Where to mount a phone in a Tacoma depends entirely on which Tacoma. The 4th gen truck with the 8" screen has a dash that was practically asking for a bolt-on mount, so we built one. The 3rd gen has a rail ecosystem that our hardware plugs into. The 1st and 2nd gen trucks have neither, and the honest answer there is a vacuum cup base that actually holds.
The Mountech Toyota Tacoma phone mount is a billet dash mount machined for the 2024+ truck with the 8" factory screen. It installs at factory mounting points without drilling, sits integrated above the screen, and ends in a 1" (25.4mm) SpinLok ball that takes any Mountech arm and holder. No suction cup on the glass, no adhesive pad on a textured dash, no vent clip sagging under a big phone in a case.
This guide covers which Toyota phone mount fits your truck, the 8" vs. 14" screen question, where a phone actually belongs in a Tacoma, which holder to run on washboard, and what Tundra and 4Runner owners can run today. Already know your truck? Go straight to the Tacoma kit or pick your vehicle.
Start here. A 2024 Tacoma phone mount and a 3rd gen Tacoma phone mount are different problems, and the screen size on a 4th gen truck decides whether the kit fits at all.
| Toyota | Years | Direct fit | What to run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma, 8" screen | 2024-2025 | Yes | Tacoma dash mountThe kit this page is about. Machined for the 8" screen dash, installs at factory mounting points without drilling. Shop the Tacoma kit |
| Tacoma, 14" screen | 2024-2025 | Not yet | Vacuum cup + arm + holderThe 8" mount does not carry over to the 14" screen dash. Build on the heavy duty vacuum cup base until a kit exists. |
| Tacoma 3rd gen | 2016-2023 | Not yet | AMPS dash rail + 4-bolt base, or vacuum cupNo direct-fit kit. Add an AMPS-slotted dash rail from the Tacoma aftermarket, then bolt on a Mountech 4-bolt base, SpinLok ball, arm and holder. Or run the vacuum cup base. |
| Tacoma 1st & 2nd gen | 1995-2015 | No kit | Vacuum cup + arm + holderThe vacuum cup base pulls a real mechanical vacuum against glass or a smooth dash panel and ends in the same 1" ball. |
| Tundra | all years | Not yet | Vacuum cup + arm + holderA Tundra dash mount is on the bench with our engineering team. Until it lands, the vacuum cup base runs the same arms and holders, which move over when it ships. |
| 4Runner | all years | Not yet | Vacuum cup + arm + holderSame story as the Tundra: in development, nothing to sell you yet. Run the vacuum cup base. |
| Sequoia, Highlander, RAV4, Camry & other Toyotas | all years | No kit | Vacuum cup or AMPS baseNo direct-fit kit. Use the vacuum cup base, or an AMPS-pattern ball base on a bracket you already have. |
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The direct-fit kit for the 4th gen Tacoma, plus the two universal starting points for every other Toyota. Add the arm length and the holder that fit how you drive.
The 4th gen Tacoma phone mount: billet dash mount, factory mounting points, no drilling, integrated above the screen. Read the Tacoma guide by generation.
Already running an AMPS-slotted dash rail? Bolt on the 4-bolt base, add a SpinLok ball, arm and holder, and you are on the same 1" standard as the direct-fit kits.
A 4.5" die-cast aluminum vacuum cup rated to a 120 lb pull, with a 1" ball. Grips glass or a smooth dash panel, moves between vehicles, and your arm and holder carry over to a direct-fit kit later.
Of all the 4th gen Tacoma accessories you could add, a dash mount is the one you touch every drive, and above or beside the screen is the spot. It keeps the phone in your peripheral vision without blocking the road, clear of the vents, and inside easy reach. That is exactly where the 4th gen dash mount puts it: integrated above the factory screen on a short arm.
Vent clips are the common answer and the wrong one. Vent blades were never designed to carry weight, a big phone in a case sags and pops loose on washboard, and the mount blocks the airflow you wanted.
The windshield depends on where you live. Several states restrict placement to defined zones, California among them. A dash mount avoids the question entirely.
Both heads fit the same Toyota Tacoma dash mount, so a Tacoma phone holder is purely a choice 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. It works with MagSafe on iPhone 12 and newer, non-MagSafe phones use the included magnetic disc, and wireless charging is an option.
