Nite Ize Steelie Vent Kit - Magnetic Cell Phone Holder for Car Vents - Phone Mount - Orbiter

I like many folks here think very highly of Steelie products. So much so that when I need to travel, I feel out of sorts when I have to drive a rental car. While I'm not comfortable with the level of dependency I've built up with this brand, imagine my sheer joy when Steelie launched a portable mount that I could move from car to car.This vent mount is perfect for that being that it's portable, sturdy, and the clamp works great. However- I, like others, noticed that my phone was too heavy to stay in position. Bumps in the road would cause it to shift in position. Others here are concerned about the magnet not being strong enough to hold up the phone. I challenged this presumption because I believe the magnet is plenty strong for this purpose, otherwise the phone would have fallen off. Instead, I came to the hypothesis that Steelie is SO GOOD, that the ball mount is just too polished and therefore lacks friction.SOLUTION: I bought a roll of clear gift wrapping tape and put a piece of tape over the ball, therefore increasing the friction quotient just slightly while not impacting the connectivity of the magnet. No more sliding! Even when I hit bumps in the road, it stays perfectly in place.Perhaps in the future Steelie can include a small 3M dot or something to address this issue. But in the meantime, this will do. Great product, will buy again and again. Because I need to.

Really good

I love this thing! I wish I had found it sooner. I’ve wasted so much money on other products looking for the right one when this was it all along! I chose the vent style since I already have a dash style. It was supposed to replace the phone mount however with the super magnetic backer for my phone, I love the adjustability, I can move it from vehicle to vehicle with ease. This is a must get! Not to mention the value! and magnet strength!

Haven’t used it yet

I purchased more than four of these product very good different styles but the same result very good recommended for anyone if you want to support your phone while you're driving without having to sweat the details real easy to detach easy to connect five star every time

This is a great product! I have an Apple iPhone 6 Plus and an Apple iPad Air, this let me mount either in my truck. If you are concerned about this not gripping your vent louver, let me put your mind at ease. This product will hold as advertised. The jaws are made with a rubber that grabs and holds until you flip the quality lever to release. This is a great product because it is easy to move from one vehicle to another or to position it in a different area or vent. It also allow you to position your phone or even tablet in portrait or landscape just by turning. I have shared this and other Nite Ize Steelie Mount kits with my friends and they still are my friends. I have had a few other car mount kits, they are junk when compared with Nite Ize Mount kits. And to top it off, the Nite Ize Steelie Mount kit they looks great, not a goofy or clumsy plastic wobbly arm. Get this product like so many of my friends have and you will be only wishing you had done it sooner. For your tablet get the stronger Nite Ize STSM-11-R7 Nite Ize Steelie Magnetic Phone Socket - Mount.

Box came damaged. But it holds my phone perfectly. Way better than the clip on ones

It pains me to write this review. Because I have had steelie brand accessories for years. I never have a new phone, without putting a steelie magnet on the back. I have a mount in my work truck. My car, even on my refrigerator for when I’m reading recipes. But I started using multiple vehicles at work, and needed something I could move from vehicle to vehicle quickly. The problem is that it is too heavy with the phone in it, and it just always ends up pointing down to the floor where I can’t see it for my GPS. I tried every single set up I could do to get it to work, it’s just not strong enough. I even tried using just the vent clip, same issue. As I’ve said. I love steelie products. You can check my orders, I’ve been buying them for years. This one was just a miss.