A case for the smaller screen...

[Greasecar1]

I saw some youtube video the other day where the guy was reviewing either the LC or FE trim, can't remember. He said the smaller screen on the 58 trim looked "absurd", which I thought was an absurd thing to say. Now don't get me wrong, I can certainly see the advantage of the bigger screen, especially where the additional camera views are concerned. But I don't have the additional cameras, and I find the smaller screen more than adequate for maps, music, etc. Not only that, but the free space on either side of the screen provides some nice, well placed, real estate for other stuff.

Both mounts are magnetic mounts from Scosche. The phone mount is a flush mount. The phone does get in the way of the volume know with this setup, which is a bit annoying. I'll probably just move the steel plate on my phone a bit lower so the phone sits a little higher. It is connected to the media port via a coiled usb c cable, which I really like. The GMRS radio is mounted on a magnetic swivel mount (also Scosche). It's also plugged into a power port via a coiled cable. They're both easy to grab, use, and put back. I haven't had any issues with either falling off during trail running. Not only is this a really convenient, good looking setup, but the additional screen on my phone provides for a secondary map view when I'm using OnX. I usually keep the vehicle screen zoomed in, in topo view and the phone screen zoomed out in hybrid view, to easily see my overall trail progress. It works great.

Anyway, it's a nice benefit to the smaller screen.

 

[PDPete]

Links?

 

[Greasecar1]

Links?

I’m not sure exactly where I got these. I took them out of my old vehicle. You can find all manner and brands of magnetic mounts on Amazon though!

 

[PDPete]

I’m not sure exactly where I got these. I took them out of my old vehicle. You can find all manner and brands of magnetic mounts on Amazon though!

For sure, sometime it's just nice to know that what you're buying definitely fits well

 

[Ed1]

I have an FE with the larger screen.

I think the larger screen space adds very little benefit when using the navigation map view, as it seems to just add areas of the map far to the sides of the route being traveled. I’ve found myself wishing the screen was taller rather than so wide. ( IIRC, a tall, less wide nav screen is used on newer Volvo vehicles.)

But, as mentioned, the wide LC screen does make sense with the camera views.

 

[skipowpow]

OP -

I saw some youtube video the other day where the guy was reviewing either the LC or FE trim, can't remember. He said the smaller screen on the 58 trim looked "absurd", which I thought was an absurd thing to say. Now don't get me wrong, I can certainly see the advantage of the bigger screen, especially where the additional camera views are concerned. But I don't have the additional cameras, and I find the smaller screen more than adequate for maps, music, etc. Not only that, but the free space on either side of the screen provides some nice, well placed, real estate for other stuff.

Both mounts are magnetic mounts from Scosche. The phone mount is a flush mount. The phone does get in the way of the volume know with this setup, which is a bit annoying. I'll probably just move the steel plate on my phone a bit lower so the phone sits a little higher. It is connected to the media port via a coiled usb c cable, which I really like. The GMRS radio is mounted on a magnetic swivel mount (also Scosche). It's also plugged into a power port via a coiled cable. They're both easy to grab, use, and put back. I haven't had any issues with either falling off during trail running. Not only is this a really convenient, good looking setup, but the additional screen on my phone provides for a secondary map view when I'm using OnX. I usually keep the vehicle screen zoomed in, in topo view and the phone screen zoomed out in hybrid view, to easily see my overall trail progress. It works great.

Anyway, it's a nice benefit to the smaller screen.

Any chance you’ve got a pic of the mount? The extra plastic on the side of the screen isn’t exactly smooth. Screw mount?

 

[Greasecar1]

OP -

Any chance you’ve got a pic of the mount? The extra plastic on the side of the screen isn’t exactly smooth. Screw mount?

No way on the screw mount! I'm hoping to never have to do any drilling or cutting of any kind to this vehicle. These magnetic mounts are attached with 3M adhesive tape. Even with the ribbed platic panels on either side of the screen, I find that it has plenty of purchase. I do recommend prepping the surface with an alcohol wipe. Also, the adhesive will set and conform more easily if you can do it when it's warm. Otherwise, maybe gently heating with a hair dryer will do the trick. I don't think a heat gun is necessarily a good idea in this sensitive area of the dash. Be advised, the larger, flush mount on the left could be really difficult to remove, if you ever choose to. It can be done, with some heat and a lot of patience though. I did end up going up a size on the right mount. Originally, I had a smaller mount, with a smaller adhesive footprint. It worked well on the trail, until one night when I left the radio attached overnight. It was on the floor, still attached magnetically to the mount, when I went out the next morning. I got a slightly larger one and haven't had a problem since. Pretty impressive, considering the leverage the radio exerts over time. I recommend buying a few different sizes and experimenting with your particular needs. Odds are, you'll find uses for the mounts that don't make the cut, elsewhere. We have them in all the cars and they even come in handy in the garage or house. Hope that helps!

 

[neema2k]

to me bigger screens add distractions. Specially during night driving. Yet another reason the 1958 is a win.