Garmin Universal Friction Mount for 700/600/300/200 series
Garmin Universal Friction Mount for 700/600/300/200 series
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| Dimensions: | 31.75 x 22.86 x 8.89 cm; 725.75 Grams |
| Model: | B000LRMS66-Parent |
| Manufacture: | Garmin |
| Department: | unisex-adult |
| Dimensions: | 31.75 x 22.86 x 8.89 cm; 725.75 Grams |
5.0 out of 5 stars Stays in place.
This product really works. Keeps the garmin in place on dashboard. Does not slide or move about.
Excellent purchase
Excellent purchase. The non-slip base is weighted so it doesn’t slide around when you’re driving. The ‘beanbag’ style base is designed to fit on most curved or flat car dashboards.
4.0 out of 5 stars sat nav holde
does what it says on the box, have not tried on long journy yet.
Working well so fa
Using it for a garmin sat nav which kept falling off the window. This works better as the mounting element is integral to the base. Am using it below the dashboard in the area below the clock (Ford Fiesta). A bit big for the area but fits if the sides are folded up slightly.
nice pressy for grandso
I bought this product for my grandson who at 18 years old had just passed his driving test. He already hade been given the actual Garmin sat nav previously so I decided to buy him the mount. It has been a big success and his first drive was from Shepton Mallett in Somerset to Newark in Nottingham . He said the mount had worked admirably. !!!
What a great idea
What a great stand – do not have to sunction to the windscreen any more – no more stat–nav falling off the screen when its hot of screen is damp. This stand is more, so much more the thing to have. It sits nicely on top of the dashboard and does not move a millimeter at all. Also have used it with the sat nav sitting on the passenger seat – also it did not move / shift / fall over at all.
My best purchase of the year – so, so practical. I very much recommended to any driver, leisure, professional drivers as their 1st choice for use.
I was skeptical when I bought this as I thought it would slide around on the dashboard, but I’m pleased to say it absolutely doesn’t! The first time we used it we even tried a few sudden movements on an empty street and it stayed put.
It took a while for my husband to get used to having to put it together and then undoing it afterwards, but now he thinks if the best mount ever because it leaves no marks, no sticky residue, it doesn’t need to be installed permanently which lowers the risk of theft, and you can always just shove it under your seat if you can’t be bothered to pull it apart.
Great little solid gadget for the price and would totally recommend it and/or bug again when the time comes for it to be replaced (which judging by it’s sturdiness will probably be well a few years in the future)
This is a great product. It eliminates any suction marks on the windscreen but more importantly – no more scrabbling about trying to catch it whilst keeping your eyes on the road when the suction pads fail and the SatNav falls off! It works exactly as described and is very secure. We have an Avtex (Garmin) and it brings this SatNav closer to you for easy use. Very prompt delivery from this company – next day in fact. Would highly recommend – not a cheap product but one that is worth every penny.
Doesn't move
Bought a car with a leather dash and didn’t want to stick anything on it and don’t like windscreen mounts as i like a clear view with no obstructions so i bought this and i am glad i did. It stays put and has no movement at all even when cornering at speed, the sat nav can be adjusted to all angles and positions whilst attached and the fitting/mount is very secure. Not sure if it fits other sat nav brands but for my Garmin 55 it is a match made in heaven.
Works a treat in My Hyndai i20
This was delivered yesterday and so far no problems. I put the car through a number of fairly sharp corners and bends at reasonable speed and also did some sharp braking and quick acceleration and it stayed put. There was a very slight movement once when I put it slightly nearer me on the dash and it wasn’t sitting as well as further back towards the windscreen, but it was very slight and not enough to actually shift it from its position or for it to come off at all. Very happy with purchase – and pretty speedy delivery too
Really good
I have used a similar supposedly non slip mount for my old sat-nav and it used to slip & slide all over the dash. This Garmin Friction Mount comes with the ‘swan neck’ to mount your Garmin Sat Nav on and when placed on the dash it STAYS there, I’ve thrown the car around a few bends and the mount stays where I put it, you really cannot ask for more with a non-fixed mount, and when you reach your destination you can hide the whole lot in your glove box. For those who are now going to ask for dimensions – who cares, if you don’t have a lot of space the whole thing breaks down to it’s component parts and is no more than 3 cm high when laid flat.
