One of the reasons I went for the P1 over some of the other new SE Phones is that I can put TomTom on it. The next job of course was fitting the phone in the car!
I've had some "universal" windscreen mounts in the past, and they are okay but I decided I'd rather have the phone a bit closer to me due to the smaller screen. Also, I wanted to get away from cables draped all over the car interior.
So, I got the HCH-72 Car holder. This is designed specifically for the P1, and has a socket on the bottom to connect a car charger to.
Unfortunately the HCH-72 doesn't come supplied with any sort of mount apart from screw holes on the back, but there wasn't anywhere suitable on my dashboard to put it. I got a strip of aluminium, then cut/bent it as needed so that the HCH-72 now sits in the right place in the car. The bracket is screwed to the upper inside face of the instrument binnacle, so the screw holes won't be too visible when I eventually remove the bracket. It seems pretty sturdy although I have yet to road-test it! The next job is to route power to it neatly rather than having the charging cable stretching up to it...
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