Garmin 010-10908-02 Portable Friction Mount - Frustration Free Packaging

It's the only GPS mount I've used that does a great job! It's as awesome as everyone said it is, though my Volt dashboard is uneven, bumpy, sloped, etc. It stays exactly where you put it regardless of hairpin turns, braking, etc.etc. Zero movement. After driving with my Garmin GPS mounted on the new holder -and sooo easy to read and hear -- I came home and threw away my old GPS mount, which had been pricey, unstable, sometimes inconvenient, and not manufactured by Garmin. No regrets!

I have been using GPS units (mostly Garmin) for the past several years. The mounting system I have been using has been the suction cup windshield mount that comes with the GPS unit. Now as you likely already know, the suction cup is an easy way to mount your GPS for convenient viewing while driving, and you can still pop your GPS unit out of the bracket for security reasons or for pedestrian navigation. If you have more that one car to share the GPS with, then it is convenient to have one suction cup mount and bracket for each car. A recent change to Friction Mount by Garmin: We recently has car service that involved the front windshield. This meant we were not to mount or apply anything to the windshield for 2 weeks. Oh, what do do?? We actually drove away from the auto shop using the "passenger manual hold" technique! I needed to find an option that would allow for clear viewing of the GPS at eye level, without the suction cup or assistance of a stunt-human holding it up in front of me while I drove! So I ordered the Garmin Portable Friction Mount on Amazon.com- It's fantastic!! The base is made out of black "ballistic nylon" filled with a material that gives the base some weight. (Think small, heavy beanbag for your dash) There are 4 "petals" to the base, which serve to add friction to the unit, preventing slipping and sliding while you drive around. There is a stem coming out of the base that has the universal socket end that you simply snap your GPS bracket onto. The Good: The unit is great! You simply snap your GPS in and place the unit anywhere on your dash. The GPS stays put in all but the most enthusiastic driving. When we park the car, we simply grab the GPS off the dash and either place the whole thing on the passenger floorboard (out of sight) or we pop the GPS unit out of the bracket and take it with us. The cost for this base was quite reasonable. Bonus: Over the years of using GPS units, I have experienced two things that are common with the former suction cup mounts. One is that you have to remember to periodically remove and re-mount the suction cup, or at the worst moment ever, you will need to touch your display screen- only to have the GPS suction cup fail and the whole thing falls to your dash and rolls onto the floorboard. (Again, the easy fix is to periodically re-mount your suction cup) Which brings me to the second common thing. The suction cup can leave (temporary) rings on your windshield glass from being stuck there. It is purely cosmetic, but you certainly won't have either one of these situations with this excellent friction mount which sits on your dash.

