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RV
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:39 am    Post subject: Garmin Ball Mount Reply with quote

Hi,

Does anyone have any idea where I might be able to get a ball mount for my Garmin from?

I don't want one with a sucker, vent mount, cupholder mount or similar, I just want the ball, with a short threaded bolt kinda thing coming out of the back, so I can mount the ball direct to a flat surface - any ideas??

I've tried RAM-Mount, their balls are bigger than the 17mm (or thereabouts) that I need...

TIA....
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:06 pm    Post subject: Garmin Ball Mount Reply with quote

Hi,

I got a Hama unit which fits the Garmin ball to a universal mount from 7day shop - £7.49

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_10&products_id=105073
Hope this helps.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks - thats sort of what I'm looking for, but not if you see what I mean!

I'm after the ball, plus a threaded stalk, so I can drop the thread through a drilled hole and then stick a nut on the back to secure it - there was a guy on here gauging interest in making them at the end of last year (I found his post and replied to it yesterday) but he seems to have dropped the idea / disappeared!

I'll keep looking I suppose!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:51 pm    Post subject: Garmin Ball Reply with quote

I have just looked at mine and you may be able to do that with it.

The ball is hollow, and has a hollow pastic shaft supporting it. You could cut the shaft, and then put a bolt down the hole. It looks like an M4 bolt would just about fit.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll give that a go then!

Thanks for the assist!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If that doesn't work, Garmin actually have a mount available where the ball is bolted to the base:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=8556

Unfortunately I couldn't source one in the UK and so got it from the US here:
http://www.semsons.com/ganu4hoamadm.html

Alan
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

RV

YOu may want to consider something like is show on the thread below....... basically backing the back off the Garmin mount and sticking it to the dash.

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=75937
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