Nuvi Dashboard Friction Mount

Post by Aldo Raine
I'm thinking about getting one of these but there are several styles on
the market from Garmin-- beanbag, friction, Gump and a variety of third
party aftermarket ones.

I have two of these Garmin friction mounts. They have what seem to be heavy
little beads in each of the four flexible corners. The stick thing with the
ball on it rotates at the base to any horizontal angle. I have no
complaints; it's heavy and it works for me.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LRMS66/ref=pd_cp_e_2/104-1336505-9908715?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=1VM1GFS1X5XNM007D3HB&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_i=B0007LJHVK

Sunshine

2015-03-13 16:50:10 UTC

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:12:42 -0400, "Howard Lester"

Post by Howard Lester

Post by Aldo Raine
I'm thinking about getting one of these but there are several styles on
the market from Garmin-- beanbag, friction, Gump and a variety of third
party aftermarket ones.

I have two of these Garmin friction mounts. They have what seem to be heavy
little beads in each of the four flexible corners. The stick thing with the
ball on it rotates at the base to any horizontal angle. I have no
complaints; it's heavy and it works for me.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LRMS66/ref=pd_cp_e_2/104-1336505-9908715?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=1VM1GFS1X5XNM007D3HB&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_i=B0007LJHVK

That's precisely the item I was describing in my post, but I referred to it
as a beanbag. Sorry for the confusion.

The Real Bev

2015-03-13 21:11:38 UTC

Post by Howard Lester

Post by Aldo Raine
I'm thinking about getting one of these but there are several styles on
the market from Garmin-- beanbag, friction, Gump and a variety of third
party aftermarket ones.

I got mine like that at a yard sale. I'd like it a lot better if my
dashboard weren't slanted downward :-( I wouldn't pay the new price for
it, of course, but a buck was OK.

Post by Howard Lester
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LRMS66/ref=pd_cp_e_2/104-1336505-9908715?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_r=1VM1GFS1X5XNM007D3HB&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_i=B0007LJHVK

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Sunshine

2015-03-13 16:22:00 UTC

Post by Aldo Raine
I'm thinking about getting one of these but there are several styles on
the market from Garmin-- beanbag, friction, Gump and a variety of third
party aftermarket ones.
Any recommendations-- what do you like/not like about one you've used?

In the old days when I still used a Nuvi, I used a beanbag and liked it
because it stayed in place, it was easy to move from vehicle to vehicle, it
placed the GPS on the dash just where I wanted it, and best of all, it
didn't rely on suction or sticking anything to the windshield.

Since then, I've seen recommendations for a vent clip system, but the vents
in my vehicles are plastic and I don't want to hang a GPS from them. It's
moot now because long ago Nuvi was retired in favor of a smartphone.

The Real Bev

2015-03-13 21:14:25 UTC

In the old days when I still used a Nuvi, I used a beanbag and liked it
because it stayed in place, it was easy to move from vehicle to vehicle, it
placed the GPS on the dash just where I wanted it, and best of all, it
didn't rely on suction or sticking anything to the windshield.
Since then, I've seen recommendations for a vent clip system, but the vents
in my vehicles are plastic and I don't want to hang a GPS from them.

That idea fills me with horror. My car is a 1988 Caddy and my grandson
broke some of the vent fins just trying to change the direction.
Plastic is NOT forever.

Post by Sunshine
It's
moot now because long ago Nuvi was retired in favor of a smartphone.

It's hard enough to read the 7" Nuvi; using a smartphone for car GPS is
out of the question.

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n***@nada.com

2015-03-14 02:39:48 UTC

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:14:25 -0700, The Real Bev

In the old days when I still used a Nuvi, I used a beanbag and liked it
because it stayed in place, it was easy to move from vehicle to vehicle, it
placed the GPS on the dash just where I wanted it, and best of all, it
didn't rely on suction or sticking anything to the windshield.
Since then, I've seen recommendations for a vent clip system, but the vents
in my vehicles are plastic and I don't want to hang a GPS from them.

That idea fills me with horror. My car is a 1988 Caddy and my grandson
broke some of the vent fins just trying to change the direction.
Plastic is NOT forever.

