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Old 17-04-2007, 10:33
spendleb
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Hi, just purchased a Nokia Car Cradle and it's a screw in job! Obviously I don't want to damage the dashboard so has anyone tried using a sticky tab or something to fix in or has any other suggestions?
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Old 17-04-2007, 12:36
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Sticky pads have an anoying habit of falling off at the most inconvenient moment. Not something I would recomend, especially as you will be stressing the pad every time you take the phone out or put it back in the cradle. Which just loosens the pad's grip a little every time.

Best bet is to find/make a bracket like the one Orange fitted to my car. It is basically just an L shaped bit of metal that the installer screwed to the side of the radio. He popped the radio out, attached the bracket then slid it back in. So you end up with a mounting plate to attach the cradle and no holes in the dash.

I did buy a car kit a few years ago that had a plastic L bracket that would have done a similar job. All it needs is enough gap down the side of the radio to slide it back in place with the bracket attached.

Not sure if you can get the brackets anywhere though. Orange fitted mine for free using a voucher that was in the car kit box. Though that might be because it is a company phone - it was the full Nokia hands free kit as well which might make a difference.
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Old 17-04-2007, 14:27
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I bought one of these to bolt my Nokia hands-free cradle onto. (Not the air-vent sort). Most seem to be be the sort that clip on the air vent, but if you search around the website, you should be able to find one of the sort described above by chrisjr.

http://www.handnav.co.uk/search_resu...e&st=SmartClip
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Old 17-04-2007, 14:56
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The air vent sort sounds best for me although that's another £16! Suppose it's better than damaging the dash.
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Old 17-04-2007, 14:58
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An alternative bracket, if your car is listed that is....

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cheap-bro...ccessories.htm

Looks like you have to drill your own holes in the bracket for the car cradle mount but apart from that it might do the trick.

I've used MobileFun several times and not had any cause to complain and Brodit seem to have a good reputation from what I've read elsewhere on the web.
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Old 17-04-2007, 15:29
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Found that Nokia do a car mount for the windscreen that fits the cradle I bought, still £15 but saves any damage.

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