CR 122 car holder problem

Question

I bought a CR 122 for my N8.
But allready the first time I rotated it (to get the phone in "portrait mode")
the center pin (from the phone holder to the suction part) became "loose".
It's stable up/down and sideways. But rotates 10 deg each way.
Quite annoying. Is this a common problem? Anyway to thighten it
(must say I liked the old holders with screws and metal parts :-)
Lars-Erik Østerud - http://www.osterud.name/nokia.html

Answer 1

carman58 wrote:
I know what you mean, but I stick mine to the screen and adjust it so the bottom/side of the phone is touching the dashboard ! Problem solved, cheaply 
Well at least with the N8, you couldn't use the car charger, then - plugs into the normal power socket at the bottom of the handset.
Maybe OK if you're using the USB socket for charging.
Have to say, it was one of the downsides of using a 5230 in the car - if you wanted to use power, you had to plug it into the top of the phone - cable going up the screen, with the phone in portrait orientation - and I have to say, I much prefer sat nav on phones using the screen in portrait mode - as you get to see more of the road ahead of you, rather than a big wide view.
I don't really get the point of using "widescreen" sat navs in landscape mode - I know some roundabouts may look to be complex junctions, but I'd much rather have more view up the road, and more advance warning of where I need to be.