invisible cellphone holder :-) [Archive]

nehvada

02-18-2009, 03:47 PM

i removed the shifter console cover and attached a strong magnet in the gap on the upper left (red circle)

http://www.nehvada.de/pics/halter1.jpg

to prevent scratches on that surface i put on a clear display protective film. this also works as an anti-skid-mat for the cellphone

http://www.nehvada.de/pics/halter2.jpg

so just leave it there for the ride (drive)

http://www.nehvada.de/pics/halter3.jpg

special--k

02-18-2009, 03:48 PM

you sure that the magnet is not going to mess with the micro-chips?
becarful not to scramble your SIM card.

nehvada

02-18-2009, 03:58 PM

no, it doesnt. there are hundreds of magnetic holders for cellphones on the market and i am using them for years.

sim cards and memory cards have no magnetic memory such as hard disks in a computer.

special--k

02-18-2009, 04:57 PM

then sweet idea!

mhrebin

02-18-2009, 05:08 PM

really cool idea.

BlackCherry06

02-18-2009, 05:09 PM

That's pretty sweet...good thinking!

JCell

02-18-2009, 10:13 PM

how can i test to see if this would mess up my cell phone? really kick as idea

special--k

02-19-2009, 12:09 AM

i checked. seems to be ok.
i ripped apart a HDD and rubbed the super magnets on my phone... no effect!

nehvada

02-19-2009, 03:33 AM

how can i test to see if this would mess up my cell phone? really kick as idea

there's only one phone that i know that has a hard disk drive like a computer. its the samsung SGH-i300. it has 3GB for music storage and was produced a few years ago when micro-SD didnt exist or were too expensive. nowadays you dont have to worry.

bgibb68

02-19-2009, 03:36 AM

that is just such a kick ass idea......did you get that from the holders???

i give you a 8.5 for the idea

nehvada

02-19-2009, 05:11 AM

here is an example what you can buy in stores:

http://www.nehvada.de/pics/magnet.jpg

i teared one of these apart and used the magnet. you can attach that piece of metal thin sheet on your cellphone if needed. the razr doesnt need that, it has some metal parts inside.

skyhawk

02-19-2009, 07:38 AM

special--k

02-19-2009, 11:05 AM

how strong are your magnets. im thinking about trying this with some harddrive magnets that i ripped out. there small, but pretty strong.

BlackCherry06

02-19-2009, 11:17 AM

Dude, you should get this idea patented and market it to the car manufacturers. I bet a LOT of people would appreciate something like this as standard equipment on a new car.

JCell

02-19-2009, 11:39 AM

i just realized that my belt cell phone holder has a magnet i it... lol

skyhawk

02-20-2009, 12:35 AM

how strong are your magnets. im thinking about trying this with some harddrive magnets that i ripped out. there small, but pretty strong.

The magnets on the HDD, are the strongest. Almost like the 'earth magnets' you see at stores like 'Princess auto'. And if you get a bigger scsi hdd to dissect,, the magnets there are so strong, it's a challenge to separate them.

I use layers of magnets to adjust the angle of my tomtom gps.
The cell phone is in my pocket.. as I use the hands-free bluetooth feature of the gps.

red headz

03-17-2009, 12:40 AM

gonna have to tear down this weekend and give it a shot.

m.

meackerman

03-17-2009, 02:54 PM

I bought a new case for my new Samsung Eternity phone because I wasn't real happy with the case it came with. The new case has the magnetic clasp. Well using the new case my phone will barely hold a charge for two days, previously I was getting around 6 days from it. Seems crazy, but I switched back to my old case after recharging the phone and the standby time went back up to around 6 days. switched back to the new case and it fell way off again. Doesn't make sense to me, but the only difference I can figure between the two is the magnetic clasp.

5phreak

03-19-2009, 11:08 AM

That's neat. Better than what I did... which was too stick a belt clip cell phone holder with the belt clip removed on that same area as your magnet.

jasma1

03-19-2009, 03:08 PM

Great idea hiding the magnets. I need to do the same in my application.

I've been using magnets for my 'gps' holder.

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145122&stc=1&d=1235042855http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=145123&stc=1&d=1235042855

Skyhawk,

how did you do your installation? With glue? Or was the magnet sticky on one side? Cause I have the same problem! I would like my GPS to hang at the same place as yours, but since the wire is not flush with the case, I was wondering how I could get the extra spacing needed... Where did you get these magnets? And I presume that GPS are like Cell phones? Meaning that they are not affected by magnets? Am I correct?

dmention7

03-19-2009, 03:25 PM

Wow, what a great idea! Simple and clean, I like it.

Heat

03-19-2009, 03:38 PM

You could also freak out passengers by using it as a cup holder for a metal coffee mug.

"It's magic..."

raspykart

03-20-2009, 01:01 AM

I'd prolly knock it off with my mad manu-matic shifting skills. I just use the lil bin to the left of the steering wheel, perfect height... and a Jabra bluetooth speakerphone.

skyhawk

03-20-2009, 03:56 AM

Skyhawk,

how did you do your installation? With glue? Or was the magnet sticky on one side? Cause I have the same problem! I would like my GPS to hang at the same place as yours, but since the wire is not flush with the case, I was wondering how I could get the extra spacing needed... Where did you get these magnets? And I presume that GPS are like Cell phones? Meaning that they are not affected by magnets? Am I correct?

