avoid suction cup or glue-based solutions. This fits perfectly! I bought the recessed version and I'm using the shortest arm (RAM-B-201U-A) with the Quick-Grip XL Phone Holder (RAM-HOL-PD4-238AU). I have a large phone (S23 Ultra) that I use for navigation and the device is perfectly safe. It does shake a little bit - nothing dramatic, but I wouldn't use it for video. I do recommend using the Quick-Grip style of phone mount instead of the X-Grip version if you drive on rough pavement.
The vent mount was easy to install as it snapped right into place. Unfortunately, the fit is not very secure. I found that when adjusting the angle of my phone, it didn't take much force to get the mount to twist and pop out. So take heed when FM says "The attachments can apply a lot of leverage, so be sure to fully loosen the arm before trying to adjust its angle," the key words being "fully loosen." Also, I was hoping the recessed mount and shorter arm would do a better job of limiting vibration, but there's still a decent amount of shake even with normal driving. My conclusion: the mount's performance doesn't justify the cost of the mount plus the RAM accessories.
David was a great help here. We reached out about this review, and worked through a few design changes to get the fit perfect - it turns out that the fit is slightly different between NA and NB. We updated the design to mount solidly in the NB, and it still works great in the NA.