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ChristopherPovey Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:37 pm Post subject: Question about car mounts... |
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Hello,
I am considering buying TomTom Navigator. I don't own a PDA (not a proper one anyway) yet but I have been looking at the Palm TUNGSTEN T3. My question is about the car kit that comes with the TomTom products. How does it mount to the car?
I have a quite new car and I do not want to damage the dash with glue or drilled holes. Also I often travel with other people in their vehicles so I would want it to be transferable. I have seen photos of windscreen mounts, does this use glue?
This forum has proved very useful as I see that a new version of TomTom (version 5) is due out soon. So I think I’ll hang on for that.
Thanks.
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 2:45 am Post subject: |
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The windscreen mounts use a suction cup. This attaches to the windshield, and is a relatively ok way of mounting the PDA in the car. It will wobble a bit depending where you place it and if you can rest it somewhere on the dash etc.
Another option is a vent mount - goes into the existing holes of your aircondition vents. This has the added bonus that the PDA gets cooled - not to be underestimated especially in summer.
The third common option is a mount that attaches to an adapter that's specific for your car. Brodit do a lot of those, most of them work without damaging the car's interior. _________________ Lutz
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MarkHewitt Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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lbendlin wrote: | Another option is a vent mount - goes into the existing holes of your aircondition vents. This has the added bonus that the PDA gets cooled - not to be underestimated especially in summer.
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But gets heated in the winter, which isn't necessarly good? |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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What do you mean, winter? 8) _________________ Lutz
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ChristopherPovey Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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lbendlin wrote: | The windscreen mounts use a suction cup. This attaches to the windshield, and is a relatively ok way of mounting the PDA in the car. It will wobble a bit depending where you place it and if you can rest it somewhere on the dash etc.
Another option is a vent mount - goes into the existing holes of your aircondition vents. This has the added bonus that the PDA gets cooled - not to be underestimated especially in summer.
The third common option is a mount that attaches to an adapter that's specific for your car. Brodit do a lot of those, most of them work without damaging the car's interior. |
Cool! I own a convertiable so the vent option might be the road to follow (excuse the pun). ![Laughing](modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif) |
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