Fitting the x40 accessory dock

mikealder · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:17 pm Post subject: Fitting the x40 accessory dock

In this case I was fitting the Brodit / TomTom holder for the 940 to my Volvo V70 but the process will be very similar for whatever car you drive. Take a look at the Brodit or DSL web sites to locate your make, model and year of car as you will still need the Brodit Pro-Clip in addition to the TomTom part. The mount for the TomTom x40 can be found on This page.

To start fitting the Pro-Clip to the car you use the supplied spacer tools to open up a gap in the vehicles trim, these are simply pushed in between the two adjacent parts.

Clean the surfaces the mount is going to be in contact with using the supplied alcohol based wipe.

Remove the backing tape from the mount before pushing it in to the gap, remove the spacer tools and the clip is now very secure. Note this particular clip is named as an air vent style attachment Pro-Clip but it doesn’t secure to the vent at all – don’t be put off thinking the clips secure to the flimsy vent they don’t all.

Now we have to attach the TomTom x40 Live accessory dock to the Pro-Clip, you will need to rotate the mount around to gain access to each of the four screws. The supplied screws take considerable force to start before they bite in to the plastic clip, but only tighten them lightly or you could possibly strip the threads.
Consider attaching the mount to the Pro-Clip before you fit the clip to the car as you could damage the vehicles trim should you slip while fitting the self tapping screws.

Job done, it only took around 40 minutes to fit both Brodit holders to the vehicle, no more suckers on the windscreen, a much tidier solution.

Plug the charger lead in to the car ciggy socket, insert the TomTom to the mount and away you go in the knowledge your Sat Nav isn’t going to fly around in the car the next time you hit the brakes or fall off the windscreen when you encounter pot holes.

The Brodit solution kit isn’t cheap with the mount costing nearly £25 and the Pro-Clip a further £15 but you get what you pay for which is a quality holder which looks like it was intended for the car - Mike

pushandpull · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:15 pm Post subject:

Excellent write-up as usual Mike.
Would like to make two suggestions.
(1) Make this a sticky as it's applicable to a lot of the TomTom/Brodit solutions.
(2) Definitely fix the Dock to the Brodit mount before clipping it on the dash.
Also instead of forcing the self-tappers in which can produce slippage, mark the four holes on the Brodit mount then pre-drill them with a 0.5mm drill bit. Makes it dead easy.

.....Ken (Heywood. U.K.)
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spikeywelsh · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:18 pm Post subject:

just been looking for one for my car, thanks for the review will have to getone myself

spikeywelsh · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject:

had a look for a set up for my car

653730 ProClip Angled Mount, High
2008 Ford Fiesta EUR €29.99 EUR €29.99

273006 Holder with Tilt Swivel and Cigarette Lighter Charger
TomTom GO 530 T EUR €69.99 EUR €69.99

do the total is £88.82, which is not cheep but i think i go for it, once i have got my proClip if i change tomtoms do i just get a new holder connected to the mount

mikealder · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject:

Paden · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 22, 2007 Posts: 5

Hi all
I'm looking to upgrade my TomTom One, for which I already have an active mount, to a 740.
I've noticed that there doesn't appear to be a "hard-wired" active 740 mount available & it has to be connected to the cigarette socket for charging as described above, is there a reason for this?
Do the devices run on different voltages?

Cheers, Paul

mikealder · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:46 pm Post subject:

All you need to do is get the x40 accessory dock as detailed above and connect the charger lead to ciggy socket that you bury behind the dashboard.
You must use the supplied car charger lead as this contains voltage regulation circuits to control the supply to +5V any more than this and the device will fry - suitable sockets can be purchased from Maplins - Iwill be extending the above guide next weekend to show what I am going to do to hide all the cables so check back on Saturday where I should have an update detailing how to hide the wiring - Mike

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Andy_P · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:15 pm Post subject:

THIS POST might help. It has pictures of all of the Maplin parts you may need (ignore the first paragraph about wires - the original question was about what to do AFTER he had already cut the 5 Volt power supply off the wire!).
Mike, feel free to copy any bits of it if you want, when you do your write up.

Darren · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

Carcomm's x40 cradle is due imminently. I currently have their x30 cradle affixed to a Brodit ProClip.

The x40 cradle will have TMC and Audio input/outputs as well as 12/24volt support.
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JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:02 am Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:33 am Post subject:

I'm guessing until I get one but my x20/x30 dock supports the TMC receiver with mini-USB.

Carcomm have a flying pigtail to which you connect the TMC so no power required and it enables a proper dash installation with hidden wires hence why I'm holding out for Carcomm's x40 solution.
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spikeywelsh · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject:

just got mine today and installed it. have to say that i am very happy with it, just working out the best place to put the TMC cable now.

JockTamsonsBairn · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:02 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject:

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