3D Printed Cupholder / Phone Mount for the Desert Fox Golf Phone Caddy

Hello everyone, to start, I like the desert fox phone mount for my outings in golf. However, recently I have run into some issues where I haven’t been able to use the phone mount because the golf carts have no roof or the windshield doesn’t pull down, so you can’t access the sidebar to mount the phone. This is where my idea came in to mount the phone from the cupholder. As we all know, you don’t get many cupholder slots, so I wanted to mount the phone to access the cupholder still. This design consists of four 3D-printed parts allowing you to mount the desert fox phone caddy directly to the cupholder assembly. The mounting bracket slides into the bottom track easily and lets you use the mount as intended by disconnecting from the cupholder mount. I hope everyone enjoys it.

Supplies

The Desert Fox Golf Phone Caddy, I got mine on amazon for $24.99. This is the phone holder I designed my cupholder system to fit into.

PLA+ Any color you like you will need around 150g of filament for this print.

3D printer

Step 1: The Base

For this step, I have provided the STL file below. I used Cura for the slicing software. You can use whatever you feel comfortable with. I recommend rotating along the x-axis to orient the part, as shown in the picture above. This takes longer to print but looks nicer and doesn’t mar up the back, so that you can attach the mounting bracket later without any trouble.

Some of the print settings I changed from the default settings.

Layer Height      0.12mm

Infill:

Infill density      40%

Infill pattern      Grid

Speed                  40mm/s

Supports

Support placement touching the build plate

Everything else was default.

Print Time 18h24m

Weight 121g

Step 2: Mount Bracket

For the mounting bracket, I recommend that you again rotate the part to the position the picture above shows. This will print the best result. When the mounting bracket is complete, you may have to cut away some of the supports along the bottom doesn’t have to be perfect, as this is the part that is sliding into the phone caddy.

Some of the print settings I changed from the default settings.

Layer Height      0.12mm

Infill:

Infill density      40%

Infill pattern      Grid

Speed                  40mm/s

Supports

Support placement touching the build plate

Everything else was default.

Print Time 1h53m

Weight 11g

Step 3: Bolt

The bolt should load into the slicer in the correct orientation for printing. If not, rotate it to the picture's position and plug in the settings below.

Some of the print settings I changed from the default settings.

Layer Height      0.12mm

Infill:

Infill density      40%

Infill pattern      Grid

Speed                  40mm/s

Supports

Support placement touching the build plate

Everything else was default.

Print Time 50m

Weight 5g

Step 4: Wing Nut

The wing nut also should be in the correct position; plug in the settings below.

Some of the print settings I changed from the default settings.

Layer Height      0.12mm

Infill:

Infill density      40%

Infill pattern      Grid

Speed                  40mm/s

Supports

Support placement touching the build plate

Everything else was default.

Print Time 13m

Weight 1g

Step 5: Getting the Phone Caddy Ready for Assembly

Now that we have all the parts printed, we are ready to prep the phone caddy for the mounting bracket. First, remove the blot from the top of the phone caddy, as seen in the picture on the left. Once this bolt is removed, slowly pull the faceplate off, being cautious as there is a tiny nut on the other side that could fall out. The picture on the top right shows the plate and bolt removed. With the faceplate off, you can now slide the printed mounting bracket into the opening on the bottom of the phone caddy, as shown in the picture on the bottom right. Once you’ve completed these steps reassemble the faceplate and bolt and were ready for the final step.

Step 6: Final Assembly

With the phone caddy and mount assembled, you can now attach it to the base aligning the hole on the sides with the face of the phone holder facing the cup. This should take no effort to connect. Then take the bolt and wing nut through the hole securing the mount. Now you’re ready to golf.