[Super Stock RCL]

I'm guessing that most of you, like me, have gone round and round with where/how to best mount a cellphone holder. I'm NOT a fan of the suction cup on the windshield style holders (plus they literally ALWAYS fall off unexpectedly OR you can hardly pry them off with a putty knife), I REALLY dislike the holders that clip onto one of the blades in the vents, and I've used a Weathertech type cup mount for a few months now and can tell you from experience that it just sits too far back in the console to be convenient (not to mention that it pretty much makes the other cup holder useless because it sticks out JUST enough to be in the way). So here's my fix! (sorry this is so long, by the way) Having recently acquired a higher end hobbyists level 3D printer, I searched for options and came across ONE that was a dismal failure... UNTIL I tweaked it, multiple times. It uses a combination of the 3D printed base and the actual piece that clamps the phone (available on AMZ for nine bucks), and fits PERFECTLY into the small half moon looking pocket on the upper right side of the gear shifter. The only issues I see are that it covers the tuning knob (which I have never used, not even once, so no problem there, lol) and the arm could stand to be a bit taller (higher up from the console) because the gear shifter handle touches it on the right side when in park. Makes you have to sort of grab it with just your thumb and first two fingers to pull up on that bottom button and pull it back into drive. Once there it's obviously fine, and is at the perfect level AND angle. I'm moderately bothered by gear shifter/PARK thing, but honestly, that makes up about .01% of the time you are in the car, so for now, I will live with it. I my revise it later (extend that arm a bit longer) and if I do, I will share again (in a not so wordy way, LOL). I should also mention that this incorporates the familiar swivel ball mount that allows you to turn the phone to landscape position and makes grabbing the gearshift handle much easier, and lastly, this can also be made using the magnetic mount, which would eliminate most of the gearshift handle issue. (I am using this in my Super Stock, but I believe this holder will work in pretty much ANY of the newer Challengers (manual transmission I have NO idea about).

 

[luigigalz]

it’s a good idea and there would definitely be people willing to buy some of these from you once it’s tweaked to not interrupt the gear shifter. nice work!

 

[GOING TO HELL 19]

Mine sits under my right thigh when I'm driving. All I need.

 

[fltru103]

I turn off my phone when in the hellcat. The music of the supercharged V-8, and those other sounds from the harman kardon are all I need.

 

[Moorefamily2000]

Your on to something! Yours sits where my Stiffymount one does which is a good location. When I use the large metal for the magnet my wireless charger doesn't work. When I use the small disc my phone goes airborne when I accelerate. This solves that, nice work!

 

[baabootoo]

There's the one that clips into a slot in the dash on the right, but if I remember, it was pricey!

 

[Slowpoke387]

Kind of like this one. Holds it magnetically. I have it and it works well. No shifter interference. Pic shows mine in D just to get a good shot of it. Def would've bought one of these from you if it was sooner.

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[Dennis H]

Stiffymount similar and works good for me. Had it a while. 6k miles with it.

 

[Xylander]

Yeah, no cell phones allowed in use for any car I drive. I've been in 3 accidents. Every one, I was stationary and got hit by someone texting on a cell phone (rear ended twice at red lights, once head on as the driver drifted across the intersection and struck me head on as I sat at a light).

If my cell phone is in the car, it's inside the center console. If I'm driving my car, the last thing I want to see is who's texting me. If someone calls, it pops up on the center screen. I wouldn't drive with a cell phone active in a Mitubishi Mirage, not to mention an 800hp Redeye, thus I can't say I'd recommend any device that allows a person better access to drive while distracted.

 

[Slowpoke387]

Yeah, no cell phones allowed in use for any car I drive. I've been in 3 accidents. Every one, I was stationary and got hit by someone texting on a cell phone (rear ended twice at red lights, once head on as the driver drifted across the intersection and struck me head on as I sat at a light).

