Phone Holder Under Steering Wheel?

MATTY-1LE · 06-13-2018, 05:48 PM

Just picked up the ride this past saturday love the car. Noticed there wasnt a lot of places to put my phone, then i noticed a perfect area right under the steering wheel. Perfection.

Im starting to think it was meant to be there, i just ordered some furniture grip adhesive to put there so the phone doesnt slide out under hard acceleration.

Thought id share, i feel like there was beaming light over me when i found it. I much prefer a nice clean looking interior (glasses mounted on visor, garage door opener on visor, and any plugs or cables tucked away somewhere).

Lerch98 · 06-13-2018, 05:51 PM

When I'm driving this car, the last thing I give a #### about is the stupid phone. The best place for a phone in this car is under the right rear tire.

pjz1082 · 06-13-2018, 06:20 PM

I used that spot for a while. The problem was I'd forget to grab my phone 9 out of 10 times leaving the car. Same issue I had with the storage spot between the backseat. I would get 10' away from my car and realize i forgot my phone...again.

The Alien · 06-13-2018, 08:17 PM

I was looking at that spot for my phone as well but I was thinking it was too complicated and risky.

- if between the plastic cover and the steering wheel column, it means the day someone will get in the car and play with the steering height, there is high risk to squeeze your phone out

- another option was to put the phone at the bottom of the plastic but honestly I'm not sure if we have knee airbags here (I didn't verify it yet)

I opted for this, it works awesome for me and not easy to forget:
https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=531182

biker2k · 06-13-2018, 08:51 PM

I keep wanting to take a picture but I need a different phone to di it with...

my solution was simple and works great

pop socket

I have an iPhone 7 plus and I mounted the pop socket holder to the dash

it sit in front of the heated and cooled seats buttons but it not really a big deal
a little glance over nd I can see the phone fine.. ill post pics

vtirocz · 06-13-2018, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MATTY-1LE

Just picked up the ride this past saturday love the car. Noticed there wasnt a lot of places to put my phone, then i noticed a perfect area right under the steering wheel. Perfection.

Im starting to think it was meant to be there, i just ordered some furniture grip adhesive to put there so the phone doesnt slide out under hard acceleration.

Thought id share, i feel like there was beaming light over me when i found it. I much prefer a nice clean looking interior (glasses mounted on visor, garage door opener on visor, and any plugs or cables tucked away somewhere).

I plan to use that same spot for my garage door opener! It seems like the perfect spot and out of the way.

GroundhogSS · 06-14-2018, 12:30 AM

I usually keep it in my pocket but if I do have it out, I stick it on the console by the passenger air vent.

wingchunsifu · 06-14-2018, 04:53 AM

I just drop it in the cup holder.

mmadden2 · 06-14-2018, 04:56 AM

I didn't want anything permanently mounted to the car and I use already vent magnets in our other cars. Our phones already have the metal pieces in their cases to accommodate those magnets so I wanted another magnet mount for the Camaro so the phone cases could stay as they are, but I couldn't find one I liked.

Bought half of the ProClip Console Mount and stuck on a cheapy adhesive based magnetic car mount from Amazon. I consider the ProClip disposable so if this doesn't work well, no big deal. Well it's been 45 days and so far it's worked just great.

I routed the charging cord from the armrest (I'd like to figure out another location to get the power from but so far it's been fine) down the side of the center console trim and up to the magnet area to charge the phone.

I just happen to use the "rugged" version of ZeroLemon Lightning cables and they have metal ends which stick to the magnet when not plugged into the phone, this keeps it looking clean when not in use. It's been working out about as great as I could hope for (except, as I already said, for I would prefer to not have the power coming straight vertically out of the armrest area, that's too bad). Maybe I'll have a stereo shop add an extra 12v outlet under the front dash to fix the ugliness of the existing 12v charging location. But honestly it's working well enough that it's just not that big a problem.

