garmin suction cup mount

[TerenceT]

ordered one for my Q last week thru Amazon but got an email today saying they are not release yet.

anyone know where i can get one instock for <50 shipped?

thanks

[Moose Man]

Originally posted by TerenceT
ordered one for my Q last week thru Amazon but got an email today saying they are not release yet.

anyone know where i can get one instock for <50 shipped?

thanks

Check TVNAV.com - not sure of the price but Darrell's service is great. That's where I bought my Que for $455 and the original bean bag nav kit for ? much less than Garmin's site.

[TerenceT]

unfortunaly he wanted 60+ for it iirc.

[domo303]

I also am interested in the garmin suction cup mount.

Does anyone know if the cradle is going to be detachable (similar to the bean bag unit) and can be integrated with another mounting device?

dominic

[Rob Winslow]

The cradle is detatchable. Mounting options are not trivial, but an adapter can easily be fabriacated. The cradle pivots on two small locking plates. One has a single hole through the center and the other has a recessed nut.

[hagaborg]

Does anybody know the input voltage range of Garmin's Suction Mount? Garmins 12v cable accepted 10-30V.

[TerenceT]

Finally got the suction cup mount and it's pretty good quality!!

Hardwired it to the in-cabin fuse box using the ciggy lighter fuse. Tapped the positive to the fuse and ground the negative to the frame. DONE. It took me almost 2 hours cuz i was working in the dark and it's a PITA to get to the fuse box, it's literally behind the brake padel.

I tapped the speaker section to the back of the steering wheel console and turned it way UP. it's not great audio but it gets the job done, even when i have the window open and radio blasting. In fact, i have to turn the speaker itself back down (but turn the Q's volume back up)

the speaker comes it 2 parts which is perfect, the speaker enclosure and 2 wires to the ciggy plug. 5 mins to unscrew the back slip the wires, soldered and extended them, tape, done.

Pro:
-I mounted it to the left side and i have a SUV so it's unobstruted, the ext antenna is also wired thru the left side of the pillars so it's exactly where i wanted it.

Con:
-Since i am right handed, it's on the left side, i have to learn to use my left hand finger nails to use the screen.
-The mount has 3 joins and it has noticeable vibration and i might have to mount it lower to get some support.

No pics at this time :D