If my cell phone is in the car, it's inside the center console. If I'm driving my car, the last thing I want to see is who's texting me. If someone calls, it pops up on the center screen. I wouldn't drive with a cell phone active in a Mitubishi Mirage, not to mention an 800hp Redeye, thus I can't say I'd recommend any device that allows a person better access to drive while distracted.

Apple Carplay man. Eliminates almost all of that. There's no taking your eyes off the road. Speak to answer/initiate texts/calls if needed. Best thing ever. I can listen to texts and answer them without being distracted at all, all verbal. Changing the performance modes or the radio station takes more attention now.

 

[Dennis H]

Better tape over the screen then. It’s not the technology, it’s the person using it that is the problem.
C’mon man.

 

[Xylander]

Apple Carplay man. Eliminates almost all of that. There's no taking your eyes off the road. Speak to answer/initiate texts/calls if needed. Best thing ever. I can listen to texts and answer them without being distracted at all, all verbal. Changing the performance modes or the radio station takes more attention now.

Sorry, disagree. I won't even use integrating technologies like Apple Car Play or Android Auto. I've had two uncles, 3 cousins (their kids), an aunt, and a grandfather all killed by distracted drivers. My grandfather was decapitated on his motor cycle as a woman texting ran a red light. One of my uncles was texting while driving and ran off of a bridge, killing himself and my two cousins, and the other uncle was T-boned in an intersection by yet another woman texting while driving. My 14 yr old cousin was tossed out of the right side of the pickup truck. My uncle was likely going about 55-60mph at the time. Nobody involved in that wreck survived.

My visceral hate of mobile devices being used by drivers runs pretty deep. I won't allow my wife to use hers while I'm in the car with her if she's driving and, if I'm ever a passenger in a friend's car, I'll ask them to put it down or let me out.

In my mind, there is absolutely nothing on a cell phone that's worth a nanosecond of taking one's attention off the road.

 

[Slowpoke387]

Sorry, disagree. I won't even use integrating technologies like Apple Car Play or Android Auto. I've had two uncles, 3 cousins (their kids), an aunt, and a grandfather all killed by distracted drivers. My grandfather was decapitated on his motor cycle as a woman texting ran a red light. One of my uncles was texting while driving and ran off of a bridge, killing himself and my two cousins, and the other uncle was T-boned in an intersection by yet another woman texting while driving. My 14 yr old cousin was tossed out of the right side of the pickup truck. My uncle was likely going about 55-60mph at the time. Nobody involved in that wreck survived.

My visceral hate of mobile devices being used by drivers runs pretty deep. I won't allow my wife to use hers while I'm in the car with her if she's driving and, if I'm ever a passenger in a friend's car, I'll ask them to put it down or let me out.

In my mind, there is absolutely nothing on a cell phone that's worth a nanosecond of taking one's attention off the road.

Can't blame you under your circumstances. I do agree taking your eyes off the road for a text or call is asking for tragedy. I myself wont engage at all without Carplay. I feel confident that these tragedies are people staring down at their phones which the newer tech really does eliminate but There's no arguing against your point. The less we do the better. Although plenty of us are staring at our performance pages while we drive...

 

[Xylander]

Can't blame you under your circumstances. I do agree taking your eyes off the road for a text or call is asking for tragedy. I myself wont engage at all without Carplay. I feel confident that these tragedies are people staring down at their phones which the newer tech really does eliminate but There's no arguing against your point. The less we do the better. Although plenty of us are staring at our performance pages while we drive...

Scientifically, the body functions that go into operating a cell phone are similar to those needed for driving. Rapid eye movement, tactile finger movements, brain concentration requirements, etc. Thus, many experts agree that a person can't do both at the same time. I've heard it explained as, "One cannot shoot a basketball and swing a baseball bat at the same time. One cannot tap on a cellphone while driving, as one of those tasks has to have priority. Either driving ability suffers, or text/input accuracy suffers on the mobile device. In today's social media driven world, people often favor sending an accurate text over carefully driving. Driving is a mundane experience for most and many take it for granted. Most often, the person with the phone isn't the direct cause of the accident, but their distracted state assumes all is well and they often fail to make even the most basic of defensive maneuvers to avoid catastrophe."

