Anyone With A 2009 LaCrosse And A Garmin GPS; Mounting Of Question

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July 11, 2011, 7:57 am
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Hi,

For anyone with a 2009 Buick LaCrosse and a Garmin gps:

I'm about to buy a Garmin Nuvi 1450 gps; the larger 5" model.

A bit concerned about a Dashboard mounting for it.
Really don't want a windshield mount if I can avoid it.

Eyesight is not great, and would prefer to mount it close.

Seem to be a zillion mounts available.

Anyone know from experience what might be a good one for my car ?

Much thanks; appreciate it.

Bob

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Re: Anyone With A 2009 LaCrosse And A Garmin GPS; Mounting Of Question



Bob, there is a bean bag mount for the Garmin.  IIRC, it is about $20 or so.
No gluing or tapes involves so easily removed.   I've not tried it, but
others that have like it.  You may want to ask on the Garmin group for
experiences.


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Re: Anyone With A 2009 LaCrosse And A Garmin GPS; Mounting Of Question

Bob wrote, "A bit concerned about the mounting..."
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  RadioShack carries (or used to) a carrying case which zips open to
display the screen as the bottom is a heavy beanbag with a non-skid
surface which sets on the dashboard -- or in our case the slide-out
cupholder located lower in mid-dash.
  Then when not in use you just fold it shut and zip it.  About $40 and
we think it works beautifully, very happy with it.


 

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Re: Anyone With A 2009 LaCrosse And A Garmin GPS; Mounting OfQuestion

I have a 1490 and use the new Garmin Friction Mount (Amazon ~$24) that is a
flexible, rubber dashboard mount with a sticky bottom surface.  You can
twist the rubber to configure it to the particular surface of the dashboard
and it will hold this configuration.  The sticky surface doesn't leave a
permanent mark on the dashboard.  I have used this mount for about 6 months
and, while it remains sticky, that surface now contains bits of dust etc.
In related news, I had a 2610 on a beanbag mount.  That mount relied on the
weight of the beanbag to hold it to the dashboard surface.  The sticky
rubber mount does a better job holding the GPS on the dashboard.

Bob wrote, "A bit concerned about the mounting..."
************************************
  RadioShack carries (or used to) a carrying case which zips open to
display the screen as the bottom is a heavy beanbag with a non-skid
surface which sets on the dashboard -- or in our case the slide-out
cupholder located lower in mid-dash.
  Then when not in use you just fold it shut and zip it.  About $40 and
we think it works beautifully, very happy with it.


 

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