A Jeep is the hardest place in the world to keep a phone where you put it. Doors come off, the top comes off, the windshield folds, and the whole cabin shakes on washboard and rock. Anything held on by adhesive or a vent clip gives up early, and a suction cup on a Wrangler windshield is a phone waiting to hit the floor.
Mountech builds one Jeep phone mount and builds it properly: a direct-fit dash mount for the Wrangler JL (2018-2023) and Gladiator JT (2020-2023) that picks up factory hardware points on the dash, so it moves with the Jeep instead of with the weather. One kit covers both models, and everything above the base runs on the 1" ball standard so the head is yours to choose.
This guide covers what fits your Jeep and what to run if yours isn't JL or JT, where a phone actually belongs in a Wrangler, what a jeep wrangler phone mount has to survive on the trail, which holder to pick, and how the kit installs. If you already know your year, go straight to the kit.
Start here. A phone mount for a Jeep Wrangler is only as good as its fitment, and the JL dash is not the JK dash.
| Jeep | Years | Direct fit | What to run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrangler JL | 2018-2023 | Yes | Direct-fit dash mount kit The kit this page is about. Bolts to factory hardware points on the JL dash. Shop the kit |
| Wrangler 4xe | 2021-2023 | Yes | Same kit The 4xe shares the JL dash, so the same jeep jl phone mount kit applies across those years. |
| Gladiator JT | 2020-2023 | Yes | Same kit One SKU covers Wrangler and Gladiator — a jeep gladiator phone mount and a Wrangler mount are the same part here. |
| Wrangler JL / Gladiator | 2024+ | Not yet | Vacuum cup + arm + holder The dash changed. A direct-fit kit is in development; until it ships, build on the heavy duty vacuum cup base rather than force a part that does not fit. |
| Wrangler JK | 2007-2018 | Not yet | Vacuum cup + arm + holder Different dash entirely. See the JK vs JL vs JT breakdown for what changed. |
| Wrangler TJ / YJ | pre-2007 | Not yet | Vacuum cup or AMPS base No direct-fit kit. An AMPS-pattern ball base on an existing bracket is the tidiest route. |
| Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, Compass | all years | Not yet | Vacuum cup + arm + holder Not on the roadmap. The vacuum cup base carries the same arms and holders. |
Fitment is the whole game here. We would rather send you to a vacuum cup base that works than sell you a bracket that almost lines up.
The grab handle is the obvious spot and the wrong one. It puts the phone out past the A-pillar in your sightline, it moves every time someone uses the handle, and it is the first thing to catch a branch with the doors off.
The windshield is worse in a Jeep than in anything else you own. It folds, it gets washed by rain the moment the top is off, and windshield placement is regulated in several states.
The dash wins. Low, central, out of the airbag path, reachable without leaning, and attached to structure that is not going anywhere. That is where our kit puts the phone, and why a jeep wrangler dash mount holds when a clamp does not.
Both heads fit the same Jeep dash mount, so this is purely about how you drive. The magnetic, MagSafe-compatible holder is the fastest one-handed option: the phone lands on the magnet and comes off in one motion, with no arms to open. Add wireless charging if you want the phone topping up on the trail.
The standard spring-loaded cradle grips mechanically and fits phones up to 3.4" wide and 0.5" thick. It is the safer pick for a thick case, a phone with no magnet ring, or a rig that sees genuinely rough ground with the top off.
A jeep wrangler jl and gladiator magnetic phone mount is the popular choice; the cradle is the one we would run on a hard trail day.
The kit mounts at existing factory hardware points on the JL and JT dash. No drilling, no adhesive pads, no tension rods wedged into trim. In practice it is a hand-tool job you can finish in the driveway.
The base carries a 1" SpinLok ball; a billet aluminum socket arm clamps onto it; your holder clamps onto the other end. Set the height and angle once, tighten, and it stays. Arms come in 1.5", 3" and 6" — shorter is stiffer, and on a Jeep that matters more than reach.
