Other than a window mount, has anyone successfully found a way to mount their phone inside their car? Best I've come up with is laying it sideways between the two cup dispensers, LOL. Don't want anything TOO tacky, but curious if there is "another alternative".
After a decent amount of research, I think I came across an elegant & professional, yet somewhat pricey solution. I started with a ProClip angled dash mount specifically for the Thunderbird at $29.95 (less 10% for first time customers). This base snaps in between the right side of the
Radio and the dash. It has a small catch lip on the
radio side and a small self-adhesive pad on the dash side.
https://www.proclipusa.com/product/852774-proclip-angled-mount
I choose not to get the required cell phone holder from ProClips for a variety of reasons; they're expensive ($39.99), the phone specific holders only work on phones without cases, and they grasp the phone only at the very bottom. Instead, I went with the PanaVise PortaGrip phone holder from
Amazon for 16.99. I went with the T-Button Tipper option because I wasn't sure how angled the base plate would be. In the end, it was angled enough I could have chosen the AMPS Adapter Plate option as well. You do get a set of screws and nuts with the PanaVise, however, they're not deep enough to work with the ProClips base, so you'll also need to order some 1/2 inch #8 machine screws and nuts. Also since the PanaVise mounting holes are different, you'll need to drill four holes in the ProClips base. Then just bolt the two together and mount in the car. (PanaVise also has a Thunderbird specific mounting plate, but installation requires you to disassemble the entire center stack.)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K8CIY1W/?tag=thunderbirdforum-20
Her's the completed set-up.