Post by Sunshine
It's
moot now because long ago Nuvi was retired in favor of a smartphone.

It's hard enough to read the 7" Nuvi; using a smartphone for car GPS is
out of the question.

For me,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035JL4V2/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=1944687782&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000LRMS66&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=08N51FF451JQDHM60Y6R
works better than the beanbag on my relatively slippery dashboard.

Owen McKenzie

2015-03-14 16:20:17 UTC

Post by n***@nada.com
On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:14:25 -0700, The Real Bev

In the old days when I still used a Nuvi, I used a beanbag and liked it
because it stayed in place, it was easy to move from vehicle to vehicle, it
placed the GPS on the dash just where I wanted it, and best of all, it
didn't rely on suction or sticking anything to the windshield.
Since then, I've seen recommendations for a vent clip system, but the vents
in my vehicles are plastic and I don't want to hang a GPS from them.

That idea fills me with horror. My car is a 1988 Caddy and my grandson
broke some of the vent fins just trying to change the direction.
Plastic is NOT forever.

Post by Sunshine
It's
moot now because long ago Nuvi was retired in favor of a smartphone.

It's hard enough to read the 7" Nuvi; using a smartphone for car GPS is
out of the question.

That's the one I have. Very satisfied with it.

--
Owen McKenzie

“One possible reason why things aren't going according to plan is that
there never was a plan.”
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The Real Bev

2015-03-15 06:33:15 UTC

Post by n***@nada.com
On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:14:25 -0700, The Real Bev

In the old days when I still used a Nuvi, I used a beanbag and liked it
because it stayed in place, it was easy to move from vehicle to vehicle, it
placed the GPS on the dash just where I wanted it, and best of all, it
didn't rely on suction or sticking anything to the windshield.
Since then, I've seen recommendations for a vent clip system, but the vents
in my vehicles are plastic and I don't want to hang a GPS from them.

That idea fills me with horror. My car is a 1988 Caddy and my grandson
broke some of the vent fins just trying to change the direction.
Plastic is NOT forever.

Post by Sunshine
It's
moot now because long ago Nuvi was retired in favor of a smartphone.

It's hard enough to read the 7" Nuvi; using a smartphone for car GPS is
out of the question.

If it has the same kind of non-skid bottom as those little sheets of
sort-of-sticky plastic stuff it will eventually accumulate
dust/dirt/whatever and become insufficiently sticky. Soap and water
solves the problem nicely!

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Sunshine

2015-03-14 16:53:03 UTC

Post by Sunshine
It's
moot now because long ago Nuvi was retired in favor of a smartphone.

It's hard enough to read the 7" Nuvi; using a smartphone for car GPS is
out of the question.

I very rarely look at the display while driving, and in fact it's frequently
not even viewable if I wanted to. Instead, I let it speak to me, which so
far has worked wonderfully. I enter my destination by speaking, then I put
it down somewhere and it tells me where to turn.

I travel every week for work, so for me the pros are that it works much
better than my Nuvi, it's always updated without any help from me, and it's
a device that I already have with me anyway, so I don't have to pack
anything additional. I can't think of any cons at the moment.

Ashton Crusher

2015-04-01 22:07:21 UTC

On Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:14:25 -0700, The Real Bev

In the old days when I still used a Nuvi, I used a beanbag and liked it
because it stayed in place, it was easy to move from vehicle to vehicle, it
placed the GPS on the dash just where I wanted it, and best of all, it
didn't rely on suction or sticking anything to the windshield.
Since then, I've seen recommendations for a vent clip system, but the vents
in my vehicles are plastic and I don't want to hang a GPS from them.

That idea fills me with horror. My car is a 1988 Caddy and my grandson
broke some of the vent fins just trying to change the direction.
Plastic is NOT forever.

Post by Sunshine
It's
moot now because long ago Nuvi was retired in favor of a smartphone.

It's hard enough to read the 7" Nuvi; using a smartphone for car GPS is
out of the question.

