+world travelers Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Has Anyone used the Garmin Mount with the temporary adhesive disk. I don't want to stick anything permanent on my dash, but I don't want to waste it on a piece of junk either. I've got a GPSMAP76s Thanks Quote Link to comment
+Mr. Snazz Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I used the temporary disc from my Streetpilot on the dash of my ford taurus. Cleaned the dash off really good first, then applied the dish as per the instructions. Holds on wonderfully, I've never had it come off by accident. I did remove the disc once, which you need to be gentle but firm while doing so. No damage to the vynil. Removed it after a year or so, replaced it with anouther temporary (thought I was gonna get rid of the car, that's why I removed it). I take my streetpilot in and out of the clip frequently, the disc hasn't worn down that I can tell. Quote Link to comment
+Newenglandah Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I have a cell phone holder i bought a walmart that clips into my heater vent ---it works really well for 5 $ See you in the woods! Natureboy1376 Quote Link to comment
+ApK Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by World Traveler:Has Anyone used the Garmin Mount with the temporary adhesive disk. I don't want to stick anything permanent on my dash, but I don't want to waste it on a piece of junk either. I've got a GPSMAP76s Thanks The temp disk worked fine with my eMap, but In my new car I have since replaced it with a RAM suction mount. ApK [This message was edited by ApK on February 24, 2003 at 06:36 PM.] Quote Link to comment
The Artful Dodger Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Use a RAM Mount. Period! Quote Link to comment
+benjamin921 Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 The sticky pads that come with the SPIII works very well. If it is the same stuff for your GPS it will do fine. Quote Link to comment
+ScottJ Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I use the Garmin dash mount with my GPS V, with the temporary adhesive. It works very well. The stuff has a great grip as long as you clean any Armor-All and the like off your dash first. I actually trust this stuff to the point that when I'm going to be traveling for a while, I stick the dash mount right on the rental car dash! It always holds tight, but always peels off cleanly when I need it to. You can order extra temporary adhesive discs from Garmin, I keep a couple of spares around just in case one tears apart, as they sometimes do when you pull them off. Even without a spare, though, if you re-form the stuff (it's kind of like putty) you can make it flat enough to use again. Great stuff. I wish I could get it in bulk, I could use it in a lot of places. -- Scott Johnson (ScottJ) Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 That's the setup I use for my Map76. Works fine. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 (credit goes to Rob_AGD for pointing out this model in chat) click here Cache you later, Planet I feel much more like I do now than when I first got here. Quote Link to comment
+The Weasel Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by The Artful Dodger:Use a RAM Mount. Period! Same here, works great!!! Quote Link to comment
+BrownMule & Jackrabbit Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 I use a Garmin bean bag mount and it works great and without the sticky goo. _________________________________________________________ On the other hand, you have different fingers. Quote Link to comment
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Not everyone is able to use those dashmounts, unfortunately. The dash above my gauges in my Nissan pickup wouldn't work well at all, so I opted for the windshield suction mount. Now, the GPS is constantly in my line-of-sight, but not. It's low enough that my view isn't obstructed, but close enough that I am able to take a look at it without taking my eyes truly off the road. A dash mount would actually be worse, as it would greatly obstruct my view. Just another option for everyone to consider. Brian Team A.I. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 I don't need a dashboard mount. My GPS stays firmly put like this: As long as I place it securely, it stays pretty much where I wedge it. And, my steering wheel is adjustable, so I can lower it for perfect viewing of my GPSr. Cache you later, Planet I feel much more like I do now than when I first got here. Quote Link to comment
Growley Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 I took the sticky stuff off the bottom of the mount and replaced it with heavy duty velco. That way if a need to remove the mount I can and just the velco base is left. I have a 76S as well and this works fine. No problems Quote Link to comment
+st_richardson Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 ...I lost the disk before I installed it. I had to use the permanent one. Fortunately I haven't needed to remove it. It's good to know the temporary adhesive works so well. Quote Link to comment
+DBleess Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 I'm doing it the hard way. I've got a metal "Amps compatible" cell phone bracket that was made for my truck's dashboard and I'm working on designing and building an adapter to go from that to interface with my bicycle mount already on the GPSr. The bike mount has a handy quick release lever on it. SA / PP-ASEL-I Quote Link to comment
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