The ProClip does obscure the cooled seat button but it's still possible to reach behind to use it. My wife rides in the car as passenger a lot and she says the mount isn't in her way at all. It's a done deal except for that possible power outlet location move.

biker2k · 06-14-2018, 07:01 AM

here are some pics
and that mount is not really permanent
I could pull it off if I had to...

hard to tell but its not in the way of anything other than the seat heat and cooling buttons

06-13-2018, 05:48 PM	#1
MATTY-1LE Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Houston Posts: 211	Phone Holder Under Steering Wheel? Just picked up the ride this past saturday love the car. Noticed there wasnt a lot of places to put my phone, then i noticed a perfect area right under the steering wheel. Perfection. Im starting to think it was meant to be there, i just ordered some furniture grip adhesive to put there so the phone doesnt slide out under hard acceleration. Thought id share, i feel like there was beaming light over me when i found it. I much prefer a nice clean looking interior (glasses mounted on visor, garage door opener on visor, and any plugs or cables tucked away somewhere). __________________ Current: 2018 1SS 1LE - stock Past: 2008 C6 - heads/cam/boltons 2005 GTO - cam/boltons

06-14-2018, 12:30 AM	#7
GroundhogSS Drives: '17 2SS convertible'20 Yukon Denali Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 2,934	I usually keep it in my pocket but if I do have it out, I stick it on the console by the passenger air vent. __________________ Richard 2017 2SS SIM convertible, A8, NPP, MRC, 56R wheels, GM CAI, Diode Dynamics Side Markers Delivered: 08/15/2016 #TeamBeckyD

06-14-2018, 04:56 AM	#9
mmadden2 Drives: '12 LaCrosse, '14 Encore, '17 2SS Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55	I didn't want anything permanently mounted to the car and I use already vent magnets in our other cars. Our phones already have the metal pieces in their cases to accommodate those magnets so I wanted another magnet mount for the Camaro so the phone cases could stay as they are, but I couldn't find one I liked. Bought half of the ProClip Console Mount and stuck on a cheapy adhesive based magnetic car mount from Amazon. I consider the ProClip disposable so if this doesn't work well, no big deal. Well it's been 45 days and so far it's worked just great. I routed the charging cord from the armrest (I'd like to figure out another location to get the power from but so far it's been fine) down the side of the center console trim and up to the magnet area to charge the phone. I just happen to use the "rugged" version of ZeroLemon Lightning cables and they have metal ends which stick to the magnet when not plugged into the phone, this keeps it looking clean when not in use. It's been working out about as great as I could hope for (except, as I already said, for I would prefer to not have the power coming straight vertically out of the armrest area, that's too bad). Maybe I'll have a stereo shop add an extra 12v outlet under the front dash to fix the ugliness of the existing 12v charging location. But honestly it's working well enough that it's just not that big a problem. The ProClip does obscure the cooled seat button but it's still possible to reach behind to use it. My wife rides in the car as passenger a lot and she says the mount isn't in her way at all. It's a done deal except for that possible power outlet location move. __________________

06-14-2018, 07:01 AM	#10
biker2k Drives: 2018 2ss 1le Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 474	here are some pics and that mount is not really permanent I could pull it off if I had to... hard to tell but its not in the way of anything other than the seat heat and cooling buttons Attached Images

06-13-2018, 05:51 PM	#2
Lerch98 Drives: 2017 2SS black on black on black. Join Date: May 2017 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 276	When I'm driving this car, the last thing I give a #### about is the stupid phone. The best place for a phone in this car is under the right rear tire.

06-13-2018, 06:20 PM	#3
pjz1082 Drives: 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 648	I used that spot for a while. The problem was I'd forget to grab my phone 9 out of 10 times leaving the car. Same issue I had with the storage spot between the backseat. I would get 10' away from my car and realize i forgot my phone...again.

06-13-2018, 08:17 PM	#4
The Alien Drives: 2017 2SS Covertible Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Orange County Posts: 40	I was looking at that spot for my phone as well but I was thinking it was too complicated and risky. - if between the plastic cover and the steering wheel column, it means the day someone will get in the car and play with the steering height, there is high risk to squeeze your phone out - another option was to put the phone at the bottom of the plastic but honestly I'm not sure if we have knee airbags here (I didn't verify it yet) I opted for this, it works awesome for me and not easy to forget: https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=531182

06-13-2018, 08:51 PM	#5
biker2k Drives: 2018 2ss 1le Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 474	I keep wanting to take a picture but I need a different phone to di it with... my solution was simple and works great pop socket I have an iPhone 7 plus and I mounted the pop socket holder to the dash it sit in front of the heated and cooled seats buttons but it not really a big deal a little glance over nd I can see the phone fine.. ill post pics

06-14-2018, 04:53 AM	#8
wingchunsifu Drives: 2017 2SS A8, 2018 Macan GTS Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: New York Posts: 133	I just drop it in the cup holder.

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