I like my smartphone for short trips around town but the Garmin with
the larger screen and louder speaker is much nicer on a long trip.

jamie

2015-04-02 01:26:35 UTC

I like my smartphone for short trips around town but the Garmin with the
larger screen and louder speaker is much nicer on a long trip.

I gave up on the nuvi mounts.
They always broke.

The mount is the weak point in the Garmin ecosystem for sure.

The larger screen of an iPad kills that of the nuvi anyway.
And the louder speaker of an in-car bluetooth speaker kills the nuvi.

Now it just gathers dust in my glovebox (and I paid almost $1,000 for it,
as it has the European and USA maps). It's the 770 or 760 as I recall.

n***@nada.com

2015-04-02 04:27:10 UTC

I like my smartphone for short trips around town but the Garmin with the
larger screen and louder speaker is much nicer on a long trip.

I gave up on the nuvi mounts.
They always broke.

I have never had a Garmin beanbag or friction dash mount be a problem
and I've had them in my cars for years.

Post by jamie
The mount is the weak point in the Garmin ecosystem for sure.
The larger screen of an iPad kills that of the nuvi anyway.
And the louder speaker of an in-car bluetooth speaker kills the nuvi.

And how do you mount an iPad so you can see it easily in fronyt of
your view?

Post by jamie
Now it just gathers dust in my glovebox (and I paid almost $1,000 for it,
as it has the European and USA maps). It's the 770 or 760 as I recall.

My 5" Nuvi with lifetime maps and traffic cost around $100 and is far
more convenient that a phone app.

jamie

2015-04-02 14:13:07 UTC

Post by n***@nada.com
I have never had a Garmin beanbag or friction dash mount be a problem
and I've had them in my cars for years.

Do you take it down each time you park and/or leave the car?

I don't know a single person who leaves it on the windshield, and, of
all those people (plenty, including myself), all (to a person) has had
the mount break, over time.

Every single one.

Post by n***@nada.com
And how do you mount an iPad so you can see it easily in fronyt of your
view?

I agree the iPad is hard to mount as it's huge, compared to the nuvi.
Mine has a case that goes triangular, so, I mount it by putting it
in front of the shift lever on my automatic. Sometimes I just leave it
on the passenger seat (and mostly let it talk me to my destination).

Once in a while, I put it on the dash, but only on the slow and level,
as it slides way more than it would were it to be a beanbag.

NOTE: My StreetPilot III beanbag mount worked just fine; it's just
the nuvi mounts that kept breaking.

Post by n***@nada.com
My 5" Nuvi with lifetime maps and traffic cost around $100 and is far
more convenient that a phone app.

Garmin changed things over time. For the StreetPilot III, we had to buy
exorbitant memory cards; for the nuvi's, we didn't; but, even the nuvi
(which had wonderful maps and directions) doesn't navigate as well as
Google Maps does online.

I'd say the nuvi is about as good as Alk Copilot is, which works offline
(which is a necessity on the road because you won't always have cellular).

Garmin used to charge for the navigation too, although I don't know if
they still do as I never paid for it. I don't see how Garmin can stay
in business as I'd still be using the nuvi if the mounts didn't always
break.

Sunshine

2015-04-02 16:40:09 UTC

Post by n***@nada.com
I have never had a Garmin beanbag or friction dash mount be a problem
and I've had them in my cars for years.

Do you take it down each time you park and/or leave the car?
I don't know a single person who leaves it on the windshield, and, of
all those people (plenty, including myself), all (to a person) has had
the mount break, over time.
Every single one.

Of all the people I know who had/have Nuvi's, including myself, several
family members, and a slew of friends, coworkers, and acquaintances, I don't
recall a single incident of a Nuvi mount breaking. I guess my experience is
100% the opposite of yours, which seems strange.

I stopped using my Nuvi 760 a little over two years ago when I got a decent
smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S3 with Google Maps, which works SO much better
than a Nuvi), and since then my Nuvi and its beanbag mount have led a rough
life. Tossed around to various places in the car for the first 8 months or
so, it ended up on the floor of the rear seat, where passengers would step
on it, shove it out of the way with their feet, and kick it up under the
seat. After that, I moved the Nuvi into the house and onto a shelf, but the
mount ended up in the garage where it spent time on the workbench, being
shoved around and falling to the garage floor multiple times. It seems to be
virtually indestructible. On a motorcycle forum that I keep up with, a lot
of people use a similar mount to put a Nuvi on their motorcycles, even the
paint shaker Harleys. I haven't seen any reports of broken mounts there, as
well.