I wish I had bought this a year ago. I have a vw up that doesn’t come with a sat nav. So I had to buy a sat nav and stick it to the screen which after some time kept falling off while I was driving. I put off buying this because I was concerned that the friction base might not work on the central air vent on my dashboard which is where I wanted it. Well it works and hasn’t moved an inch on my journeys to work which involve country roads with potholes and roundabouts and varying speeds. It does exactly what it says it does and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
Nuvi 2595. If you can cope with a fairly monstrous blob on your dash, then this will solve the problem of how to mount your Garmin. For me, the vent-holder won’t work on my car’s vents, the windscreen sucker occasionally drops off (never at a good time) but this holds my sat nav perfectly. I’ve seen a YouTube video of a dude accelerating with one of these placed on a sloping dash so I put mine on the sloping bit. It fell off the first time I properly accelerated onto a busy roundabout – not that I drive like that often. Lesson learned. It now sits a little further away from me than is ideal but on the flatter bit of the dash and it is steadfast. My problem now is how to keep the heavy sat nav power lead from flaying around.
Love love love this. Bought it for my old satnav,, suction attachment broke, a perfect fit, as the fitting is still same size. No more frustrating stabs at windscreen, trying to get suction to stick. Even then, it might fall off whilst driving. Then there is the panic to get it back on / get passenger to hold it! If you have a Garmin, you need to get this and thank me later. All you have to do is just click stand into base, leave on dashboard, attach equipment and drive. It won’t move until you move it, probably the magnets. Fantastic. I won’t dare fumble for satnav when stuck in traffic, as too much hassle to divert to strange route. This make it so easy that I now look forward to going strange places where I need a satnav! Remember to thank me later.
The friction mount is great just place it in a suitable place in your car attach the sat nav to the quick release on the mount and its read to go and the sat nav does not move around its solid no more dropping of the window with that window suction mount that was just not fit for purpose.
I have found that driving the car with the sat nav attached to the friction mount perfect in all road conditions it does not move around its perfect. This friction mount should have been standard with the sat nav and Garmin should have stopped supplying the window mount.
There is only one small thing when going over really bumpy roads the sat nav does tend to vibrate/shake slightly but to me that’s not a big problem.
Highly recommend the friction mount.
But it works ! How ? What socery is this? I was tired of my sat nav unpluging from the suction pad on the window and landing on my lap – not great when you are on a motorway. I tried everything but nothing kept the beggar on. So I turned to the interweb to see if this was a common problem and if there were solutions out there. There were apparently, called the beanbag mount. So I searched Amazon, and found this. BTW, if you ever wonder why you should review stuff, well here is the reason. I bought this because of all the reviews – so thank you reviewers ! (And now I am adding mine). So it arrived and I looked at it and thought, how the hell is this going to work ? Was there a special knack to it, where are the screws, the stickers, the weird way to fix it so it works. Well there isn’t one. I clipped my sat nav in and plonked it on the sloping dashboard (literally just plonked it), and then went for a long ride to test it, on rough roads too. It did not move a centimetre.It just sat there like a piece of advanced nanotechnology melding to the surface. So it works. How ? No idea. And I do love something that works. Obviously if it gets bored and leaps up and attaches itself to my face and inserts an alien in me, I will report back. But for now I am content.
Better solution than the 'stick-it-to-the-windscreen' option.
I’ve bought two of these as ‘include-with-satnav’ bundle gifts (so have never ever actually owned one myself) as they make so much sense to me (especially as the standard window mount leaves a tell-tale ‘please break in as I’m likely to be in the glove box’ mark). The recipients have always been impressed as you can just freely place it on the dash rather than fiddling around with the ‘sucker mount’ on glass. I’ve recently been a passenger in a car with one in action and I was surprised at how stable it was and how it seemed to be happy dealing with typical ‘touchscreen prodding’, whatever the dashboard shape was. Being dash rather than window mounted means you’re more likely to put it at sensible ‘non-distracting’ level rather than too-high up as is tempting to do with window mounts. In any case, I think it’s a much better solution than the ‘stick-it-to-the-windscreen’ option.
Superb
Bought a new garmin seven inch sat nav and saw this while I was searching. Although reviews I read were positive, I was a bit wary as most reviewers had smaller lighter units and I wondered if it would cope with theextra size and weight of a seven inch model. I need not have worried. Even though my dashboard has a slight slope and is of a textured finish, this mount doesn’t budge at all even under heavy braking or cornering. When parking it just lifts off the dash effortlessly, leaving no mark and you can pop both it and the sat nav into the boot, I have a bag that holds both, though it would easily slip into a glove box. When ready to go again just pop it back on the dash, no fixing or tightening and that’s it. Looks pretty chic too in my opinion. Last but not least, gone are the suction marks on the windscreen that alerts any passer by that though the sat nav is not seen it’s likely to be in the car. Well satisfied and I would recommend it without hesitation.
