Simple GPS mount
03-03-2010, 09:09 PM
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Simple GPS mount
After discovering the Inventiva "cup holder" (Never in a million years would I have thought I needed a cup holder for this car)....and combining with a ram mount from GPScity, a simple and clean solution for my older Garmin 350.
03-03-2010, 09:24 PM
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That works too. I have a windshield suction cup mount with my GPS that puts it in a good spot for the times that I need it. If I needed it more than just very occasionally your mount would make sense for sure.
03-03-2010, 11:28 PM
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Wow, you really have to take your eyes off the road for that. Mine is mounted on my old Batt Phone console, pretty much right below the radio, and I am not comfortable entering info while driving.
03-04-2010, 10:52 AM
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03-04-2010, 01:20 PM
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Denny, i think that mounting location violates like every possible rule for mounting a gps! You should get better accuracy mounting it where it has a clear view (line-of-sight). Second, the gps antenna should be positioned horizontally, not pointing up. Third, you really don't want to look down like that... it's a safety thing.
You get an "A" for inventiveness, though!
You get an "A" for inventiveness, though!
03-04-2010, 04:50 PM
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Denny, i think that mounting location violates like every possible rule for mounting a gps! You should get better accuracy mounting it where it has a clear view (line-of-sight). Second, the gps antenna should be positioned horizontally, not pointing up. Third, you really don't want to look down like that... it's a safety thing.
You get an "A" for inventiveness, though!
You get an "A" for inventiveness, though!
Denny
03-04-2010, 06:10 PM
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Allow me to explain. I am planning to run the Nevada Open Road Challenge in May. The GPS will be a tool for my navigator...turned, twisted to his/her line of sight. I assure you, my eyes will be glued to the highway and nothing else other than guages for 90 miles. I don't intend to ever look at it.
Denny
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03-04-2010, 06:32 PM
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By jove you're right. Can't believe I didn't see this before. Must have sat there twenty minutes trying to figure out a placement I liked what with position of the unit and the power cord. Thanks for pointing out the obvious.
03-04-2010, 08:39 PM
#14
Drifting
This is what I use; it's the cat's ***:
http://www.zimbio.com/GPS+Technology...on+Frustration
Just put it on the dash; it doesn't move around at all. The windshield site is reserved for the radar detector, and I like my great big Porsche clock.
Less is more.
http://www.zimbio.com/GPS+Technology...on+Frustration
Just put it on the dash; it doesn't move around at all. The windshield site is reserved for the radar detector, and I like my great big Porsche clock.
Less is more.
