Nokia E61(i) Car Mount
I received the following email from Robin:
About a week ago I decided that my new E61i could use a mount of some sort to use for GPS and for easier access to my phone while I was driving. I searched a lot of places and ended up on eBay, naturally. I stumbled upon a nice little mount that seemed to do exactly what I was looking for. A week later, I installed it in my car and I was ready to go.
The suction is really strong and feels as if it'll take some real strength to tear off. The arm is extremely sturdy as well and holds in place and isn't flimsy in any way. The side holsters are adjustable so even a device bigger than an E61/E61i will fit. For GPS, I use Nokia's Smart2Go with a Holux GPSlim 236 receiver.
The arm extends out quite far so it's a lot easier to see directions on the screen. I am not a subscriber to Smart2Go but I assume it would work a lot better with the voice directions. For now, this definetly does the job. For those of you looking for a cheap alternative to those expensive car mounts you see on certain mobile accessory websites, this is it. Probably the best $15CDN I have spent yet 
Thanks for sharing Robin~!
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 pm
I bought same holder for my Acer N30 here in middle Europe (Czechia). It hold perfectly borrowed Nokia E61 too. I only recomend you move holder to lower positiom and suport against dashboard, to avoid vibrations.
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:36 pm
That looks like a cool solution, how about a link for finding one
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:11 pm
It’s more than the $15 cdn, but the Nokia CR-47 Mobile Holder (http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=137436) was made to fit like a glove! I keep the power cord in the cr-47, drop in the e61 (and hopefully it will work with the 61i) and drive off. When I’m ready to leave, I push the large release button and the e61 pops up and unlocks, and is ready to go.
I have it mounted on the dashboard, so nothing blocking the windshield…..
Works great with GPS!
hth
tphank
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:10 pm
thats the same one I have Ed, cheap but nicely built and does the trick.. Im thinking of buying another one for my second car..
i like it not just for google maps but also when Im rocking the stereo hard in my convertible where i have very limited storage space this comes in handy!
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:50 pm
haha its awesome that you posted this.. cause I just got this in the mail today. the envelope is still on the floor somewhere…. ‘e2shop” http://www.shope2.com
May 23rd, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Ditto, on what Dave said. Can Robin tell where the car mount was bought from?
May 23rd, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Hey guys!
Like Jay, I picked mine up off eBay (seller name e2_shop). Im looking at some of his auctions right now and cant seem to find any black mounts. He only has white ones left, but im sure if you emailed him, he could get you a black mount
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Car-mount-holder-stand-white-for-Nokia-8800-E70-E60-E61_W0QQitemZ260073139294QQihZ016QQcategoryZ35191QQcmdZViewItem
May 23rd, 2007 at 9:07 pm
Sorry, meant to say “like Bart” lol.
May 23rd, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Heres the black one at 5.99 buy it now price.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-mount-for-O2-XDA-2i-MDA-2i-Qtek-2020i-VPA-IIi_W0QQitemZ260093952882QQihZ016QQcategoryZ35193QQcmdZViewItem
May 24th, 2007 at 10:43 am
I have always preferred magnetic mounting. 3 euros for neodynium magnet holder from local hardware store, small metal plate and epox glue. Looks like it’s been factory installed (and it should be). Holds the E61 in place pretty hard and it is easy to mount and dismount.
May 24th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
it is illegal in CA *sigh*
May 24th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
I have a vent one, and it looks awesome
May 26th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Has anyone used this one from eXtremePDA.com? Do you think the one featured in this post would be better due to the longer arm?
May 28th, 2007 at 2:06 am
Hi,
I’ve the same since…many phones, PDA and my new E61….
Very good product but, yes there is a but, you have to “modify” this product (by open it and change the configuration) tu use it with the car charger and the “phone helmet” (sorry for my english….).
May 29th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Hi,
I think the solution from brodit looks more professional than the mounts you install at the windshield. They’re out of sight but still visible: http://www.proclipusa.com/?sectionpath=127&pageid=12285&processor=content&pcategoryid=13454&categoryid=15747&p_origin=127&p_sectionid=127&p_pageid=8796&p_processor=asp&p_asp_processor=product&p_action=proclipcategorysearch&p_ppagecategoryid=&p_pagecategoryid=&p_pcategoryid=13454&p_categoryid=15747&p_sitecategoryid=&p_year=&p_countryid=0&p_leftorright=
May 31st, 2007 at 3:42 am
i’ve been using the same car holder for my e61 for a long time now (over 9 months now). it’s a wonderful thing if you’re using it with your GPS module. it costed me $3 (USD)!!!!!
June 2nd, 2007 at 4:05 am
Hi
Can someone tell me where can I get the Car Mount for E61 in Singapore?
June 2nd, 2007 at 7:16 pm
I hv been that suction holder for about 2 years+ way b4 i own the E61, i got it from a shop in singapore for SGD8 http://www.eastgear.com . I find it very useful it use to mount my old 6680
June 8th, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Is it possible to plug the car charger into the phone while using these mounts?
July 9th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Hey -
does anyone know why a bluetooth GPS will not work with smart2go maps?
i have e61i, and the nokia 3D-LW gps. the gps works fine with MGMAps, and smart2go maps work fine, except it doesn’t recognize the gps.
any advice?
thanks!
July 11th, 2007 at 10:09 am
Great tips !
I have the same problem, more over I want to get the FM transmitter + AC + GPS. All of that makes too much cable. So:
1.- Can we plug all that in the E61 Nokia holder?
2.- Do we damage (make holes) in the dashboard when installing it?
February 2nd, 2008 at 4:37 am
Att: ACTPOHABT
Nope not with the E61i anyways…
The holder gets in the way of the power inlet…
But it works great, just got i for my car from e2shop, cost me about 11$ shipping included…
You also get an additional holder for fixing it straight to the dashboard with a sticky pad.
Works like a charm
March 11th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Great,
Now how in the heck did you get them to pair, I just got this phone and cant figure it out.