[Desire Accessories] khyasad:
Okay, first off, DON'T ORDER THE HTC DESIRE BRODIT ACTIVE HOLDER unless you:

1. call the supplier and make sure they're not just selling you the Nexus One active holder

2. are prepared to accept the Nexus One and do some modifications.

Yes, I ordered one and received the Nexus One active holder. I tried the phone in the holder, and while it's a tight fit, I found that by inserting the Desire in and out a few times, it actually was fine (no damage to both brodit holder or phone).

BUT ... and this is a MAJOR, BIG ISSUE, being an Active holder means that it comes with a fitted microUSB charger. Unfortunately, being a Nexus One holder, the bottom part is a little more rounded than the Desire which means that the microUSB charger never gets to fully insert into the bottom of the HTC Desire socket.

So, what do I do ... Do I return it or make do ...?? Well, since I have used Brodit products for years, I felt comfortable making the modifications necessary to raise the charger bit enough so that it fully homes into the HTC Desire.

I will try to put up some photos, but I would say that unless you are in a hurry and feel comfortable making mods to a Brodit holder, than wait for the official one. And believe me, when Brodit themselves say it will take two weeks, than any supplier who says they have one now is lying.

For those who want to know how to mod it, well, here is a list of what I did:

1. Remove the screws that hold the car charger to the active holder. A small plastic backing plate will come away.

2. With a small chisel (smallest size), you need to chisel away the plastic to allow the charger to move up. Difficult to explain in words but once you open it up, you will immediately see what I mean.

3. You now need to do the same to the small plastic backing plate that came away. The trick is to chisel it so that it matches EXACTLY to the main holder.

4. The reason why both parts need to match is because when you put it together, you need to ensure they do not move around when you put the HTC Desire in the holder. Everything needs to match up and be screwed together tightly. Otherwise your efforts will be in vain.

5. When you put the charger back into it's slot, you'll notice that there is a gap left behind when you moved the charger up. What I have done is insert a small piece of hard foam/polystyrene cut to measure to fill the gap. This also helps to ensure the car charger doesn't move around.

6. Once you have put together the charger, the hard foam piece and the backing plate back onto the active holder, make sure you tighten the screws enough to hold it together but whatever happens, do NOT overtighten as you might crack the plastic. I learned that lesson a few years ago :D

And now I have a holder that charges my HTC Desire. Again, I'm not happy with the supplier sending me a Nexus One active holder, but my needs were urgent and so I made it happen.

And should anyone ask me which supplier set me the Nexus One version, I won't only because I've noted that a few suppliers are all saying the same thing, so there is no point. Whether they are deliberately doing this to sell units or they just don't know, well, I don't know. But I hope my efforts will help you make a more informed decision on how you yourselves wish to proceed .... Cheers.