My Garmin 660 easy mount solution **Pics**

Ascension · 07-11-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan335

Could somebody post pics of the beanbag mount in their car with the GPS installed? thanks!

As promised

bimmerFUD · 07-11-2007, 08:37 PM

ascension, looks great.

Any easy way to hide the power cord when using it?

Diesel · 07-11-2007, 11:57 PM

COOL!

rwalker · 07-12-2007, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ascension

As promised

While this looks like an ideal solution for the problem of convenient, non-destructive mounting, it looks like the device might easily become a projectile under heavy acceleration, braking, or cornering to the left.

What is your experience with this mount's stick-to-it-ive-ness? Maybe a testimonial video is in order

?

-Rob

Ascension · 07-12-2007, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bimmerFUD

ascension, looks great.

Any easy way to hide the power cord when using it?

When I'm driving locally, I charge the GPS the night before and don't use the powercord. But make no mistake about it, the powercord is not pretty when it's connected to the GPS. No easy solution to hide it yet

Ascension · 07-12-2007, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rwalker

While this looks like an ideal solution for the problem of convenient, non-destructive mounting, it looks like the device might easily become a projectile under heavy acceleration, braking, or cornering to the left.

What is your experience with this mount's stick-to-it-ive-ness? Maybe a testimonial video is in order

?

-Rob

Rob, you are correct that in heavy braking or cornering, the device might become a projectile, but for an average driver such as myself, it serves its purpose.

suzer · 08-18-2007, 06:20 PM

From which ebay-er or Ebay store did you get that from - I searched, and there are a couple.

Ryan335 · 08-21-2007, 11:58 AM

I just got the cupholder mount from ebay for my nuvi 200 and it is awesome!!! Ill try to post pics some time next week (out of town).

My only question to the OP is did you put the foam strips on the base of the holder? I had originally put both on and I found it too difficult to take the unit in and out of the cupholder.

AlB · 08-22-2007, 12:11 PM

Might want to try dissapearing the power cord thru the center channel speaker panel. the panel pops out pretty easy and then you could run the cord under the dash to power. there are posts on how to get the radio/climate contol out to access behind there

msimon18 · 08-22-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by scollins

Cool solution. My only complaint about the Garmin units (and I'm a huge fan of Garmin) is that to get the better Nav features, I have to pay for useless stuff that I'll never use in the unit. For instance, the 660 has the following that is useless to me:
1.) Bluetooth (car has it.)
2.) Picture Viewer (WTF? While driving? Come on.)
3.) MP3 player (iPod, Zune. Any car not a radio anymore??)
4.) Audio book player (Again, other, better solutions out there.)

So the Nuvi 350 is as low as I go and still have the Voice direction feature. But I could really do without all that other crap in there. What I could really use is multi-point optimized routing in the Nuvi form factor.

You will like all those extra features when you use it in a RENTAL car.

Zeroday · 08-22-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by scollins

Cool solution. My only complaint about the Garmin units (and I'm a huge fan of Garmin) is that to get the better Nav features, I have to pay for useless stuff that I'll never use in the unit. For instance, the 660 has the following that is useless to me:
1.) Bluetooth (car has it.)
2.) Picture Viewer (WTF? While driving? Come on.)
3.) MP3 player (iPod, Zune. Any car not a radio anymore??)
4.) Audio book player (Again, other, better solutions out there.)

So the Nuvi 350 is as low as I go and still have the Voice direction feature. But I could really do without all that other crap in there. What I could really use is multi-point optimized routing in the Nuvi form factor.

I just bougth a 650 for the same reason. Paid 430$ online. The 650 is just like the 660, only no BT and no FM transmitter. I have no need for either of those things since the car has BT and a line in (fm transmitters are lame IMO)

Zeroday · 08-22-2007, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by purplewidow

that thing is fricken huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!! talk about ugly...sry i had to voice my opinion!!!!! idrive for life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL the idrive dash hump is FAR more hideous. And talk about slooooow

Bavarian_Fever · 08-22-2007, 09:11 PM

I got my Nuvi 660 from Costco for a great price (499.99) it was an online special... I have had it for about 4 months now and LOVE it, its the best and you can upgrade it every year for about 35.00

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