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Dave here of Alikat..
So since designing the first Alikat CNC Machined UHF Radio mic bracket in November 2022, I had the idea of combining both a Radio Mic Bracket, and a Phone device all in the same bracket. There are stacks of people making phone mounts, stuck to the windscreen, or where ever there is a spot on the dash, so I wasn`t to worried about re inventing the wheel, BUT.. as with all my work, I have to find that niche.. so here they are, Superlite CNC Machined combination brackets.
THE DOUBLE DECKER..
The S S stands for Swivel Top and Swivel Bottom. So the Top Magnetic Phone mount rotates 360 degrees, and the Bottom UHF Mic panel, swivels from left to right same as the Superlite Brackets for UHF Radio Mic holders only.
The SF stands for Top 360 Swivel and bottom Fixed panel for the UHF Radio.
iPhone 13
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Camera can bw used as a dash cam thanks to the camera position and angle
Passenger can take control or flip the camera to the front for selfies or a video blog.
How it works..
So these awesome swivelling mounts are stand alone mounts in their own right. The 25mm base has a double sided stick fixing that can fit to any flat surface, BUT to fit securely that would need to be at least 25mm of flat surface.
The front panel approx. 32mm as a ruber surface with 4 small magnets inserted behind the rubber, in the kit you will receive a couple of 40mm ultra thin magnetic metal discs. These stick either to the back of the phone, or your phone case. It simply just sticks firmly to the rubber protective panel.
However... I wanted to improve 100% on this design, so the top of ther bracket a machined a drop in acrylic plate with a 3mm machined out 25mm recess, this not only guarantees a perfect 25mm flat surface, but the whole edge is supported too.
The already perfect contour fitting bracket that fits the shape of the dash perfectly was extended, this gives a huge surface contact area for the whole pracket to fit securely, and the downward force actually helps with increasing pressure to the VHB Heat resistand 3M double sided tape. YES as always NO HOLES TO DRILL...
The bracket fits up tight to the edge of the Radio on the N80 Hilux, and make sure you do a dry fit to find that sweet spot before removing the film on the tape.
The next design improvement, was to cut out any risk of the top swivel bracket drooping, especially off road.I didn`t want to have to worry about that possibility, so the angle that the Swivel mount sits means the bracket is at its maximum tilt forward, so can not droop down any further, and the front of the bracket is an ideal rest for the back of the phone.
The only downside I have found so far, is using a wireless charger with the disc on the back, it doesnt pick up , we did move the disc off centre and it worked fine, but I use a plug in lead anyway.
Other thing, when using my Samsung S22 Ultra, which is called Ultra for a reason, It is over 185mm long, so if the phone is in landscape mode, the top glove box door just clips it when fully opened.
If you just want a Phone mount option, No UHF, then that is a brand new design also available to buy
FIRST GENERATION
WITH ROUND SWIVEL MOUNT
Available in Black, Blue or Red.
Ltd, stock until next batch of swivel mounts arrive.