05_TSX_GP

Check out my rubber band (literally) solution as my cellphone holder

Strap it on the e-brake with rubber band and I can use the built-in handsfree speaker phone (as well as the plug-in enhancer) with ease. It would look just better if I can find a black rubber band

loulinjai

smart, effective and creative, not bad, how'd u come up with that. its one of those things where anything can do, nobody's jus paid attention to the simplest things

matelot

G - H - E - T - T - O

but I suppose it prevents you from holding it up whiling driving like 99% of the people do.

Motohip

You can try this too...



That's not ghetto.

Tsx536

^^ Classic Photo...!!

Nice phone mount

Motohip

What's so funny? It's a hands free kit! No more driving dangerously with one hand! This should be a dealer accessory!

sleeper

not an ashtray = came with the car. bluetooth and speaker phone kick ass.

CJams

I was totally thinking the other day that the parking break would be the perfect spot to mount my celly. But a rubber band didn't come to mind. That is a little GHETTO! I din't think Canada was Ghetto compliant.

TypeRS

my phone (motorola e398) fits perfectly in the side door "handle bar" cubby hole... handsfree with BT headset...im sure most phones will fit there nicely

Toms TeeSX

I'm waiting for my TSX. Should be ready next week. I didn't know there was speaker phone. How does it work?

afici0nad0

looks like it works, and works well. keep using it. i would...

jpooncanada

I think they are talking about the cellphone's speaker phone... ?

BTW, I think a rubber band tie around the head:

During driving --> stop blood flowing --> driver faint --> accident

During working --> stop blood flowing --> start feeling dizzy --> talk to manager --> getting a day off

glacius

That's the phone I wanted!

How do you like it? It's not cheap here in the US, so I ended up getting a Nokia 6230 instead.. Bluetooth, but I couldn't afford the TL to accessorize with the phone..

Nice cheap ass mod!

- g

jpooncanada

OH, BTW, this is nice... too bad I have a flip phone right now... the headset wiring is too short too... Maybe I can do this when I get a new phone (hopefully mid-Nov???)

05_TSX_GP

Wow... I've never started a thread that gets this many replies relatively quickly

Thanks all for the compliment... Yeah, I should post this little mod idea to that cheap mods listing thread...

Now get ready for my replies to followup questions posted!

05_TSX_GP

I hate having to hold the phone while driving.

Actually I try my best to minimize phone calls while driving, period.

05_TSX_GP

"Not an ashtray" makes the phone a bit out of reach... and the phone will probably fly off if I hit a bump or take a corner even just a bit harder.

05_TSX_GP

Strapping the phone to the head wouldn't work too well... can't press the answer key or even 1-touch quick dial, etc.

Funny picture indeed

05_TSX_GP

Maybe my relatively frequent trips to your lovely Seattle, WA area has enabled this particular to be Ghetto compliant


Having said that, I am still slowly figuring out just what the hell "Ghetto" means

05_TSX_GP

Yeah... I used that cubby hole for a while and my phone would fit there OK... but I would need to pick the phone up to press the answer key or 1-touch quick dial. Instead when strapped to the e-brake handle, I can easily reach the button without even looking down and that's key to me coz I want to maintain to be a safe driver

05_TSX_GP

You are correct. It's the cellphone's speaker phone, no such thing built-in on the TSX, too bad.

05_TSX_GP

That's probably not the phone you wanted... it's "only" the E630, not the D500 (or higher) that you might be thinking it is...

So I got no bluetooth on the phone anyway. It's a long story how I ended up with this phone, but I did pay for it legit! It's a "grey" import from Hong Kong, anyone notice the non-English (Chinese) command wording near the bottom of the display??

And anyone notice my cellphone wallpaper as the Realtime TSX?!?!?

6230 is a nice phone... you can probably also strap it on the e-brake handle and use the built-in speaker phone!

05_TSX_GP

Heehee sorry for this 9th consecutive posts by myself... but I gave a warning

"Now back to your originally scheduled programming..."

iamhomin

Why don't you just use the oem phone clip and attach it on the sun-visor?

05_TSX_GP

Good question...

First of all, becoz the phone didn't come with an oem clip. Then here are the other reasons:

- $ for clip > $ for rubber band
- clip on sun visor leaves an indentation on the visor (did that on a previous car with another phone)
- distance and angle of "mounting" at sun visor is less ergonomical than on the e-brake handle
- having the phone on the sun visor would still distract driving vision
- can't work if/when I need to flip the sunvisor down or even worse to swing it sideway (not that I do that much)

glacius

Pfft, how about an industrial strength fatty rubber band on the visor.. No marks, no money, easily moves around when you need to flip the visor down..

Boom!

..Patent Pending..

- g

CJams

why don't cell phone companies make car craddles anymore? My ancient nokia had one, but samsung hasn't a clue.....

Motohip

What's a car cradle?

05_TSX_GP

I think it's some pasticky cellphone holder that usually hooks into the air vent on the dash or something... I never tried using any of those but they all look pretty flimsy to me. And my biggest concern is the phone and the holder flying around as I am engaged in my spirited driving mode (during which of course I NEVER talk on the phone or even to my passengers, if there's any)

05_TSX_GP

I think I should file a patent for my "Universal-flexi Cellphone Holder" on e-brake handle application

dzuy

this thread is funny.

Motohip

goddsmack

That's is really geto indeed!

Seriously though, I'd keep an eye out on this company as I've purchased phone holders for my cars from this site in the past years. They haven't made one yet for the TSX and I'm not sure if they will since the holder might be in the way of the passenger airbag if it deploys and might pose a liability. Here's a couple photos of previous holders i had:

osubuckeye98

Here's mine...have had it since my 2000 Accord. $29.99 from Meijer. Can't find this anywhere anymore, uses a magnet...


...and closeup of cell cradle


it isn't the cleanest install but it does the job. I can pick up the phone and set it down or use the speakerphone.

05_TSX_GP

there's one 5-star (Excellent) vote on my thread

dzuy, glad you find this funny :troutslap