Hey sorry, didn't mean to leave you hanging. Was out hiking and had no signal. I'm not sure what tape is required in this at all? I use a Supcase with my phone and use the mount and it is rock solid. I've only had it for about a month and I'm an Uber driver as well and it's holding up to long periods as well.

EDIT: Had the mount for 2 weeks, not a month...the holidays felt like forever haha