I used double sided tape to mount the first layer of magnet. Some 3M brand i got from walmart. Mounted it in summer. so far winter came and went and the double sided tape held on.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/skyhawk/gps1.bmp

The magnets I got from inside defective hard drives. But there are similar strength magnets in the stores. You can place layers of magnets to maintain the gap between the 'wall' and to 'angle' the gps screen towards you. Magnets should not affect operation of the gps.

nehvada

03-20-2009, 08:50 AM

I'd prolly knock it off with my mad manu-matic shifting skills. I just use the lil bin to the left of the steering wheel, perfect height... and a Jabra bluetooth speakerphone.

the reason i have chosen this area is that i can see the phones display to know who is calling me. plus i can leave it there for charging.

jasma1

03-20-2009, 09:05 AM

Skyhawk,

Thanks for the tip! I stopped in a hardware store yesterday night. Picked up 2 sided tape, round magnets, a pot of epoxy glue and that was it!

The epoxy glue is simply to have the layer of magnets to stick together! not to put on the dash.

It almost worked, but my problem this morning, was that my 2 sided tape did not make it through the night... A bit too cold still... I'll wait until this weekend and do it during the day.

Eventhough yesterday evening was nice, the temp went down to -11 during the night... So this morning, tape was not sticking anymore...

skyhawk

03-20-2009, 11:42 AM

...
Eventhough yesterday evening was nice, the temp went down to -11 during the night... So this morning, tape was not sticking anymore...

I had the same problem with cold surface not allowing mounting tape
to stick. Waited for warmer temp, allowed the tape to stick and left it without load overnight.

I have 2 locations for my gps. lots of possibilities with these magnet mounting
ideas. The gps already has bluetooth so my cell stays in the my pocket.
gps remote control also comes handy.

http://users.accesscomm.ca/gerryc/mazda5_001

jasma1

03-20-2009, 02:55 PM

As I said, I'll wait until this weekend, hoping that the weather will be warmer... And since I don't want to see the double sided tape, I just hope that the thin part sticking on the dash, will be enough to hold my GPS... Mine is a Magellan 1430 with a 4" x 3" screen view... its kinda large!

atito

03-22-2009, 12:25 AM

I used double sided tape to mount the first layer of magnet. Some 3M brand i got from walmart. Mounted it in summer. so far winter came and went and the double sided tape held on.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/skyhawk/gps1.bmp

The magnets I got from inside defective hard drives. But there are similar strength magnets in the stores. You can place layers of magnets to maintain the gap between the 'wall' and to 'angle' the gps screen towards you. Magnets should not affect operation of the gps.

what stoe can i get this magnet? i really want to do this mod for my gps and my cell phone. I just need to know where to get everything.

TIA.

joeym509

04-13-2009, 02:10 PM

Snapped a quick pic, to show my finished application of this great idea. Thanks OP!

http://www.msprotege.com/members/joeym509/001.JPG

jasma1

04-14-2009, 08:47 AM

Since I posted on Mar 20, I still have problems trying to get the 2 way tape to stay... unbelievable!!!

Temperature is now warm and it doesn't seem to stick well.... Ö contraire, the 2 way tape, when the vehicle is parked for a few hours, melts and doesn't stick anymore...

I even went to Home Depot to by the "premium 2 way tape", normaly made for carpet... But still... It doesn't stay at all... It will be all right for a few days, but as soon as sun begins to heat the car a bit, I'm done....

Anybody would have any idea? I'd like it to stand at the same place as Skyhawk...

Thanks guys!

Jasma.

nehvada

04-15-2009, 02:21 PM

are you trying to tape them on the lower radio cover? the black one under ther radio unit itself? you can remove this. you need to disassemble the center console and push the cover from inside out. you can then use a hot glue gun to glue the magnets into that cover. this way they will be invisible afterwards. so pretty much the same way i glued the magnet under the shifter konsole.

on the first picture you see that glue gun on the right. dont know the english name for it but i think you can see what i mean.

Zoom5Zoom

04-16-2009, 10:38 PM

Magnets only affect Blondes....(rlaugh)

Great Idea

jasma1

04-17-2009, 12:57 PM

Thanks Nehvada.

The only thing, is that the wires connecting to the GPS are not "flush" with the back of the GPS... Which means that it requires a gap between the console and the gps.. Hard to explain... I should take pictures!

So, if I put magnets behind the lower radio cover, the GPS will not be flush, since the wires are making about 1/8" of a gap....

I'll take pictures to explain it! But if you understand... And have another idea...

What would help, is to find a wire that is flat... And not with a 90 degree angle. Then I could easely put the magnets in the back and only 2 little metal plates in the back of the GPS... I don't know if we can find this type of wire... With a cigarette lighter connexion on the other hand...

nehvada

04-18-2009, 02:40 AM

in understand what you mean.

what wire is that? for power or external gps antenna?

on my gps the power wire plugs into the underside of the gps unit. i never felt the need for an extra gps antenna, allways good reception. maybe you just dont need it?

skyhawk

04-18-2009, 10:00 AM

It maybe be the type of mounting tape. And the problem of small magnets
having too small surface area for the mounting tape to support the load.

Another option is to use a piece of metal ruler, between the plastic surface and the magnets. Here's my 2nd gps location on the mazda5.

Its still a prototype. I'm still to make the setup look pretty. maybe color
the metal piece.

The photos show a tomtom One. But the magnets can support the heavier
tomtom 930.