Options for Mounting GARMIN nuvi GPS

Hi -
I have a nuvi 350 GPS unit (and love it!)

My windshield suction cup mount has gone bad (my nuvi falls every now
and then).--I would like to know the thoughts of experts in this
forum.--

I am thinking of the following options:

1. buy an accessory antenna, and mount the GPS somewhere around the
coffee holder. Thoughts on how to mount it?

2. buy a new suction cup mount ($30 + shipping)

3. buy a beanbag mount - i saw bad reviews about it.

Do options (1) and (2) make sense? Good places to buy? What are drivers
in CA doing where they cannot mount GPS on windshield?

TIA
Praty

On 22 Oct 2006 06:15:10 -0700, whypraty@gmail.com wrote:



eBay has the suction cup mount for about $19.85 + $7.95 S&H. Do a
Google search and you'll probably find them cheaper.

As for Ca not allowing mounts on the windshield, the only legal places
you can affix things to the windshield are a 7" square in the lower
right corner and a 5" square in the lower left.

Most of the mounted GPS units I've seen in California are in the
middle of the windshield under the mirror.

I have mine mounted at the top of the windshield, next to the mirror.
The only thing it blocks is my view of airplanes, just like my
flip-down sun visor does, although the sun visor obviously blocks more
of the windshield. In a chain up area north of Bishop I asked a CHP
officer about my GPS mount. He said as long as it doesn't block your
vision of the entire road way it shouldn't be a problem. YMMV.

A friend of mine removed his factory car stereo and put in a smaller
new one that left a 4" X 5" empty area under the new radio. He bought
a filler unit (plastic box, open at one end) to put in the space that
would normally end up as a little storage area under the radio but he
put it in backward with the solid part facing the passenger
compartment. He put his dash mount suction pad on it and it seems to
work pretty good with the unit about 8" below the dashboard. He uses
an external antenna. Whether or not he actually needs the antenna, I
don't know.

Skip

whypraty@gmail.com wrote:

I use the provided disk to mount my nuvi on the dashboard top. I had
problems with it sticking to the windshield and reliably sticking to the
disk. The trick is to wet the suction cup. I lick my finger and then wet the
suction cup from the wet finger.

Thanks Dan and Skip -

I am launching a search for the round sticker - maybe that is a better
solution!

I will try wetting my finger, will post the results.

Regards,
Praty


DanR wrote:

Same here. A little saliva on the cup and it is much more secure than a dry
mount.