Bargain for such peace of mind
An absolutely fantastic mount for the Garmin that keeps your view clear at all times and doesn’t budge in the slightest. I have tried window mounts before but my car has a windscreen that is quite far away from me and a sat nav stuck on any part of it is too much of a distraction for me.
This mount is incredibly simply to use, and you can just plop it anywhere on your dash, no suction cups, pads or glue required! The ball and socket mount is simple but means you have an endless number of options to mount just the way you like it.
As the voice guidance is very good on my sat nav, I keep it just slightly out of view near the middle of my dash. If at any point I misheard something or the lane guidance pops up, a minor movement of my eyes is all it takes. It also eliminates those tell tale ring marks from the windscreen that may as well act as a screaming invitation for thieves to break a window on the off chance you left it in the car (who really takes it with them when they’ve parked away from home?!)
I put it to the ultimate test in an abandoned old car park, flicking the steering wheel violently and braking hard and it just didn’t budge. I have the utmost confidence that it will stay where I leave it.
I bought this for the Garmin Nuvi 2959 LMT but I think this will fit many more devices.
The suction cup that come with the GPS device is too inconvenient as it’s attached to the car’s windscreen and is too hard to reach and operate.
From looking at the picture I though the mount would be much bigger and heavier and I was surprised upon opening the box to find it not that heavy nor large.
In fact we have taken it with us on a trip over sea and it fit well into the front pocket of our suitcase (as you can detach the hard plastic part that attaches to the GPS device from the base).
As for performance, it definitely exceed my expectation. It stays put no matter how fast you drive, how hard you break, how sharp a turn you take. It won’t move!
Even better, it’s agile, you can move it around easily, operating the GPS is a dream now that it’s within arm reach. When you are done with it, the entire thing (the mount, the GPS decive, the cable can fit into my glove box in 1 piece so the next time i need to use it, there’s no fiddling around.
If you look for an easy, convenient solution to mount and operate your GPS device, look no further. This is the ONE!
Can't believe this actually works!
I was a little sceptical about whether or not this item could actually work but I was so frustrated trying to position my Garmin satnav on the windscreen of my mini I decided to give it a try. I am not disappointed, it is made of good quality materials and stays firmly on the dashboard whatever the road surface conditions. I am able to position the satnav where I can the screen clearly without interfering with my view of the road and if necessary connect the unit to the 12 volt supply if charging is required. It is especially difficult to attach the satnav to the windscreen of a small car and this clever device is a simple and safe solution to using a plug in unit in the car. I feel this product represents excellent value for money and does exactly what it is supposed to do therefore I am happy to recommend i
It just sits there!
I’d seen one of these in use in a friend’s car and decided that it was much easier to deal with than the constant sticking and unsticking the mount to the window. My windscreen is a little far away so it would mean a stretch to reach the sat-nav; this was the perfect solution.
No matter how much the car thrown around on corners, this just doggedly sits on the dash and doesn’t move at all. It’s brilliant, and you don’t have the tell-tale circular sticky mark on the windscreen to let car thieves know that you have a sat-nav.
The only problem is where to put it when not in use? I just tuck mine under the edge of the seat, where it sits quite happily until you try and move the seat forward. A minor irritation, but not worth taking a star off the review for.
Great Idea
Fed up with GPS suction mounts falling off – particularly in hot weather. This solves that problem. It may not be the most beautiful or neatest of GPS mounts, but it is a lot better that a number of similar devices that I have looked at. It sits on top of the dashboard and has a relatively small footprint. So far it hasn’t moved during normal motoring. I haven’t needed to brake in an emergency so I can’t say that it would never move, but it certainly seems pretty solid. Another feature that I think is very good is that it comes with a built-in metal mounting arm. This is much better than other similar devices where you have to still use the suction mount to attach to a friction pad. If you can live with the mount sitting on top of the dashboard, this is definitely worth buying.
2nd one we have purchased - so must be good
I’ve had one of these mounts for my own car for several years and found it a much better than any of the other mounting options. It can be positioned where I can see it very clearly and without obstructing my view of the road in any way. It also leaves no trace (for potential thieves) on windshield etc when sat nav is not in use and tucks away easily in glove box.
Also, despite some initial fears, I have found that these mounts do not move around except under extreme braking and, even then, it merely slides forward against the front screen. The reason for buying a 2nd one is that I bought my wife a Garmin sat nav for Christmas and decided that I had better also buy her one of these mounts or she would just keep ‘borrowing’ mine.
