Customer Reviews

RAM Mounting Systems RAM-B-149Z-AQ2U Waterproof Medium Aqua Box Device Holder with Handlebar Mount

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This, like everything else Ram sells is a great mount. It does not work for the iPhone. It has a thick silicone front on it so you can see the face of the device and operate the controls but the touch screen won't work thru the silicone.

Bought two of these and use them on my motorcycles. Great quality, and a good way of protecting your phone or gps while riding.

I chose this to mount iPhone on bike handle bar so as to be accessible.

The mount is not ventilated, and appears to magnify heat in the enclosure, leads to iPhone shutting down due to overheating, not good

THe transparent skin, I had understood was there to enable you to manage touch screen devices, such as iPhone. It does not. I cannot get any touch commands to work at all. It is of no use for an iPhone, the sole purpose I had purchased.

Worst product I purchased from Amazon. it has no other purpose so was basically a waste of money. Will not be recommending these products nor buying anything from RAM at this point in time :(

Overall I can say that this item is good. Mounting it to the handlebars of my bike was easy and it stayed rock solid and in-place throughout 1100 miles of riding over a long weekend. The only problem I had with this was that my Zune seemed to overheat while inside. The solution to the problem might be to use one of the thinner foam pads included with the RAM-B-149Z-AQ2U in order to open up some space inside and let the Zune "breathe" better. As far as the water-tightness of the RAM-B-149Z-AQ2U, it did rain a fair amount on us over Labor Day weekend and I cannot say I noticed even a hint of moisture inside, so as far as protecting electronic gear I think this delivers on its' waterproof claims.

So the plan is to revisit this review after trying out one, or both, of the thinner foam pads inside the RAM-B-149Z-AQ2U to see how the Zune performs and post the results. For now though, I think an iPod, a SmartPhone, or a Zune with a solid-state drive in it would work fine using the thicker of the three foam pads, which is how I originally had the RAM-B-149Z-AQ2U configured at the start of our road trip.