Ashton Crusher

2015-04-02 16:54:47 UTC

Post by n***@nada.com
I have never had a Garmin beanbag or friction dash mount be a problem
and I've had them in my cars for years.

Do you take it down each time you park and/or leave the car?
I don't know a single person who leaves it on the windshield, and, of
all those people (plenty, including myself), all (to a person) has had
the mount break, over time.
Every single one.

Post by n***@nada.com
And how do you mount an iPad so you can see it easily in fronyt of your
view?

I agree the iPad is hard to mount as it's huge, compared to the nuvi.
Mine has a case that goes triangular, so, I mount it by putting it
in front of the shift lever on my automatic. Sometimes I just leave it
on the passenger seat (and mostly let it talk me to my destination).
Once in a while, I put it on the dash, but only on the slow and level,
as it slides way more than it would were it to be a beanbag.
NOTE: My StreetPilot III beanbag mount worked just fine; it's just
the nuvi mounts that kept breaking.

Post by n***@nada.com
My 5" Nuvi with lifetime maps and traffic cost around $100 and is far
more convenient that a phone app.

Garmin changed things over time. For the StreetPilot III, we had to buy
exorbitant memory cards; for the nuvi's, we didn't; but, even the nuvi
(which had wonderful maps and directions) doesn't navigate as well as
Google Maps does online.
I'd say the nuvi is about as good as Alk Copilot is, which works offline
(which is a necessity on the road because you won't always have cellular).
Garmin used to charge for the navigation too, although I don't know if
they still do as I never paid for it. I don't see how Garmin can stay
in business as I'd still be using the nuvi if the mounts didn't always
break.

What part of the mount breaks? None of mine have ever broken.

Elmo P. Shagnasty

2015-04-02 20:51:07 UTC

Post by n***@nada.com
I have never had a Garmin beanbag or friction dash mount be a problem
and I've had them in my cars for years.

Do you take it down each time you park and/or leave the car?
I don't know a single person who leaves it on the windshield, and, of
all those people (plenty, including myself), all (to a person) has had
the mount break, over time.

I have two beanbag/friction mounts, Garmin brand; both stay in their
respective cars, and neither has broken over the last 6 years at least.

Elmo P. Shagnasty

2015-04-02 20:51:40 UTC

Post by jamie
but, even the nuvi
(which had wonderful maps and directions) doesn't navigate as well as
Google Maps does online.

Bullshit.

Google Maps is an abomination.

Sunshine

2015-04-02 20:55:36 UTC

On Thu, 02 Apr 2015 15:51:40 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty

Post by jamie
but, even the nuvi
(which had wonderful maps and directions) doesn't navigate as well as
Google Maps does online.

Bullshit.
Google Maps is an abomination.

I'll take Google Maps over the Nuvi every day of the week, hands down.

My extended family apparently feels the same way. I put the word out
sometime last year that any of them could have it, but there were no takers.
The Nuvi still works as good as it ever did, but it can't hold a candle to
Google Maps, which is faster, more accurate, constantly updated, contained
within a device which I always have with me, and does voice for both input
and output.

Elmo P. Shagnasty

2015-04-03 12:59:04 UTC

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty
Google Maps is an abomination.

I'll take Google Maps over the Nuvi every day of the week, hands down.

I've used them both. Google Maps doesn't know where shit is.

Sunshine

2015-04-03 15:05:40 UTC

On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 07:59:04 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty
Google Maps is an abomination.

I'll take Google Maps over the Nuvi every day of the week, hands down.

I've used them both. Google Maps doesn't know where shit is.

You might have a point. I've never looked for shit.

Aldo Raine

2015-04-05 13:21:36 UTC

Post by Sunshine
On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 07:59:04 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty

Post by Elmo P. Shagnasty
Google Maps is an abomination.

