Google Nexus 4 phone holder (charging station)

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This phone holder (charging station) is for the Google Nexus 4. For it to work you will need to have the Nexus 4, a 90 degree right angled phone cable, and (3) small screws. (I purchased the 90 degree right angled phone cable from eBay for less than $3 including shipping.) You will need to 3D print (5) parts: The base, the holding part, the megaphone, and two small filler parts that keep the cable in place firmly. The trickiest part to print is the megaphone because of cleaning the support material. I mounted the phone holder on my car's dashboard using double-sided tape (3M VHB double-sided tape is recommended). Tape is not supplied and must be used cautiously as I am not responsible for any damages caused by the tape. (If you have a new car you probably don't want to do this.) If you plan to mount the phone holder in your car, you will need to create a lower base that fits the profile of your car's dashboard as I doubt it is flat. If you just drop the phone in place then it won't charge. If you want the phone to charge you will have to press it all the way down to engage the phone cable. This is excellent so your phone is not always charging even when it doesn't need to (which is not good for the battery life.) The megaphone is good too as you can put the phone on speaker and not fiddle with the Bluetooth while driving. The megaphone makes the sound crisper.