I wanted to gather some phone mount ideas for our space-limited cabins. Some areas do not allow for suction mounts to obscure your view, some don't like the distraction.
I fall mostly in the later category. I use my phone for GPS and music via Bluetooth. I use fabric sun shades often when I park the car, so a windshield mount is a PITA. No bueno.
Here's how I do it:
Remove an eyeball vent from the centerstack. I use the one closest to me.
Take note or mark the position of where the vent socket lines up so the screw head you use doesn't block it when you reinstall. I leveled the vent and drilled a small pilot hole through the socket and vent. I installed a short screw. I wanted something with a flatter head, but it was one I found rolling around in my toolbox.
Reinstall vent.
I use a Kenu Airframe mount. It is ~$20. Amazon has them as do most cellphone stores.
The rubberized fingers are gentle on the vent, grippy, and rotate so you can position it how you want.
Install the mount to the fixed vent.
This mount expands wide enough to hold my IP6 in a case, my wife's Droid Maxx and Turbo2 phones in large Otterbox cases.
The phone is easy to see, but out of my immediate line of sight, which is nice at night. The phone clips in and out easily, but securely. I have never had it fall out. I have never knocked it out while driving hard. I could put it on the right side of the fixed vent if I needed it shifted over.
In the summer, the A/C cools the phone while driving/charging. In the winter I use the floor and windshield vents if I use the heater.
Share what you use!