Step-by-step write-ups live in our installation guides, and the parts list for any custom build is in getting started with Mountech.
Because every Mountech head shares the 1" ball, a second position costs an arm and a head rather than a whole new mount. Add the action camera / GoPro mount for trail footage, or a second holder for a navigator's phone.
Our bases also come in 2-bolt and 4-bolt AMPS patterns, so you can put a ball anywhere you already have a bracket — and our 1" ball mounts work with any other platform built around a 1" ball.
One kit, both models, installed at factory hardware points and backed by our Buy It For Life guarantee. Pick your holder at checkout: magnetic MagSafe-compatible, magnetic with wireless charging, or the spring-loaded cradle.
Not a JL or JT? Build the same head onto a heavy duty vacuum cup base instead — a 4.5" die-cast aluminum base that grips any smooth, non-porous surface.
Yes. One kit covers the Wrangler JL (2018-2023) and the Gladiator JT (2020-2023) — the dashes share the same mounting points, so a jeep gladiator dash mount and a Wrangler dash mount are the same part.
Yes, for 2021-2023. The 4xe shares the JL dash and its factory hardware locations, so the standard kit applies. Check your model year against the fitment table above before ordering.
No. The JK (2007-2018) and TJ dashes are different and we do not build a direct-fit kit for them. The honest answer is the heavy duty vacuum cup base with an arm and the holder of your choice, or an AMPS-pattern ball base on an existing bracket.
The dash changed for 2024, so the JL/JT kit does not fit. A direct-fit kit is in development. Until it ships, the vacuum cup base carries the same arms and holders and moves over to the new kit when it lands.
No. The kit mounts at existing factory hardware points on the dash — no drilling, no adhesive, no suction. Step-by-step write-ups go up in our installation guides.
That is what it is built for. The mount attaches to the dash structure rather than to glass or trim, and the SpinLok ball resists backing off under vibration. For genuinely rough trail days with the top off, we would run the spring-loaded cradle over the magnetic holder.
Yes. The magnets used in phone mounts, including MagSafe-compatible ones, do not harm phone storage, batteries or screens. Watch out for credit cards and hotel keys in a wallet case — magnetic stripes can be affected.
The standard spring-loaded cradle fits phones up to 3.4" wide and 0.5" thick, which covers most large phones in a case. The magnetic holder works with any phone that has MagSafe or a magnet ring on the case.
Yes. Mountech 1" SpinLok ball mounts and socket arms work with any mounting platform that also uses a 1" ball, so you can mix our bases, arms and heads with hardware you already own.
People search for this as a Jeep phone holder, a Jeep Wrangler iPhone mount or a Jeep cell phone mount, and the answer is the same part: the one attached to the dash structure rather than the grab handle or the glass. On the Wrangler JL and the Gladiator JT that is the direct-fit dash mount with either head: the magnetic, MagSafe-compatible holder for one-handed on and off, or the spring-loaded cradle for a thick case or a hard trail day with the top off. A Jeep Gladiator phone holder and a JL phone holder are the same kit, since the dashes share their mounting points. On a JK or TJ, the vacuum cup base carries the same holders.
A Jeep iPad mount is our base, ball and arm plus a 1" ball tablet holder of your own, because Mountech does not make a tablet holder. Keep the arm short; a tablet on a 6" arm is a lever on a rough trail. Our tablet in a truck guide covers the setup.
Mounts themselves are legal in every U.S. state. What states regulate is placement — most restrictions target windshield mounting, which is one more reason a dash mount is the safer default in a Jeep. Check your own state vehicle code.
All Mountech products are warrantied against manufacturing defects and material failures for the entire life of the product, limited to the original purchaser with proof of purchase. Contact us and we will take care of it.
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One kit for the Wrangler JL and Gladiator JT, built at factory hardware points and backed for life.
Fitment explainers, install notes and builds from the Mountech blog, newest first.
