Nite Ize Original Steelie Vent Mount Kit- Magnetic Car Vent Mount for Smartphones

The Vent mount is really made well with a lever activated clamp. It's a quality piece and worth the $$$. It works great too. It's easy to move from vehicle to vehicle.

Most importantly nite-use stays on the vent which is important for safety.

I previously wrote a review and voiced my frustrations with the product because I was having issues with the magnet and the vent clip. I contacted customer service and they responded immediately. Brian from customer service gave me suggestions on how to fix my mount and when that didn't help, he sent me replacement products. This is by far the best customer service experience I've ever had and Brian's responsiveness and great attitude really turned my initial bad experience to an amazing one. My replacement product now works great - I have a stronger magnet and the vent clip is staying in place with no problem. Because of this great experience I'm going to consider Nite Ize for any future purchases too.

I bought the vent mount steelie so can change it from car to car. I used it recently when 4WD in desert on steep rollercoaster, washboard road fraught with quad drivers and free range steers. My parking lot card attached in plastic pouch on dash was shaken out of its holder but not my GPS/phone holding on via steelie vent attachment. Never lost my way! Great device!

I recently upgraded my phone from an Apple 6s to the 8+ and my old phone mount crumbled under the weight of the phone. The Nite Ize Steelie Dash mount solver that problem; it's so durable, strong and holds the weight of my new phone. An added bonus is the dash mount doesn't block the vent.

I am a photographer and travel a lot and use rental cars. That is what makes this item perfect for me. I move it from personal car to rental car as I travel. However, with all the moving from vent to vent the latch on one of them has broken after only 6 months of use. I know it's plastic but but should last longer.

Love the design but only problem is with the magnet itself not being as strong as I'd like. Some surfaces I magnetize phone to it won't hold and slides down especially if it's not perfectly flat. I use it on some equipment at the gym. This is primarily where I've had a problem with it. I had one for a previous phone and it held no problem. The phone doesn't really seem much larger or heavier than the old so only thing I can think of is the magnet isn't as strong as one I bought several years ago. Both same brand.

Bought this and two for my kids. I use in rental vehicles and clip and unclip it from the vent often. I found it worked well on horizontal vents but vertical vents it would slip and eventually fall off. As time went on it started to slip off of the horizontal vents too. Then the end came when it no longer would grip my phone. So two stars because I really want to like it but the failures disappoint me. My kid’s are still intact.

Saw this in Sherwin Williams, I thought it was brilliant to hold the phone and be able to switch it from car to car... well, only 2nd part works. my iphone XR is too heavy and on bumps if phone stays attached, tilts all over the place, result? constant adjustments or reattaching. I guess the rubber in center is to limit movement, until fingers get this part greasy. Maybe introducing some abrasive texture to the magnet surface could fix it. One more thing, car vents are made to direct air, not hold weight, I already had fins misaligned on bigger potholes (fortunately did not break) and I have seen broken vents in rental cars from devices like that.

Installed the vent clip version and, after a twenty minute drive, my phone was incredibly hot, as was the clip/ball/magnet. The heater was not on and blowing through the vent. I was extremely concerned about damage to my device and even the possibility of a fire. Will not be using this phone holder.