Customer Reviews

Scosche IUH3 Mobile Grip-IT Swivel Mount Kit (Black)

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I needed a mount for my cell phone which would mount up near eye level and I didn't want to mount it on the windshield. The air vent seemed the best spot for the task. This mount has worked well for my Nokia Nuron phone. I use the GPS with this phone and am able to locate it just to the right of my steering wheel. The grip is nice and secure and it seems widly adjustable to where I can mount my iPod touch in it if I wanted to. The side grips are also adjustable on how high and low the pads will grip your phone. This was nice for me because I was able to adjust it so I had access to the screen unlock switch on the side without removing it from the mount.

An obvious downside is that it totally blocks the air from the vent. My wife hates that and tries to remove it everytime she drives. I was a little nervous about it breaking in this regard and it doesn't seem like something you want to be removing and installing repeatedly. One way we temporarily removed it was to slide the pegs to the center and pop them out of the frame; that way we were able to keep the arms attached to the vents. Only time will tell if it stands up to our removals and installs.

All in all, I recommend this product as long as you have a spare nice sized vent on the other side that will keep you cool ;-)

EDIT: Recently, the arms that slide in to grip your phone stopped ratcheting so it would no longer grip. I didn't use it extensively over the past year so my conclusion is that its somewhat cheaply made. Will not buy another one.

I bought this to mount an external XM radio in my car. My sister has one for her Garmin, and loves it, so I thought I'd try it myself. I've had it for only a few days, and it works, but one of the spring loaded clamps comes apart everytime I try to move the mount or simply remove the XM radio from the mount to hide it when parked. Spring goes flying, and more than once I thought I'd lost it for good...It does work without that spring (the other clamp has never come apart and is nice and tight), but then the whole thing flops a little. Also, the bracket itself is large and bulky, so I ended up removing the bracket and mounting the XM radio directly to the face of the mount - the back of the XM radio has a mounting peg that fits the notch on the mount face nice and tight. Works great, less bulk and less intrusive. Still have the spring problem though...Should have bought a vent mount specifically for XM radios. Wouldn't have ended up with a useless bracket, and possibly would have a better clamp design than the spring loaded one. The bracket itself seems nice and well made (I like the button used to control the width of the clamps), but it was too bulky for my situation. I'll keep this mount for now because so far it hasn't fallen off the vent (even with the one spring missing), but should that happen, I'll be in the market for something else (without springs!).

I thought this device was a good idea. However I had a hard time getting the prongs on to the same level of my vent openings. Once I got it back off (with some difficulty) I was afraid that if I ever wanted to take it off my vent again that I break something in the process (either this device or my vent).

I use this product with my Garmin nuvi 360 and am very pleased with it. I have one for each car. I found that using a store-bought charging cord that fits straight into the side of the Nuvi, rather than the factory cord that fits in the back, permits the Nuvi to fit more securely in the bracket.

Using this for over a year now. You need to be very careful while using it. After six month of use, the switch (in the lower end) which opens the space up to put device inside broke and since then I can't open or close it. So I decided to fix it together with my GPS and keep GPS inside this together. It's still usable, but could have been more robust, because you may expect rough ride/handling inside a car.

I originally gave this thing 2-stars. After contacting the Manufacturer (see Comments), I thought their quick response was worth another star.

Original Review~
I've had this thing for a week, I've used it twice. The first time the left spring loaded clamp broke sending the spring and plastic piece into the ventilation system of the rental car. The second time, the right spring loaded clamp broke sending the spring and plastic piece into my own ventilation system. Now I have a really awesome clamp that connects to nothing, and the warm tender feeling of knowing metal and plastic are in the bowels of my vent. I'm more than irritated. If you buy this, install it once, and NEVER move it. Don't even look at it funny. The should have a big yellow banner across the packaging that reads "UNRUGGED".

This product is great. I was looking for a mount for my T-Mobile G2 and I found this great product. It mounts very nicely on my AC Vent (Nissan Altima 2005). It was very easy to affix on the AC vent as well. It is a little bulky but that's because it has padded areas all around and it holds the phone very tightly. It has support for the telephone all around (except on top of course). Overall I think this works better than those that stick to the glass. Great product (T-Mobile G2, Nissan Altima 2005).

I leave this set up in the car permanently and it works great for holding my phone (Nokia N900) or Garmin GPS. I would imagine this would hold just about anything based on the way it's made.

Because of the location - in the dashboard vent - it's very convenient for using your phone as your GPS or turning on the phone FM transmitter and listening to your music collection on your phone through the car stereo. Or, even watching a movie with the audio pumped through the car stereo again - very nice - not while driving of course ;>

It was cheap and gets the job done - I'm pleased.

Good product, cheap, doesn't require sticky adhesives or mounting holes. Picture doesn't show all of product, part that actually holds the ipod is missing.

I needed to buy a mount kit for my iphone that would swivel the iphone 360 degrees in any direction. It only took about 5 minutes to mount it on the air vent of my Toyota Tundra. It is sturdy and durable & extremely affordable. I am getting ready to buy a second for my wife's Honda Accord, since she just got the iphone for Valentines day.