I like to pay attention when stopped at a traffic light to see how many texters there are on the road. Ever notice the cars that leave 10-15 or more feet between them and the car in front? They're texting. I personally love the ones who are in a left turn lane and spend 8 seconds after it turns green to start moving, thus blowing the light for everyone behind them. If you spend just 5 minutes watching people in traffic and notice just how many people are driving one handed or with their Tik Tok going on their lap as they drive... you can start to kind of understand why I treat driving as serious as I do. Easily 30% or more of drivers aren't driving at any given point in time.

 

[Dennis H]

I hate the distractions of the morons we share the road with too. Nobody in Florida goes when the light turns green. They are scrolling. But, a call popping up on the center stack screen is a distraction. All or nothing. It’s the user, not the technology.

 

[Xylander]

I hate the distractions of the morons we share the road with too. Nobody in Florida goes when the light turns green. They are scrolling. But, a call popping up on the center stack screen is a distraction. All or nothing. It’s the user, not the technology.

Florida is set to enact one of the nation's toughest anti-cell phone while driving laws later this year. The law went into effect in 2019, but there's been delayed enforcement while public notification has been going on. When I worked at FDLE HQ up until about 3 months ago, I was part of the team that was working on the enforcement tactics and regulations for this law. As of January of this year, officers can pull drivers over for using a cell phone while driving as a primary offense, where before it was secondary and could only be used to compound fines and/or charges. If I recall correctly, the fine for using a device in non-hands free, non-emergency, non-navigation mode is $60-$150. Multiple violations increase the fine. This is a moving violation and deducts points/affects insurance rates.

The reasoning behind this is pretty simple. The number 1 cause of deaths for people in cars under the age of 21 is distracted driving. Cell phones are the number 1 source of that. In addition, cell phones killed more FL drivers in 2018 and 2019 than alcohol related DUIs. Cell phone use is also one of the primary sources of road rage. Deaths aside, most cell phone related accidents occur at slower speeds and upwards of 80,000 Floridians are involved in non-fatal traffic accidents caused by cell phones every year.

1 out of every 4 vehicle accidents are directly attributed to the use of a cell phone in at least one of the involved vehicles.

That's all I'm going to comment on with this topic. I've said my piece, now back to the show

 

[Slowpoke387]

Florida is set to enact one of the nation's toughest anti-cell phone while driving laws later this year. The law went into effect in 2019, but there's been delayed enforcement while public notification has been going on. When I worked at FDLE HQ up until about 3 months ago, I was part of the team that was working on the enforcement tactics and regulations for this law. As of January of this year, officers can pull drivers over for using a cell phone while driving as a primary offense, where before it was secondary and could only be used to compound fines and/or charges. If I recall correctly, the fine for using a device in non-hands free, non-emergency, non-navigation mode is $60-$150. Multiple violations increase the fine. This is a moving violation and deducts points/affects insurance rates.

The reasoning behind this is pretty simple. The number 1 cause of deaths for people in cars under the age of 21 is distracted driving. Cell phones are the number 1 source of that. In addition, cell phones killed more FL drivers in 2018 and 2019 than alcohol related DUIs. Cell phone use is also one of the primary sources of road rage. Deaths aside, most cell phone related accidents occur at slower speeds and upwards of 80,000 Floridians are involved in non-fatal traffic accidents caused by cell phones every year.

1 out of every 4 vehicle accidents are directly attributed to the use of a cell phone in at least one of the involved vehicles.

That's all I'm going to comment on with this topic. I've said my piece, now back to the show

It’s already this way here in CT I believe. You can be pulled over and fined for cell phone use as a primary reason.

 

[V8_Thrpy]

Prefer my proclip.

 

[NeverEnough]

I have a Charger, but always keep it in the cup holder. If you cam tweak it & happen to make it work for Charger too I might be interested

 

[Aaronsrt15]

I like the design