I am using this mount with a Nuvi 855. Overall I think it is fantastic. I have used a friends car often in which there is a GPS (TomTom) stuck with a suction cup to the circular disc mounted to the dash. I found her GPS would often fall off when I was touching the screen. I would resort to taking it off and fiddling with it on my lap whilst drive. Not such a safe way to go. Also, with that kind of mount it was not easy for the passenger (my beloved co-pilot) to access the GPS or move it around or take it into her hands for full control (an important manoeuvre for full co-piloting). It was because of the experience with my friends mount that I bought this one at the same time as my Nuvi 855. I am very happy with this mount. PROS - Things I really like about it: - It is SUPER grippy. It has an incredible surface on the underside which makes it not slide at all. Even if I try to nudge it 8as a test), it is hard to move it. Excellent. There is certainly NO movement whilst driving, even when I am driving fast into a tight bend. And yet, if I want to reposition it, or my passenger/co-pilot wants to change the position, it's so easy. Just lift it a little (as in, just a slight upward motion whilst pushing it to a different position) and move it. - The Nuvi rotates well in all directions. It rotates from side-to-side, pivoting where the mount arm goes into the mount base. Very nice. Makes it real easy for my co-pilot to view it and take control when I am hectic with busy traffic. It also pivots where the bracket joins the mount arm, which is a ball-and-socket connection. I can see that the fixed dash/windscreen mount that comes with the 855 uses a ball-and-socket connection too, so nothing extra gained in that regard. - When put away, NOTHING remains on the window or the dash. No round disk stuck to the dash. No circular mark left on the windscreen. Both of these are giveaways that a GPS may be hanging out someone in the vehicle... and is something savvy potential GPS thieves know to look out for. - When it comes time to put it away, the Nuvi easy detaches from the bracket. Requires pushing a button as you grab it. One relatively easy manoeuvre. Then putting the mount away, is as simple as picking it up and sticking it somewhere. Couldn't be easier. (See Bulky issue below) CONS: -It is a little bulky. I can't, for instance, stick it under the seat without first detaching the connector arm from it. This makes for an additional step when getting in and out of the car. I then have two objects to store/hide... a mount base and an arm with a bracket stuck to it. I find this a little inconvenient, though not a major issue. - It is relatively heavy. I travel (internationally) a fair bit, and I'll be taking this GPS and the mount with me. It is on the heavy side compared to other mounting solutions, beacuse it has four little "sand bags" on it. But if you are primarily just using this in your home car... I don't think this will be an issue at all. - Ball and socket system: I do actually prefer the way the TomTom connected to its mount. It would just slide down onto the mount. No buttons, no bracket, and no bracket based DC power system (this last point may be specific to my Nuvi 855). This means more parts to wear out and/or break. This, to me, appears to be the weakest part in the over all design. The Nuvi is solid. The mount is super solid. But this additional bracket that connects the Nuvi to the mount arm has clips, and spring loaded buttons... relatively weak compared to the other parts. I prefer the way the TomTom attaches to its mount. There are some slots build into the moulded rear panel on the TomTom. I can see, however, that this potentially is what makes the TomTom thicker than my Nuvo 855. So, this attaching system on the Nuvi is something I can easily live with... as I like how thin it is. CONCLUSION: The cons I have mentioned, are purely to be thorough in my review. I don't consider them an issue for myself. I think this mount simply rocks. I have researched all the mount solutions available on Amazon and the Garmin site, and I think this one is the best one available. What's more, it's a great price here on Amazon. Bottom line? Get one with your Nuvi order!! TIPS AND TRICKS - Getting the bracket on and off of the ball on the arm can seem hard to do. The trick is that you need do it on the side of the ball (any side, top, left, right, bottom). Just stick the ball into the bracket with the arm itself touching the bracket (as a result of it going in at an angle rather than straight on). Then it pops in and out easily.

This is nothing but a top notch functional and quality product. This is for you if you own a Garmin, and use it occasionally in your car, as you can easily put it on the dash, and take it back inside when done. It also makes it easy to hide the GPS in the glove compartment or under the seat when you are parked. I also take it on my business and vacation trips by air so I can use it in my rental car. I'm never experienced it slipping around or off the dash at anytime. I have had others express in the car with me ask where I got it (even those that do not have Garmins). With this, you'll never need to use any of the suction or permanent mounts.

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Soporte muy practico y útil para mi Garmin, ampliamente recomendado mucho mejor que la ventosa que quita visibilidad y que a veces por lo profundo del vidrio esta muy tensa la conexión

Ce support GPS Garmin pour la gamme Nüvi est tout bonnement impeccable. Essayé sur quelques kilomètres, on se rend immédiatement compte de la qualité et de la praticité. Grâce à lui il n'y a plus de GPS et de fil qui encombrent le pare-brise. Il n'y a plus de traces sur la vitre non plus; non négligeable (notamment rapport aux éventuels voleurs...). A noter encore la facilité pour déplacer l'objet; il n' y a qu'à le soulever légèrement pour le mettre là où bon nous semble... Egalement à prendre en considération le fait qu'il ne glisse absolument pas; une fois posé sur le tableau de bord, il reste là où on l'a mit, même en cas de forte inclinaison du véhicule. En bref, n'hésitez pas, vous pouvez y aller sans risque :)

Ottimo prodotto, ben fatto e funzionale. Il navigatore rimane saldo al suo posto, anche nelle curve più "tirate". Pagato però 18 euro in più al postino per spese doganali .. quindi, alla fine deo giochi, ho pagato più di 80 euro, sinceramente troppi!