+albuquerquebill Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Against my better judgment, I ordered a Garmin Suction Mount for my 60CS and can't seem to get it to stick on my car's windshield. Does anyone have any suggestions ? Quote Link to comment
MSSP Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 (edited) You probably already know this.... I'd return it and buy one of the RAM mounts. Expensive yes, but I had visions of my 60C falling off the window... Not good. I bought one with the locking suction mount and aluminum arm from gpscity.com for $39, well worth it in my opinion. I'll try to post a pic. M Edited August 28, 2004 by MSSP Quote Link to comment
+user13371 Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Suction Mount ... can't seem to get it to stick on my car's windshield. Does anyone have any suggestions ? Yup. Here are the secret of successful suction mountings, in excruciating detail: - Figure out excatly where you want the mount. - Clean the desired glass area with rubbing alcohol. - Completely wet the glass and the suction cup. * - Press just the suction mount (without the GPS on it) where you want it. - Towel or sponge dry the mess you made in the surrounding area. - Don't put the GPS into the mount for a few hours, don't even touch it. * I think this is the step most people miss - they try to get by without making a mess and use too little water, just on the suction cup. Quote Link to comment
+albuquerquebill Posted August 28, 2004 Author Share Posted August 28, 2004 Thanks very much for the picture and the mounting hints. I'll give the suction cup one more try this weekend before mailing it back to gpscity.com IF it's not too late ! Quote Link to comment
+user13371 Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 (edited) ...locking suction mount and aluminum arm ... $39, well worth it... I have to disagree. I got a cheap, generic suction mount for $10 at a hardware store about two years ago. It's never fallen off the windshield. Nor have any of my GPSs fallen out of its grip. I see these things often in various cheap discount merchandisers, labeled "Universal Phone Mount" or "Euro-Style Phone Mount", for pretty much the same $10-$15. Radio Shack has (or used to have) the same item under p/n 17-552. Aside from being cheap, it really is almost universal - you don't need a different cradle for every gadget you might want to mount. Here's a picture. I couldn't get a good shot of it in the car, so I brought it inside and stuck it on top of the TV set. It still isn't a good picture, but it's the best I could do. Edited August 28, 2004 by lee_rimar Quote Link to comment
CenTexDodger Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 (edited) i have a question for you RAM Mount owners--do you get much "Jiggle"? (for lack of a better word) I have a cheap cell phone mount, and unless it is braced against the dash, it moves around so much that I can't read the display. Edited September 1, 2004 by CenTexDodger Quote Link to comment
+user13371 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Bump Did that make your suction mount jiggle? I kn ow what you meant about jiggle though - unless you have something with a pretty solid frame, it's gonna move around a lot on a bumpy road. On the other hand, I've never had a problem with letting the mounted unit rest against some part of the dash. If it's not on the dash fairly close to me, I can't reach the buttons! Quote Link to comment
mr magellan Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I had a suction mount myself and it always would fall off the glass . Then i bought a garmin stick on dash mount for my civic which does not have a flat dash and its darn solid with the temporary stick on pad since i cant figure out how to put a pic here i cant show you good luck Larry Quote Link to comment
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