A few weeks ago, ProClip USA / Brodit introduced their latest product for the new HTC HD2: A Charging and Non-Charging holder for your HTC HD2, so you can use your new device safely in your car. Like many other accessories, I think this is a must-have for every HTC HD2 owner. I have been using the Proclip USA / Brodit products for many years now and if you don’t know the company here is some background on the company:

Brodit develops and manufactures products for installation of communication devices in vehicles. Brodit was founded in 1983 and is located in Karlsborg, Sweden.
The company has 80 employees, is market leader in Scandinavia and exports to 30 countries. Brodit was conceived back in June 1983 as its founder Ebbe Johansson was sitting in his taxi and had the vision of talking on the phone while driving without having to pull over. Some of you still remember the mobile phones from back then. They were not as neat and handy as they are today. They were more like suitcases weighing about 40 pounds with receivers as big as a brick! Ebbe saw the need for an easy way to have the receiver installed close to the driver’s seat in order to use it comfortably. As a result, the ProClip was born, which is still the market leader for mounting platforms for communication equipment in vehicles today.

Since then, many thousand different models and solutions have been developed for just about every vehicle in the world. Easy installation is one of the objectives, and another is not having to drill holes or in any other way damage the interior of the car! Brodit also produces holders for PDAs, mobile phones, GPS devices and multimedia monitors, but the ProClip is still Brodit´s main product.

What is in the package ?

When you order your ProClip USA / Brodit holder, you will receive the holder (Charging or non-Charging version), mounting screws and mounting instructions.

The mounting instructions are pretty straight forward:

• Loosen the screw in the center of the holder so you can remove the tilt swivel attaching plate on the back.
• Place the attaching plate on the desired position (Proclip solution preferred).
• Screw the attaching plate into place with the enclosed screws.
• Place the holder over the attaching plate so the tilt swivel fits. Screw the holder onto the attaching plate.
• The holder is in place. (It can also be used with HTC original portable Handsfree.)

When you have mounted the holder on the Proclip Mounting Platform, it looks like this:

Does it fit ?

There is a quick answer to this: YES, it fits very well. I have been using ProClip USA / Brodit products for more than 8 years now and up until this latest version of the HTC HD2 holder, I never experienced bad fitting or the need to apply excessive force to place the device in the holder. Also with this holder, I can mount the device with very little force and it slided perfectly in place. It is very important that the device fits exactly in the holder, otherwise the connector in the holder will damage the USB sync connector of your HTC HD2.

As you can see in the above picture, there is no space between the device and holder. This holder also gives you the possibility to use the original HTC headset that was delivered with your phone. This way you can enjoy your phone and drive safely at the same time. There is also enough room to connect an audiocable to connect your phone to your car stereo.

The HTC HD2 features also a new Micro-USB connector instead of the more common Mini-USB connector. This holder is one of the first that also features this new Micro-USB connector for HTC products.

The picture below shows the holder from the side. It clearly shows that there is enough room for the device and even when they develop an extended battery that would be more bulky than the original battery, even then should there be enough room for this.

Overall conclusion

This will be a short overall conclusion because there are (again) no negative comments for this holder. Build quality is still at the same high level as it has been for many years and it is a perfect fit for your device.

We want to thank ProClip USA for providing us with this test sample. Enjoy a 10% discount when shopping at ProClip USA this holiday season. Enter the following AC Number 1204122409 into the AC Number field when checking out and receive 10% off your entire product purchase. Offer is valid December 4, 2009 through December 24, 2009.