I'll take Google Maps over the Nuvi every day of the week, hands down.

I've used them both. Google Maps doesn't know where shit is.

You might have a point. I've never looked for shit.

Some of the top of the line nuvi models do have an undocumented people
search feature. However, it requires using a full name. So be sure to
include Bull, Horse, or Ape, etc., in your query.

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n***@nada.com

2015-04-02 20:43:14 UTC

Post by n***@nada.com
I have never had a Garmin beanbag or friction dash mount be a problem
and I've had them in my cars for years.

Do you take it down each time you park and/or leave the car?
I don't know a single person who leaves it on the windshield, and, of
all those people (plenty, including myself), all (to a person) has had
the mount break, over time.

This discussion is about dashboard friction mounts. Never used the
windshiel mount. The friction mounts make it very easy to take it down
with no potential for damage.

Post by jamie
Every single one.

Post by n***@nada.com
And how do you mount an iPad so you can see it easily in fronyt of your
view?

I agree the iPad is hard to mount as it's huge, compared to the nuvi.
Mine has a case that goes triangular, so, I mount it by putting it
in front of the shift lever on my automatic. Sometimes I just leave it
on the passenger seat (and mostly let it talk me to my destination).
Once in a while, I put it on the dash, but only on the slow and level,
as it slides way more than it would were it to be a beanbag.
NOTE: My StreetPilot III beanbag mount worked just fine; it's just
the nuvi mounts that kept breaking.

Did you try the beanbag with the Nuvi? It works fine.

Post by n***@nada.com
My 5" Nuvi with lifetime maps and traffic cost around $100 and is far
more convenient that a phone app.

Garmin changed things over time. For the StreetPilot III, we had to buy
exorbitant memory cards; for the nuvi's, we didn't; but, even the nuvi
(which had wonderful maps and directions) doesn't navigate as well as
Google Maps does online.
I'd say the nuvi is about as good as Alk Copilot is, which works offline
(which is a necessity on the road because you won't always have cellular).
Garmin used to charge for the navigation too, although I don't know if
they still do as I never paid for it. I don't see how Garmin can stay
in business as I'd still be using the nuvi if the mounts didn't always
break.

Maurice

2015-03-14 11:49:46 UTC

I used a beanbag and liked it because it stayed in place, it was easy to
move from vehicle to vehicle, it placed the GPS on the dash just where I
wanted it, and best of all, it didn't rely on suction or sticking
anything to the windshield.

I had one for my old TomTom, though they are a bit heavy/bulky to
pack in flight bags when renting a car.
Might try a NavMat for that use.

Since then, I've seen recommendations for a vent clip system

For own car use, I have a Brodit 'surclip' that sits firmly in the air
vent by the steering wheel; no damage of any kind in 8 years.

The Brodit is a 2-part system comprising:

(1) The surclip for a particular car make
(2) An adapter appropriate to the satnav. It fixes onto the surclip,
and - like the TomTom adaptor - easy to swivel.

So when I recently changed to a Garmin, I got the latter (from
Amazon) for the Garmin and just replaced the TomTom adaptor with it,
using the Garmin's rear clip to mount/unmount the satnav.

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Elmo P. Shagnasty

2015-03-14 14:53:26 UTC

I've used the Garmin beanbag mount for many many years without any
trouble.

Aldo Raine

2015-03-16 14:31:39 UTC

Thanks for the recommendations!

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team, and I need me eight soldiers..."

Tekkie®

2015-03-31 20:08:35 UTC

Aldo Raine posted for all of us...

I like the beanbag. You can reach and pull the GPS to you to set your
route... It will fly around if you perform a high speed evasive maneuver but
it is during braking and lets loose toward the windshield.

I do not like the friction as dust gets on the dashboard and it slides.

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Anon E. Moose

2015-04-13 20:43:34 UTC

Post by TekkieÂ®
I do not like the friction as dust gets on the dashboard and it slides.

Yes, and if you get your dashboard polished with something Son of a Gun, it will
slide everywhere.

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n***@nada.com

2015-04-14 01:24:17 UTC