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Garmin Portable Friction Dashboard Mount for Nuevi Series and StreetPilot C5XX Series GPS Navigators (C530, C550 and C580) | 
| Brand: Garmin
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $20.00
You Save: $19.99 (50%)
New (84) Used (2) from $27.48
Rating:  1383 reviews
Media: Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9 x 3.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 010-10908-00
Model: 010-10908-00
UPC: 753759067304
EAN: 0753759067304
ASIN: B000LRMS66
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: I purchased the wrong one and need to sell it to get the right one.
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| Features:
| • | Model Number: 010-10908-00 | | • | For use with the Garmin Nuvi, StreetPilot I Series, C530, and C550 | | • | Securely mount your GPS to a surface within your car (no installation required) |
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Product Description
This product is intended to be used as a portable dash mount for the nuvi series of units and the StreetPilot C5xx series.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1378 more reviews...
Well designed May 19, 2007
Dylan Ginsburg
364 out of 370 found this review helpful
This mount works great. The selection of Garmin mounts is confusing as some are two parts and some are one. If you have a Nuvi with the included windshield mount, then this is the only part you need to buy. The included mount disassembles at the ball and socket joint and attaches to this one. I can't say it will never come off the dash if I do some really high speed maneuver, but so far it's held steady for all regular driving.
I like that it's easy to move the mount and gps unit down to the floor when I park. Yeah a thief could still see it if they came right up to my car but at least it's not obvious from halfway across the parking lot like a windshield mount is. A thief that sees an empty windshield mount is probably going to assume (correctly) that I've just put the unit in the glove compartment.
 Best Solution for NUVI in my Prius and my Ford: Theft Protection As Well!! June 1, 2007
A. Stagg (Virgnia, USA)
281 out of 283 found this review helpful
My Prius has a rough dashboard and a windshield that slopes very sharply. Thus, the suction cup mounts are not good solutions. Fortunately, the friction mount is a great solution. It works much better than I expected. Very stable, does not slide, and lets me adjust my Nuvi to a variety of different angles. I can place the GPS anywhere on the dash or even on the center console. Also works great when transferred to my wife's Ford.
Only downside to the device is that it has a rather large footprint, but not prohibitively large. I like the fact that I can easily use this in both of our family vehicles depending on where we need the GPS.
UPDATE: Now that I have used this mount reguarly since May, I have to say this is the best mounting solution I've found for a GPS or any other device for my car. It hasn't slid out of place once!! Given the rise in GPS units being stolen from cars, this mount allows you to easily stash your GPS Unit and mount out of sight and then put it back into position with ease.
Finally, the right mounting solution June 16, 2007
Richard Buck (Seattle, Washington)
203 out of 209 found this review helpful
I have become addicted to my Garmin Nuvi 660 and used it for six months with a successful windshield mount. But now I have bought a new car. I discovered that the windshield suction mount left an ugly black ring on the window of my old car. (I assume I can get this cleaned up when I detail the car for selling.)
So no way was I going to put one of those on my beautiful new car. I tried the Garmin dashboard mount but shied away from the "permanent" disc. I found the "temporary" disc was just not up to the job of holding this device in place -- at least on my vehicle. I found this very frustrating. I read about the Portable Friction Mount, found a Best Buy store that had it in stock and ran out to buy it.
Though it is not terribly good looking, it does the job very well. I tried whipping around a few tight turns in parking lots and the whole thing stayed put. As another reviewer said, this lets you easily remove the thing and put it on the floor so it's not obvious. That may be more valuable than you would think. I know somebody who removed his Garmin Nuvi (and took it with him) but left the window mount in place. The car was broken into and the window mount alone was stolen. (Probably that was a pretty frustrated thief.)
Also, this will be easy to transfer to a rental car. And it will make it easy for my wife to borrow my Nuvi. Hmmm!
Works great, looks a bit strange at first but well worth buying April 16, 2008
T. Tom (SF Bay Area, CA United States)
123 out of 126 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1LLM4RCXX0WNV I knew I didn't want to install anything permanent in my car (like adhesive mounts) because it would look strange and be a pain to deal with when I sell it. And I live in California where it is illegal to attach a GPS unit to the windsheild, plus my windsheild is very slanted so it would be a bit too far away there anyway, unless I mount it way up high on the windshield.
This friction mount works well. It allows me to put the GPS on my dash or on my center console and I don't have to mount anything permanently in to my car. And if I'm going on a trip with someone else in their car, it's super easy to bring it along and put it in their car.
It's also good for if you have a passenger that wants to play with and use the GPS, they can just move the mount over to their side of the dashboard.
I recommend this friction mount although have to admit, it looks a bit strange at first (especially with no GPS mounted on it), but you get used to it.
Stable but here's an easy improvement June 26, 2007
Brent Thompson (New London, PA USA)
96 out of 96 found this review helpful
While the friction mount on the bottom of the beanbag is pretty darn stable even with stops, starts, and turns I sometimes would find it sliding across the dash. The solution has been to use one of those little 6x4 inch mats sold at Radio Shack or Walmart for keeping cellphones on the dash. The mat is sticky on one side but leaves no marks or glue. I have not had one slide since using the mat. I even bring the mat with me in rental cars. This gives a very secure mount that is very easy to take from car to car.
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