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Vent, windscreen or dash — where to mount

Legal placement, airflow and the cracked-screen trap.

Vent, windscreen or dash — where to mount

Where you put the mount affects legality, phone temperature and your sightlines.

Tools required

Tool one, tool two.

Before you start

The warning that saves someone a repair bill.

Step 01 — The legal position

What to do, and what it should look like when it is right.

Step 02 — Heat and airflow

What to do, and what it should look like when it is right.

Step 03 — The mistake that cracks screens

What to do, and what it should look like when it is right.

If it goes wrong

The two or three most likely mistakes and how to undo them.

Everything here was bought, fitted and lived with.

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