• Reviews around surface (3.75 of 5)

    Universal Magnetic Car Mount - for Any Phone, GPS or Light Tablet | Stylish Black Chrome One-Hand & One-Sec Dash Holder, 100 to Safeness & Comfort

    • If you use little common sense and install on a smooth surface, you to will have excellent results
    • My only negative is that it needs a hard, flat surface for mounting and it is hard to find one on many autos, my two included.
    • really have a ‘smooth’ surface to come by in my Toyota Sienna
    • Recommend following directions carefully including cleaning surfaces and letting adhesive fully cure.
    • Guess its all about the smooth surface
    • I didn't really have a great location with a perfectly smooth surface to apply the base, but so far it seems to be adhering well.
    • I installed the car mount exactly as instructed, clean smooth surface, never applied any weight to it for over 24 hours to let it cure
    • This was used on the hard leather fabric used on most dashboards, may have more luck on a hard surface
    • After reading the instructions, I cleaned the area it was being applied to and stuck it to a hard surface
    • I was very cautious to clean all surfaces well (and allow it to "cure" overnight
    • Just make sure you follow the instructions and choose a place where the mount tape will make good contact with a smooth surface.
    • The ones that stick to the dash don't stick very well because of course they are not a completely smooth surface
    • I have a Honda Pilot and finding a flat smooth surface that didn't keep my phone in the way of the stereo or vents was difficult.
    • i didn't have a choice, so i took a chance on a rough soft surface and it works PERFECT !
    • n’t have a lot of flat smooth surfaces in my car.
    • Make sure the surface is hard and not cloth or vinyl
    • I tried a rough surface first
    • I just roughed up the surface with some fine grit sandpaper before sticking on and it hasn't moved since
    • It may be because this requires a smooth surface and my Jeep has a ridged surface
    • You'll definitely want to apply it to a smooth surface.
    • I followed the instructions and used the alcohol wipe they include and made sure the surface was clean
    • Install it on completely flat clean surface and let it sit 24 hours before using
    • So far works just as it shouldbe sure to mount on a clean, flat surface and your good to go.
    • 3/3 of my cars do not have smooth surfaces.
    • Make sure you have a smooth surface to stick this on -- if your phone is heavy (I have a LG V20), do not stick to a vertical surface or the heat will gradually melt the adhesive and the weight of the phone will pull it off.
    • The renegade does not have a lot of smooth surface to choose from
    • it has to bound to hard surfaces and only in winter times :(
    • I have a Honda Pilot and finding a flat smooth surface that didn't keep my phone in the way of the stereo or vents was difficult.
    • The problem is that, although you can clean off the glue from your dashboard to create a clean surface, you can't clean the old glue off of the mount
    • i didn't have a choice, so i took a chance on a rough soft surface and it works PERFECT !
    • I contacted the company and they assured me that the problem was that I had not cleaned the surface sufficiently.
    • I borrowed a sticker from my parents (they got one, too), and it's holding strong after I properly cleaned the surfaces
    • I made sure to adhere it to a smooth surface, not a bumpy spot, but it's still coming unstuck.
    • Install is simple but you do need a smooth surface
    • Figured I would try this one, even though I don't have a lot of "smooth" surfaces big enough
    • And yes I cleaned the surface per instructions and was mindful of getting my greasy fingers on the dash & mount.
    • It was mounted to a flat, smooth surface on my dashboard
    • A second vehicle that had a more suitable surface didn't need the epoxy at all.
    • Instructions caution mounting on only a hard, smooth surface, but in our car there was literally NO-where that offered such a surface in a location where the phone screen could be seen (for navigation) and still reach the touch screen.
    • there was not enough surface on medal ball for the tape to stick to
    • Installed perfectly on a similar smooth surface
    • My dashboard's surface isn't very smooth, so I guess that might be part of the reason
    • I cleaned the surface properly but it still came loose.
    • But I quickly found a smooth surface and it stuck right away.
    • Like, surface of the sun HOT
    • I read that it needed to be mount on a smooth, hard, flat surface - however the place I wanted to put it, where it wouldn't obstruct my radio nob and clock yet still be in arms reach, was curved
    • so it doesn’t ruin the surface
    • I did make sure to follow all the directions to apply; cleaned surface, ideal surface, etc.
    • I tried several different surfaces and cleaned the area prior to applying the double sided adhesive
    • I read that it needed to be mount on a smooth, hard, flat surface - however the place I wanted to put it, where it wouldn't obstruct my radio nob and clock yet still be in arms reach, was curved
    • I tried attaching it twice, each time making sure the surface was clean, but every time when the car got hot the sticky substance would melt and the part would fall down
    • It also came with an alcohol wipe to clean the surface before installation
    • This was after I followed all of the instructions and made sure the surface was clean with no dust before applying the adhesive to the dashboard
    • Instructions caution mounting on only a hard, smooth surface, but in our car there was literally NO-where that offered such a surface in a location where the phone screen could be seen (for navigation) and still reach the touch screen.
    • I cleaned the surface properly but it still came loose.
    • Thank u
    • It works as it should, but beware if you own a phone with wireless charging capabilities this will prevent you from being able to charge wirelesly.
    • No problems or complaints as of today.