Shaka
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Preface: I've had my share of iPhone devices and ProClip mounts. Some of the mounts work better than others it really just depends on the car. I've had a few where I hid the wire but the Leaf lent itself to a nice simple install that required no special routing of wires etc... here is a quick review.
I used the ProClip Center Mount (LINK), but they also make a Left-Side Mount (LINK). Installation is very easy and most of their kits has some double-sided tape as well as curved edges. You can see their install instructions for my base HERE.
The base(s) above work on any Leaf (at least 2012-prior). From there you choose a mount that attaches to that base, specific to the phone or device you want to mount. In my case I used THIS iPhone 5 mount, but you can get whatever device mount you want. Just follow the instructions at the top of their home page: http://www.proclipusa.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My thoughts: first off, unlike some bases, this one is REALLY solid. The one in my Volkswagen never felt as sturdy, but this one is as good as my wife's Audi TT mount was on her old car. And one really nice bonus is that routing the cable between the dash-and-radio bezel (as shown in my attached photo) made for a rather sleek overall appearance. Not shown, but for sake of mention is that I did wrap some extra cable length around the "base" (behind the phone-specific bracket) just to clean up the extra wire. What is nice: the USB works to allow for both audio playing but also charging. Really happy with the overall design and purpose of this item.
For someone who really doesn't like the OE nav, this also works great if you wanted to use Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, or any other iOS navigation software. And of course other features that you might need/want for your phone (ie: traveling sales person), this has other huge benefits as well. Highly recommend this for anyone with ANY phone/device... if you have any questions or want more photos let me know. If I can pry my wife's iPhone out of her hands, I could use her phone to take a photo of my phone actually in the cradle ...
I used the ProClip Center Mount (LINK), but they also make a Left-Side Mount (LINK). Installation is very easy and most of their kits has some double-sided tape as well as curved edges. You can see their install instructions for my base HERE.
The base(s) above work on any Leaf (at least 2012-prior). From there you choose a mount that attaches to that base, specific to the phone or device you want to mount. In my case I used THIS iPhone 5 mount, but you can get whatever device mount you want. Just follow the instructions at the top of their home page: http://www.proclipusa.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My thoughts: first off, unlike some bases, this one is REALLY solid. The one in my Volkswagen never felt as sturdy, but this one is as good as my wife's Audi TT mount was on her old car. And one really nice bonus is that routing the cable between the dash-and-radio bezel (as shown in my attached photo) made for a rather sleek overall appearance. Not shown, but for sake of mention is that I did wrap some extra cable length around the "base" (behind the phone-specific bracket) just to clean up the extra wire. What is nice: the USB works to allow for both audio playing but also charging. Really happy with the overall design and purpose of this item.
For someone who really doesn't like the OE nav, this also works great if you wanted to use Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, or any other iOS navigation software. And of course other features that you might need/want for your phone (ie: traveling sales person), this has other huge benefits as well. Highly recommend this for anyone with ANY phone/device... if you have any questions or want more photos let me know. If I can pry my wife's iPhone out of her hands, I could use her phone to take a photo of my phone actually in the cradle ...