Ingenious Piece of Kit!
For those of you who already have a GPS, you will be fully aware that at times, your “Sucker” keeps falling off the windscreen sending your GPS crashing to the foot well or just dangling mid-air by the satellite receiver aerial – Oh how annoying! Well…this ingenious piece of kit is a MUST. The base is heavy enough not to budge from your dashboard and you can place it anywhere you like as it will mould into slight curves of the dash too. It has a non-slip bottom to it so no sliding around either. The arm which attaches to your GPS also slides out so that you can pack it and take it on holiday with you, as we have just done. We took this to South Africa for 3 weeks, and had no problems at all….This is a good buy at a reasonable price.
Impressed!
I bought this product as I hate messing about with those stupid suction mounts and was desperate for a decent solution.
I must admit I was really sceptical as to whether or not it would be any good and fully expected to have to return it… I was very wrong! It does exactly what you want it to do and it does it incredibly well.
My only slight criticism (although it is really rather minor) is its size – had it been 25% smaller I could have fitted it into my Garmin carry case – but it probably needs to have the spread it does or be the size it is in order to do the job properly.
Worthy of all 5 stars. Cannot recommend it highly enough…. Garmin, if you’re reading this, start including this mount as standard in the box, nobody else will ever buy another portable satellite navigation brand!
Garmin Friction Mount is an excellent gadge
I had been very frustrated with the inadequacies of the Garmins window suction pad. So I then used blue-tack on the back of the sat nav, which was also unsatisfactory because the places to stick the blu-tack were not ideal for visibility of the screen, plus it only stayed in place a short while before falling off. So I find using this bean bag mount is fantastic.
I can put it wherever I want on the dashboard and it never budges, not even a millimeter. The sat nav is secure in the mounting arm and you lock the mounting arm into the base. It couldn’t be easier and so I am very, very pleased with it. I was even more pleased that I bought it off Amazon for 7 less than it was selling for in Halfords!
I’ve bought my mum one and she is equally delighted with hers, for at 84 years old she was finding the window suction pad system very difficult to manoeuvre. Her dashboard isn’t as big as mine, so where she wants to put it (not where I would place it but ‘Hey’ it’s open to choice!) one corner of the pad isn’t flat and has to bend up slightly but there’s still no problem, for it remains securely in place.
Of course I don’t work for Garmin but to be flippant I wish I did for, although normally I don’t think I’d have any skills for selling, with my enthusiasm for this product, I reckon I’d sell loads!
As you can hopefully see from the product image I uploaded to Amazon, this thing hangs on for dear life in the most testing circumstances. I suspect if I went round a corner at 100mph on 2 wheels it probably wouldn’t shift. It doesn’t move about when pressing the screen either. The four flexible “wings” mean it can sit on uneven dashboards with ease, and unlike some mounts which rely on using an original windscreen suction mount to stick onto a flat disk on the mount, this comes with its own dedicated lockable arm with a ball joint that fits into the back of your Sat Nav (see my photo uploads). I don’t think you could use it without the arm because the lockable (and non-removable) base would stop the sat nav from sitting on the mount securely. Therefore don’t buy this if you DONT have a Garmin Say Nav with a ball joint connector on the back. But for everyone else, I highly recommend it.
Excellent - does what it says on the tin!!!!
I have a Peugeot 207 and have never been able to put my Sat Nav (nuvi 300) on the windscreen properly as it is so sloped. I hummed and haad over the price, but finally after talking to family members that had bought similar products, I ordered this mat on Sunday evening and it came today (Tuesday). I’ve already tried it out, and it sits neatly on the shelf in front of my car computer display. It’s quite heavy, but much smaller dimension wise than I expected, and there is absolutely no way either the mat or my sat nav are going anywhere, and it stores very neatly in either my glove box or in the door pockets. Most of its stability comes from the metal balls that make up the mat, and the fact that they supply you with a new stand that locks really well into the permanent housing in the centre of the mat. It would be interesting to know whether it would allow you to substitute the stand of another make of sat nav into the mat.
Garmin SatNav Dashboard Pad
Having got fed up with the windscreen mount for my Nuvi350, I ordered this product with some reservation that it would stay on the dashboard.
Well I was totally wrong, the mount is large and heavy with a non slip material on the base and it sits like it was glued to the dash, even over bumpy roads and sharp bends it remains in place.
The SatNav can be adjusted horizontally and then locked into position, in addition to the movements availble via the universal joint.
