Description
This car cup holder phone mount sits in one of your existing cup holders and gives you back two - a 360 degree adjustable phone cradle on an arm, and a swing-out cup holder beside it. The base expands to grip most cup holders, the body is ABS, and it fits without tools.
Every other car phone mount has a compromise. Vent mounts block the air and fall off in summer when the vents get hot and soft. Windscreen suction cups let go on a 35 degree day and land in the footwell. Dash adhesive is permanent and leaves a mark. A cup holder mount avoids all of that by using the one part of a car interior that is designed to hold something heavy and is already the right shape - and because the base expands rather than sticks, it comes out cleanly when you sell the car.
Specifications
| Type |
Cup holder mounted, 2 in 1 |
| Phone cradle |
Adjustable, 360 degree rotation and tilt |
| Drink holder |
Swing-out |
| Base |
Expandable to grip the cup holder |
| Material |
ABS plastic |
| Fits |
Phones of all sizes; most car cup holders |
| Installation |
No tools - drop in and expand |
What's in the Box
| Included |
1 x 2 in 1 cup holder phone mount and drink holder |
| Not included |
Charging cable, adhesive pads |
Why Choose a Cup Holder Mount
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Nothing sticks to anything - no suction cup to release in heat, no adhesive pad to leave a mark on the dash.
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Vents stay clear - your air conditioning works normally and the phone is not sitting in a stream of hot or cold air.
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You keep a drink holder - the swing-out cup replaces the one the mount occupies, which is the whole design idea.
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360 degree adjustment - portrait for navigation, landscape for video while parked, angled away from glare.
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Moves between cars - lift it out and drop it into the next one, no residue and no reinstallation.
How Does It Fit in the Cup Holder?
The base is a collar that expands outward until it presses against the inside wall of the cup holder, so it grips by friction rather than by clipping to anything specific. That is why it works across a wide range of cars - most Australian cup holders fall within the range it expands to. Two things to check on your own car before ordering: that the cup holder is deep enough to give the base something to grip against, and that there is enough clearance above it for the arm to swing without hitting the gear selector or the handbrake. On cars with cup holders set into a shallow recess or right beside the gear lever, a cup holder mount can be awkward regardless of brand.
Do You Still Get a Cup Holder?
Yes - that is the point of the 2 in 1 design and it is the thing that separates this from a plain cup holder mount. The unit occupies one factory cup holder and provides its own holder on a swing-out arm, so you end up with the same number of drink positions you started with, plus a phone cradle. Worth knowing: the swing-out holder sits slightly higher and further out than the factory one, so a very tall bottle may catch on the centre console or the handbrake depending on the car. A standard takeaway coffee cup or a drink bottle is the intended load.
Is a Cup Holder Mount Better Than a Vent or Windscreen Mount?
It depends on what has annoyed you before. A cup holder mount wins on stability and on heat - it does not care how hot the cabin gets, which in an Australian summer is the failure mode that kills suction cups and softens vent clips. It also keeps the windscreen clear, which matters legally as well as practically, since anything obstructing a driver's view can attract a defect notice.
Where it loses is height. A phone in a cup holder mount sits lower than one on the windscreen, so your eyes travel further from the road to look at it. If you rely heavily on navigation, position the arm as high and as far forward as it will go, and set your route before you drive rather than looking down at it mid-journey.
Buyers are typically rideshare and delivery drivers who need navigation all day, people whose suction mount has failed in the heat, drivers of older cars with no built-in phone holder, and anyone tired of a phone sliding around the passenger seat.
For more, see our Essentials range and Tech and Mobile Accessories.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will it fit my car?
The base expands to grip most cup holders. The supplier has not published a minimum and maximum cup holder diameter - message us if your car has unusually small or shallow holders and we will ask.
Will it hold a large phone in a case?
The cradle is described as suiting phones of all sizes. A thick case plus a large phone is the combination worth checking; ask us if you have both.
Does it charge the phone?
No. It is a mount only - no wireless charging and no cable included.
Will it wobble on rough roads?
It is described as a firm no-wobble hold. Any arm-mounted cradle will move a little on a corrugated road; tighten the base fully and keep the arm short.
Can I use it in the back seat?
Only if there is a rear cup holder deep enough to take the base.
Is it legal to have a phone mounted while driving?
Mounting is fine; using the phone is what is regulated, and the rules differ by state. Set your navigation before you move off.
Does it leave marks in the cup holder?
It grips by pressure rather than adhesive. Wipe grit off the base before fitting so nothing is trapped against the plastic.
Fast Australian Shipping
We dispatch from within Australia, so orders reach Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin quickly rather than waiting on overseas transit. Regional and remote addresses go through the standard Australia Post network.
Materials and features are as supplied by the manufacturer; cup holder diameter range has not been provided. Do not adjust or operate a phone while driving. Road rules on mobile phone use differ between Australian states and territories - check the requirements that apply to you.
