I picked up the ARKON brand’s mobile device mounting adapter, specifically the ARKON 25mm Ball to 17mm Ball Adapter – Black – SP25MM17, after running into a frustrating compatibility issue with my truck setup. This ball adapter falls into the mounting hardware category, and at $5.80, it’s one of those small purchases that either saves your day or collects dust. I needed something to bridge the gap between two different ball sizes on my dashboard mount system, and this adapter promised to do exactly that without breaking the bank.
The real question was whether this tiny piece of plastic would actually work as advertised. I’ve been in enough situations where cheap adapters fail at critical moments, and I wasn’t about to assume this would be different just because the price was right. But I decided to test it anyway. Installation took about thirty seconds. No tools required, no complicated instructions to decode. You just snap the ARKON 25mm Ball to 17mm Ball Adapter – Black – SP25MM17 onto one ball mount and then attach your device or secondary mount to the other side. That’s it. The fit was snug without being so tight that I worried