My only complaint is the packaging, Garmin have encased it in heavy plastic that requires a stanley knife or sharp pair of scissors to cut, but be careful where you cut and what you do withb the leftovers as they are extremely sharp.
Garmin Universal Friction Mount for 700/600/300/200 series
Garmin Universal Friction Mount - Buy One !
This is the perfect solution if you want to secure your Garmin nuvi satnav without resorting to using the window mount – as they need to be removed & the windscreen wiped (otherwise they attract unwanted attention to the contents of your vehicle). This friction mount is exactly what it promises to be. It is fairly unobtrusive, sits very comfortably anywhere on the dashboard – it is like a heavy beanbag with a rubbery base that sticks almost like glue (with no trace left behind). It can be stored under the driver’s seat so that you just need to take your satnav with you. I have tested the stability of this over various terrains: country lanes, steep hills, sharp bends etc… and even on faster roads it has never moved at all. I would recommend that you get this accessory as I would not be without it and I am sure you will not regret it.
This is an excellent piece of kit that does just what it says on the can.
There are no suction cups so it doesn’t keep falling off the screen.
Mine has never moved no matter how fast the vehicle corners, and it holds the GPS steady as a rock, within easy reach on the dash. Also, as it is not “dangling” in mid air any longer, there seems to be less wire hanging around and the whole thing seems somehow less obtrusive.
Another, possibly less recognised, plus is that the mat can be simply picked up and moved about without having to disconnect the wiring. So when parking in public it can be easily “hidden” on ther floor out of sight of casual observers, then just lifted back on to the dash when leaving. Simple!
Was a bit unsure whether the mount would do all it said and hold my Garmin 765T in place so I was pleasantly surprised to find it was the best mount I have come across. My friend thought it was glued to the dashboard being that it didn’t move around and being security conscious said it would be a dead giveaway if anyone looked through the screen (he didn’t realize it was only sat there and could be moved away when we got out of the car). Why don’t Garmin ship the Sat Navs with this mount instead of the screen suction mount which leaves giveaway marks on the screen. It would be far more acceptable to most people.
Since writing the original review I am now using the mount with the Garmin 865t purchased from PentagonGPS through Amazon. Although it is not shown as being for the 800 series it still gives the same brilliant results.
Love it! Ordered end of last week and it arrived on Saturday morning with free delivery option (and Royal Mail must have been on rare top form too).
This is a great item, its far superior to the windscreen mount, which although fairly good, does tend to drop off occasionally and scare the heck out of me – especially if you’re doing motorway speeds at the time.
The beanbag is heavy and solidly made and the underside has a sort-of neoprene wetsuit kind of feel to it, which is what makes it stick like glue to the dashboard I guess. No problems testing it already – my other half thinks he’s Petter Solberg sometimes…
But…. come on Amazon – could you have made it any more difficult to find this item? Surely giving it a name like ‘Garmin Nuvi Friction Mount’ would have been a lot more sensible?!
EDIT: 26 Nov 08 – Have now been away on three business trips in hire cars to Manchester, Saltash and Cardiff and the mount (and Garmin Nuvi 250W SatNav itself) have been brilliant and I would again highly recommend having now put them both through some serious miles recently!
I bought this because I didn’t want tell tale sucker marks on my windscreen saying come on I’ve got a sat nav so break in and get it.
Its a bit bulky so carrying it arond or storing it in the car is not easy (except for in the boot) but thats what helps make this work so well.
I thought it might move on the dashboard going around corners; no it doesn’t. This holder is not secured to anything and can easily be transfered from car to car, I have a Picasso with a rounded dasboard, my wife has a golf cabriolet with an angular dash, this works equally well in both. The sat nav is very secure and can be positioned for perfect viewing wherever you place it.
No drilling, no suckers, no falling over, no sliding around… It is excellent and does everything it needs to incredibly well.
From looking at the picture I thought this had some sort of suction mount underneath and panicked when it arrived as it seemed huge. Unpacking it revealed I’d been wrong and it is basically a very heavy beanbag which squats on your dashboard like a toad.
Took it for a spin and tried to shift it by some heavy braking but it just sat there and grinned at me.
Looks like my one complaint about the Nuvi 310 has been answered.
I’ll update to 5 stars if it behaves itself and if I can get it through the airport when I next travel to the UK and hire a car! Apparently its filled with small steel balls.
UPDATE – Got it through customs with no problems and it did its toad thing on the hired Renault dash. Nuvi had some slight screen tremor at times as not so isolated from vibration as when stuck to the windscreen but not distracting and the roads do need repairing!
Should now be a five star review but seems I can’t amend that bit.