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qtrim

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I'm looking for a Magsafe magnet only to use in a car mount. Has anyone seen one like that for sale?
 
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I decided to design a MagSafe mount for my car & truck that was super strong so my iPhone 12 Pro Max wouldn't fall off due to road bumps. This starts with a ProClip and then a custom design & 3D printed housing and an aluminum sealed MagSafe disc (available from Amazon). The custom housing I designed holds the disc firmly in place via both a tight pressed-in fit and 3D VDB tape + superglue for added security. This mount is paired with a Moment MagSafe case which has the strongest magnets of any case I have tried. As you may understand the Corvette has stiffer suspension than most cars and there is no way that a standard Apple MagSafe charger would hold the phone sufficiently. I realize one drawback of my mount design is that it doesn't charge the iPhone however this doesn't bother me as I don't generally need or want to be charging my iPhone every time I drive my car. For longer road trips I can just plug in a lightning cable. If anyone is interested in me making them one of these mounts (works with any ProClip adapter) let me know and I would be happy to handle that.

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FYI, this one is probably also going to be a great custom mounting solution (similar to what I did above) once they become available later this month. I already have one on pre-order myself.

 
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