The standard spring-loaded cradle grips mechanically. It is the safer pick for a thick case, a phone with no magnet ring, or a truck that sees genuinely rough forest roads.
A Tacoma magnetic phone mount is the popular choice. The cradle is what we would run on a washboard day.
The 4th gen kit uses the factory mounting points above the 8" screen, so there is no drilling and no adhesive. It is a hand-tool job you can finish in the driveway, and the result looks like it came from the factory.
Above the base, the sequence is the same as every Mountech setup: SpinLok ball, billet aluminum socket arm, holder. Arms come in 1.5", 3" and 6" socket-to-socket lengths, each rated to 2 lb for heavy duty use. Shorter is stiffer, and on a Tacoma that matters more than reach. Watch airbag clearance and route the charge cable with a set of cable clips on the arm.
Our arm length guide covers which arm your dash needs, and installation guides and getting started with Mountech cover the rest. The launch post has the product photos.
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, which is what makes the 3rd gen rail route work: four holes at 30mm x 38mm, the AMPS standard, on any rail or bracket that has them. Our 1" ball mounts work with any other platform built around a 1" ball.
4th gen with the 8" screen gets the direct-fit kit. 4th gen with the 14" screen, every 3rd gen, Tundra and 4Runner run universal hardware until a kit exists. Check the screen before you check the cart.
Length is leverage, and leverage is what shakes on washboard. The 1.5" or 3" arm is right for almost every Tacoma dash. Save the 6" arm for a tablet on a rail.
MagSafe if you want one-handed on and off, cradle if you run a thick case or no magnet ring. Then check where the charge cable lands and keep the phone clear of the airbag covers.
No. The kit is machined for the 2024+ Tacoma with the 8" factory screen, and it does not carry over to the 14" screen dash. For the 14" screen, run the heavy duty vacuum cup base with an arm and holder; they move to a direct-fit kit if one lands.
Not a direct-fit kit, no. The 3rd gen truck has a strong aftermarket of AMPS-slotted dash rails, and that is the route we recommend: add a rail, bolt on a Mountech 4-bolt base, then a SpinLok ball, arm and holder. You end up on the same 1" standard as the 4th gen kit. The vacuum cup base is the no-rail alternative.
The honest answer for a 1995-2015 truck is the vacuum cup base: a 4.5" die-cast aluminum cup that pulls a real mechanical vacuum against glass or a smooth dash panel, rated to a 120 lb pull, ending in a 1" ball. It is not a sticker that lets go in July.
Not yet. Both are on the bench with our engineering team, and we are not going to sell you a Tundra kit or a 4Runner kit we have not engineered for the truck. Today, the vacuum cup base runs the same arms and holders, and they carry over when the direct-fit base ships.
The 4th gen platform carried into 2025, so a 2025 Tacoma phone mount is the same kit as the 2024, listed for 2024-2025 trucks with the 8" screen. The screen size is still the thing to check, not the model year.
No. The 4th gen kit installs at factory mounting points above the screen, with no drilling and no adhesive. It is a hand-tool install.
For a 2024+ truck with the 8" screen, the direct-fit dash mount: billet, bolted at factory points, integrated above the screen. For a 3rd gen, an AMPS dash rail with a Mountech 4-bolt base gets you onto the same 1" standard. For everything older, the vacuum cup base. In every case, pair it with a 1.5" or 3" arm and the MagSafe holder for daily driving or the spring cradle for washboard. That is the best Tacoma phone mount we know how to build, and it carries the same lifetime warranty as everything else we make.
Above or beside the screen, which is where the dash mount puts it. It stays in your peripheral vision, clear of the vents and inside easy reach; keep the arm short and check airbag clearance when you set the angle. Vent clips sag on rough roads and block airflow, and windshield placement is restricted in several states.
The magnets in a MagSafe-compatible mount do not harm phone storage, batteries or screens; keep cards with magnetic stripes out of a wallet case and you are fine. On washboard, a MagSafe holder on a short arm holds for most drivers. If you run a heavy case or a battery pack, choose the spring-loaded cradle.
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.
A Tacoma 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. Our tablet in a truck guide covers the setup.
Phone mounts are legal in every U.S. state. What states regulate is placement and whether you touch the phone while driving, and most placement rules target the windshield, not the dash. Our state-by-state guide has the detail.
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. Normal wear and abuse are not covered. Contact us and we will take care of it.
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