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Can anyone think of a good way I could mount my cell phone to the ceiling of my car? Its so when I recline my seat I can laydown and watch videos while looking up at the ceiling.

The only problem is figuring out the least intrusive way to mount something to my ceiling that also makes it easy to take the phone in and out. The ceiling is made of cloth with some kind of foam behind it if that helps.

>> No.1637001

>>1636997
Velcro tape?

>> No.1637006

>>1637001
Yeah that was the first thing I thought of too. I just dont want to add velcro to my phone necessarily, although I guess I could get a second case and stick it to that for when Im doing this. Do you think the velcro tape would stick to the ceiling reliably, or should I glue it or something?

The other option I came up with was magnets, but that has its own set of complications like how to get the right size and mount them.

>> No.1637008

>>1637006
My phone doesnt seem to be magnetic actually.

>> No.1637011

I can also pair it with my bluetooth mouse and it looks it will work out quite nicely.

>> No.1637024

>>1636997
Your headliner will start to fall down with added weight pulling the fabric away from its foam backing.
>inb4 OP breaks his nose
Maybe run a bracket across the ceiling with clips that slide under the molding by the doors on both sides. Could easily be done with 4AWG aluminum wire.

>> No.1637031

>>1637024
Thanks, good call I'll take a closer look at how to do it tomorrow when the suns out

>> No.1638829

>>1636997
velcro mabye

>> No.1638830

Roll down your window a bit and clamp a coat hanger between the door and window. Mount phone to hanger (or other item) and voilà.

>> No.1638885

Remove headliner of car, glue magnets to back of phone, stick phone to ceiling

>> No.1639073

>>1636997
>when I recline my seat I can laydown and watch videos while looking up at the ceiling.

OP confirmed for homeless bum living in his car

>> No.1639081
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1639081

Lazy nigger

>> No.1639348

How about you hot glue a cheap but sturdy case for your phone on the ceiling and whenever you want to put your phone up you stick it into the hot glued case ?

>> No.1639372

>>1637008
Theres almost no metal in a phone.

>> No.1639508

Get one of those gooseneck tablet/phone holders. Clamp to either the passenger headrest bar while also using the headrest as a clamp (don't know how well this actually works) or figure out a way to mount it to your b pillar.

>> No.1639509

>>1637006
you can buy magnetic cases and mounts

you'd be better off cruising Amazon than on/diy/