+Wrong Way Ron Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 (edited) Will the Garmin dash mount thats used on the Vista work for the 60cs? Or do I need to buy another dash mount. Are the battery covers the same on both units? Edited March 30, 2004 by Wrong Way Ron Quote Link to comment
+Go JayBee Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Will the Garmin dash mount thats used on the Vista work for the 60cs? Or do I need to buy another dash mount.Are the battery covers the same on both units? I just went through that one myself. The suction cup and adjustable part of the mount is the same as the eTrex. However, to mount the 60 C/CS, there is an additional cradle that fits the new GPSr which attaches just as the battery cover would. Unfortunately you cannot just buy that cradle, otherwise it would be interchangeable. No, the battery covers are different. I have both the Vista and the 60CS, and now have two separate mounts. Hope this helps... JayBee Quote Link to comment
thcri Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 The suction cup mount for the Vista works fine for the CS. The one with the expandable jaws. In fact I like it better than the new suction cup mount for the CS. The one for the CS is very cumbersome to use with the a/c adapter and because the adjustments is limited your passenger has a better chance of seeing the GPS than you do. The Vista one has a wand on it to move it in the direction you want. There is a suction mount PDA holder out there that works great also with the CS. But I am very dissapointed in the Garmin suction mount for the CS. They obviously wasn't thinking. Just my opinion I guess. I wrote to Garmin but have not heard back from them at all after two weeks now. murph Quote Link to comment
+Wrong Way Ron Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 What type of suction mount are you talking about? The garmin suction mount, RAM suction mount. It would be nice if you would give a little more detail. Thanks Quote Link to comment
timg Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 We used the bean bag style {portable mount} for the 60cs and was really amazed how well it worked on dash. When we stopped for supper we just grabbed it off the dash and set it on the floor to hide it. Quote Link to comment
+Greg&Patty Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I picked up dash mount for my 60CS and to be honest, I'm not very happy with it. Not omni adjustable On bumpy roads, the GPS bounces around Combersome to get the GPS in and out of The mount gets in the way of the power cable The Ram Mount for the 60 should be shipping soon. Its a much better design and costs about the same. Quote Link to comment
Us 5 Camp Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Will the Garmin dash mount thats used on the Vista work for the 60cs? Or do I need to buy another dash mount.Are the battery covers the same on both units? See This Thread with Pictures and Links of a VERY good RAM dash mount! Works with ANY GPS.... Something to consider as the RAM mounts are so versitile and economical when you have multiple uses... car, bike, canoe, motorcycle..... Quote Link to comment
chinskybonks Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 mount for garmin 60c/cs why not use an adapted 'auto note pad' the ones that stick on your windscreen with a sucker...you can get these from dollar or pound shops ...you take of the note pad then drill a 'keyhole' type hole so that the 60c with the belt knob attached goes in the hole and locks into place...works for me. Quote Link to comment
+Firehouse16 Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 I just set my on the seat next to me and it still reads and tracks fine! Quote Link to comment
+RockyRiver Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Here are some pictures of the 2 mounts, comparing them both. They are the same except for the black clip that slides into place on the etrex mount to accomadate the 60C. As seen in Photo 1 Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo3 Quote Link to comment
+Zartimus Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I was in that boat, I had the Etrex window mount. I finally bought the 60C Bike mount kit, which came with the cradle, that slid into the etrex mount. And I needed the bycycle one anyway. Worked for me. Quote Link to comment
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