Home > Consumer Reviews > Bracketron PHV-200-BL Grip-iT Mobile Device Holder (Black)

Great price and excellent quality. Holds a phone, GPS, satellite radio, etc securely without covering controls or charging ports. Spring clamp hooks to the car's air vent- screw and adhesive options also included. I opted for this style as I didn't have to have a bulky case or clip attached to my phone. The whole unit just sits in the car and you pop your device in and go- it is super easy to remove your device too. I love it!

Just got this. Amazing product. Build quality is decent. The fitting onto the air con vent is absolutely brilliant. There is no sort of movement after fitting it so it does not rattle however you can turn it 360 degrees as it is designed to use it in any position. The opening clasp is amazing and to even lock it once you put in a device is very easy. The air con does not get blocked as there is quite a lot of distance between the mounting and the actual holder. You can charge your device whilst it is on the holder and even if the pin is anywhere around the device it can accommodate it due to its flexible design.
Overall great product and incredible design!

I already had a PHV-200-BL that I had purchased at BB. I liked it because of the locking ball swivel. However, when I received THIS PHV-200-BL from Amazon, it was actually the PV-200-PB. The BL has the swivel ball, the PB has only the rotation. The strange thing was, the packaging (which looked new) did in fact say it was the BL, but the artwork on the back was different than the one from BB. The UPN numbers were the same.

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I read a review by someone who purchased this item since they didn't want to use the suction cup. They wanted something easy to remove so no one would know a GPS was being used in the car. I wanted it so I could mount it closer to me so I could take advantage of the bluetooth (hands free phone). This device, once put in the air vent is difficult to remove. As a matter of fact, there is still one prong stuck in my air vent after I removed the unit. I wanted to use it with a Garmin nuvi 275T. The location of the plug for the Garmin is in the rear. When you plug in the wire it sticks out the back. You cannot fully mount the Garmin unit in the holder. It is biased to the right which adds a little difficulty when viewing your GPS. Also, this is not a problem with the unit per se, but if your vent is angled in a direction which makes viewing difficult, you will be disappointed. The only adjustment on the unit is the 360 degree rotation. If you need to adjust it in any other position, you're out of luck.

The prongs and springs that insert and clip into the air vent completely fell apart within a minute after this device was installed. A loose part and a spring fell inside the vent so I was unable to retrieve them to attempt to put the pieces back together. The apparatus is extremely flimsy so I am sure it wouldn't have lasted long even if I was able to snap it back together. It isn't even worth my time and effort to return this item. I'm sure the manufacturer planned it that way.