GPS mount

ex truckie as well, did you buy a rangie like you said, i would of. comfortible but not that comfortibe.

BAZ.

Tim
I just used a bit of silicone to hold the mount in place. It will clean off alright when the time comes,(Meridian mount) All I have to worry about is the hole I cut in the dash to fit the mount I made for the 14 in sceen I have conected to the laptop.

Tim,

I have a OE Magellan Meridian mount with swivel but I didn't want to drill any holes so it's still in the cupboard. Make me an offer on the member message.

Slim
I am not into drilling holes in my gu111 either but i am wondering how you would go if you use a velcro under the bottom of it to stick on the dash.
I have a swivel mount in my boat at present but need to look at a suction one to see what they are like for the car, but not sure if i want to pay $100 for one.
Tim

I have two magellans mounted with suction cups here in San diego, they have been in the cars for over two years and haven't fallen off,

We used another up the Cape last year and it was no problem, shook like hell over some of the roads but didn't let go, sure was a good ad for the GPS unit as well to stand up to the constant shaking.

Bruce

thanks moose saved me the trouble of typing it
steve

Read his post again carefully. Do you still think he called his 4wd a truck?

Thanks Mad Dog. You might be mad but you can also read and understand!

Moneypit replied to the question

BurnieM,

Burnie what do you reckon the likelyhood of a GPS176C staying attached to the windscreen with one of those suction cups attached to it. No doubt you'd be more than aware of the fact that the colour screen tends to wash out when on the dash in the daytime and I was looking at mounting it towards the top of the windscreen and facing the screen down to negate the sunlight.

What are the chances of it staying in place.

I suppose one of the posts earlier on might have had the answer in sticking it to the windscreen with silicone which I could remove once I went to sell the car.

I'm interested to hear what you think. The vehicle is a GU Patrol.

Dave

The picture is my previous GPS (a Garmin GPS V) in my Grand Vitara. I actually put a cloth underneath it (to stop it marking the dash) and rest it on the dash.

I currently have a GPSmap 176 (monochrome) mounted this way as well.

The suction cup is fairly strong and I have tested it mounted at right angles to a window in the house and I gave up after 3 days (it did not come off). Only thing is the vibration in the car and whether this would effect it. you need to wet the rubber to get good grip and in summer if I leave in on continuously the heat seems to dry it out and it drops off after about 3-4 days.

Note that the suction mount and the longer 5 inch arm are to fairly expensive components (probably about $150 all up for this mount).

If you are in Sydney then contact me burniem@gpsriders.net

BurnieM,

Thanks for the offer but I couldn't really be further away and not talk in a different language. I'm in the NW of West Aust and get to Sydney about once every 10 or 12 years. Married a Sydney girl and she insists on visiting rellies about every that often.

Thanks anyway.

I think I might have to wait till I get to Perth and find someone who stores these things as they sound like they might be OK.

What did you think of the idea of silastic or similar to stick it to the windscreen??

Dave