tceaves Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I'm in search of companies that make quality mounts for portable GPS. Do you suggest any other copies over Ram Mounts? They make what appear to be high quality mounts. I have an Explorest XL. Quote Link to comment
tceaves Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Specifically I’m looking for a mount that I can use in my car. Quote Link to comment
d hedges 210 Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 hey wat about a quad or dirtbike mount tell if u know a website or store Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 GPScity is a pretty good place to buy the RAM mount as they make it a little easier to figure out the components you need (this includes the specific GPS model cradle, a vehicle mount such as a suction cup or U-bolt, and a connector between the two). RAM is the best quality and worth the price. However, in the past RAM mounts for Magellan GPS's have lacked the Magellan product's ability to secure the power cable such that you could slap the GPS into the mount and it would mate with the power cable without having to screw it in. With the explorist cable being such a PITA to attach, this is a huge feature IMO. Now it appears (I haven't bought one yet) that the 100-600 Explorist RAM cradles *do* have the ability to secure the cable in this desireable manner; as I look at the picture of the XL version I am not 100% sure (although this picture appears to indicate that it does). I note that GPScity is saying the XL cradle is out of stock. Since the model is new, I'm guessing they haven't yet got it in production. Quote Link to comment
+Guitar4Him Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 (edited) FWIW....I have an eXplorist 500 and the RAM cradle. To hook the power/data cable up, you snap the connector into the back of the cradle and then, pop the eXplorist into the cradle. The contacts will then mate up just like it was screwed on. If you like the added security, you can then screw the connector to the eXplorist, but this isn't actually necessary. Edited February 20, 2006 by Guitar4Him Quote Link to comment
+PaRacers Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Not sure of quality or service but these guys: http://stores.ebay.com/NorthStar-GPS seem to sell alot of mounts for different units for reasonable prices. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I used a combination RAM and Magellan setup. I like the fact with the Magellan, I can have the power auto-hook in when I snap the GPS into the cradle. The Magellan cradle is a handlebar style. I'm thinking about buying a cardle for the PDA and the cell phone now and make the pipe a little longer to accomodate it all. Quote Link to comment
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