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This product works exactly as advertised. In fact, based on what I had read in the other reviews I would actually say that it works better than advertised. The suction cup works so well that the only thing I can figure is that the person that had problems with it did not understand how it worked. It is not the standard type of suction cup where you simply press it against the windshield and hope it holds. This suction cup works by placing it against the windshield and then turning the knob counterclockwise in order to pull the center portion away from the windshield. As it does this it creates a vacuum seal that so tight that you are more likely to dislodge the windshield than you are to remove this device from it.
The iPhone fits perfectly into the holder and the aux cable is nice and thin. I actually used the phone in this setup when I wanted to have a conference call and the other person’s voice coming out of the car stereo worked great for that purpose.
The only caveat I would list is that if your car has a long sloping windshield you may find the extension not quite long enough to bring the phone within reach. You may be able to compensate for this by mounting it up higher. I drive a Jeep Wrangler and it has a pretty vertical windshield so I don’t have this problem.
When I first read a review of this product online, I was quite impressed…finally, an iPod mount that would work. When I received it and put it together, I was disappointed.
Allow me to elaborate…Griffin has a good idea here; instead of a goose-neck, it uses a ball-and-socket joint-type system of arms to position your iPod touch/iPhone. The problem here is that you have a limited amount of positions to put your iPod in.
Second, the suction cup is not as strong as it needs to be; it’s a good idea on paper (instead of a snap-down toggle like most mounts, it’s a screw-down type that should hold the suction cup more securely to the windshield), but the suction cup is very difficult to get to stick to the windshield, and you have to really press hard against it while screwing it down, and even then it would detach from my windshield at the worst possible moment (driving down the Garden State Parkway at 70 miles an hour).
Third, it will not work with iPods/iPhones in cases…I don’t want to have to remove my iTouch from its case every time I want to take it on the road.
Griffin has a decent product here that just has a few problems that prevent it from being a great one. If they address the suction-cup issue, and make a mount that allows for holding an iPod in a case, this would be a much better product.
It took me several weeks to figure out how to make it stay stuck to the windshield, but it’s my own fault for not reading the manual. I mean, it’s a suction cup, right? Except you need to adjust the ring on the suction part to cause it to suck to the window. Who knew?
Apart from that, it’s a very nice mount for my 1st generation iPod touch. With the extension arm, it keeps the iPod within reach in my 2001 Honda Civic so I’m not fumbling for it when I need it.
I’m not sure how it would work with a FM transmitter attached as I’m using a cassette adapter, but I do know I have to take it out of its case to work with it, which has been a bummer. The mount does hold the iPod pretty securely, almost too securely because it’s a bit difficult to get it out without taking the mount off the window. That may change over time as the device breaks in.