Hopefully this is an easy question to answer. I'm trying to find the best phone holder for my 2010 IS350. I've tried a few with limited success. I tried one that secures on the vent, but that didn't work because my phone is very big (OnePlus 7T) so it blocked the air and kept slanting down. I tried one that clips on the dash, but it will only clip in the middle of the dash so it blocks some of my view. I next tried a holder that goes into the CD player, but even with the adapters that are used for bigger slots it keeps flying out at the wrong time. Yesterday I got the Phone cup holder from WeatherTech (I got it free) and that absolutely does not work for this car. First of all only the smallest cup size fits, and it is so loose that the phone constantly spins and secondly the placement of the cup holder in the 2nd Gen is not the most ideal. I keep hitting it with my arm, and when I switch gears I have to move my arms around it.

I don't like the suction cup type that goes on the dash because in the summer they melt and leave a sticky glue like substance, and I literally ruined my dash in my Camry. Plus they have to be constantly re-seated. I've had the same issue with Window mounted phone holders, I've had them fly off at the wrong time.

So guys, I'm just out of ideas. I need a quality holder that actually works!

 

After a bunch of research I decided to go with the ProClip console mount (Item no. 833849) and adjustable phone holder (Item no. 711042) which was designed specifically for the 2nd Gen IS. A bit on the pricey side but it can be mounted without any hardware and seems like this is one of the better solutions. Also they have a 30 day return policy so if it doesn't work out I will just return them. I found a post on here where someone used it and it seems like this should work out well

 

Do you actually need to use the phone or just a place to put the phone? I use the ash tray to hold the phone sometimes -- after removing the tray.

 

I use it, for example I use Google Maps a lot. Also I stream through my phone routinely. It has to be accessible while I'm driving. Plus I don't think it will fit in that area, even if I remove the ashtray as it's a pretty big phone

 

I have a pro clip in another car. Best one I’ve ever used.

 

Does the phone lay flat with that mount or does it tilt up so you can see it?
Seems like it will lie down flat and make it hard to read without picking up the phone to read it.

 

You can adjust it anyway you want. If you're talking about the ProClip you buy the phone holder separately from the mount and adjust it how you want and then tighten it. That's what makes it pricey

 

I received the ProClip today as it was on backorder, and the install was pretty straight-forward. Place the Console mount to the left side console, then screw on the phone holder. It seems to be of good material workmanship, but I can foresee a few issues. First of all the phone holder itself is adjustable by loosening two screws, adjusting to your phones width and then tightening. There is nothing at the bottom to hold your phone in place, and the phone holder does not have any rubberized or non-slip material that could potentially stop the phone from sliding out. Secondly, for the amount I paid for this, they should have had a spring release like other phone holders so you can secure the phone and release it instantly. Lastly, I can foresee my son's big clunky legs hitting the phone holder when he sits in the front seat. He's usually in his own world and doesn't pay much attention to anything else. Thank God he's more into studying than girls...for now. Anyway, I will know over the next few days if it's worth the money...

 

I have the CD Slot Phone holder, works for me because I do not use CD's.

 

The CD slot phone holder works for a couple of months, than sudden it comes flying out at the wrong time. Eventually it won't stay in more than five minutes. I've tried 2 different brands that were good quality, same thing. The part that holds it into the slot eventually becomes loose.

​​​​​​So far the ProClip seems to be working. It is solid, doesn't rattle, holds the phone in place. Is easy to see the screen and reach. The only thing is if you have a passenger with bigger legs, you have to tell them not to lift them up while under the holder, although it could probably withstand anything but super hard knee butting

 

My CD Slot magnetized phone holder has been holding up. Maybe because the IS is not my daily driver.

 

Could be. The ones I used are two piece plus I have a heavy phone (OnePlus 7T). This is also my daily, and I do a lot of trips with lots of bumpy conditions

 

Here is the pic of the previous one I was using. It worked really well for about 3 or 4 months, and then suddenly started falling out at the wrong times. Eventually it would not stay in for more than 5 minutes at a time. I tried different methods, using tape to make it thicker etc but the mechanism that holds it in was no longer working. Same happened with the holder previous to this one