+Old Sailor Posted July 17, 2005 Share Posted July 17, 2005 Am looking at buying an Explorist 500; has anyone seen or made a mount that I could use in my car. Don't want the swivels; maybe something on a flexable style. Have one for my Merdian Marine but don't want to adapt it if I don't have to. Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Besides the swivel bracket, Magellan makes a bike mounting bracket (no good for you) and a suction cup version that goes on the windshield. I keep watching for RAM, but they have not yet produced an explorist holder. Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Embra, It is very easy to make a Magellan cradle attach to a RAM. The first time I did it, I used the Magellan bike mount and attached it to the RAM with no modifications, but it was only attached with one bolt. So... I marked the four holes from the Magellan cradle onto the RAM, and drilled out corresponding holes. I even used the same hardware and screwed the Magellan cradle to the RAM. Historically, I've been unimpressed with RAM cradles (but their mounting hardware is second-to-none) so I wasn't interested in waiting. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+mikeatnight Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I have the winshield suction cup mount and Im very happy with it. It is flexible and also has swivel on the part that hold the GPS'r. So far I am very happy with it. I bought it on ebay for about $24 I think. It has the hole for the powercable in the back that you can clip the cable to. Quote Link to comment
flir67 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I use a old cellphone holder that clips into the dashmount vents. its adjustable, and cost about 5-7$ at malmart if they still sell them. good luck Quote Link to comment
+Old Sailor Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'm going to try a universal mount and see how it works; will let you know.......Thanks for all the replies. Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 A universal mount may work fine for you, but before we sign off let me make sure you are aware of one big advantage of the Magellan mounts: they will hold a power cable in them so it is very easy to clip the GPS in and out without having to screw the cable in. This makes it easy to use external power in the car. Quote Link to comment
+Old Sailor Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Ok, I'll have to do some thinking then.........Thanks Quote Link to comment
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