Menu

Main Menu
Talk Get Daily Search

Member's Online

    User Name
    Password

    Adjusting the car mount

    Reply
    rcadden | # 1 | 2008-01-26, 00:24 | Report

    Did anyone else get a car mount swivel that's completely stuck? I see the screw in the hinge, but I apparently don't have the right tool to adjust it. Shouldn't that be something a consumer could tinker with? I've tried a whole set of Hex tools as well as my set of torx and similar drivers but nothing fits it. Am I missing something?

    Edit | Forward | Quote | Quick Reply | Thanks

     
    Texrat | # 2 | 2008-01-26, 00:25 | Report

    Not sure what you mean, Rick. I thought I just used a Phillips screwdriver on mine... I'll check though.

    Edit | Forward | Quote | Quick Reply | Thanks

     
    Veereihen6 | # 3 | 2008-01-26, 02:54 | Report

    You can use an allen key (i forget what size) to loosen the pivot. Once adjusted you re-tighten.

    Edit | Forward | Quote | Quick Reply | Thanks

     
    rcadden | # 4 | 2008-01-26, 14:43 | Report

    Philips screwdriver didn't work. It looks like an allen key, but I wasn't able to find the right size, despite having a decent collection in my toolbox.

    My point, though, is why should I need a special (and not provided) tool for this? I recently reviewed the Nokia HH-12 and CR-82, both of which were fully adustable via a small user-friendly knob.

    Edit | Forward | Quote | Quick Reply | Thanks

     
    piltdown | # 5 | 2008-01-26, 20:14 | Report

    Had exactly the same problem. Certainly annoyed me. In the end I took it along to a local hardware the store and tried a load of tools until I found one that fitted. I undid it there and bought a conventional nut and bolt!

    Edit | Forward | Quote | Quick Reply | Thanks

     
    gary201 | # 6 | 2008-01-26, 21:03 | Report

    In my toolbox, the allen key size that worked on mine is identified as "3".

    Edit | Forward | Quote | Quick Reply | Thanks

     
vBulletin® Version 3.8.8
Normal Logout