Satnav mount (1 Viewer)

[motorhomewave]

Picking up new MH next week after seven years with a very reliable and much loved 6m model and moving up to 7m (not the point of this thread) ! Things have progressed in 7 years and the old CD/radio has been replaced by a digital, bluetooth, mp3 player, just one problem with that...the sat nav used to fit snugly into the slot of the CD player by means of a cleverly designed plate, easily removed and put away when not in use. but of course no longer there. I'm not keen on sticking the sucker on the windscreen all those round marks left everywhere, anybody know of any other clever fixings you can use on a Peugeot Boxer base ?

 

[Pikeman]

You could go for the weighted dash board mount, but it needs to be relatively flat. Keith

 

[bertiebasset]

Do a search on fleabay and find a disc for tomtom. I have positioned mine on the top of the dash and put the 7" Chinese satnav on that, easy to remove and the disc is almost unnoticeable.
Try this:

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[PaulyP]

Used to have one of these, worked well.

 

[The Dudess]

We have an A class so when the satnav is stuck to the window I can't see it or reach it. We use one of the sticky disks now similar to this, and it is very stable.
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[magicsurfbus]

I turned our old TomTom's window mount upside down and screwed the suction cup to top of the dashboard. Still worked.

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[mikebeaches]

One of these slim mats has served us well for five years in our Ducato X250 - sits neatly in the centre of the dash.

 

[motorhomewave]

A multitude of ideas, thanks all, I shall trawl flabby, the pad idea sounds good !

 

[scotjimland]

If I put mine on the windscreen I'd need bino's to read it..

Have it stuck to the drivers quarter light side window.. can see it easily and can also use it , change route etc. while driving

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[Just smiffy]

One of these slim mats has served us well for five years in our Ducato X250 - sits neatly in the centre of the dash.

2nd vote for this one ....its been great..

 

[GJH]

I mount ours on a tub pushed into the cup holder. Photos Here.

 

[iandsm]

Try http://www.dsldevelopments.com you can get a mount especially for you vehicle. Ours if just on the top of the air vent to the left of the steering wheel and very reachable and visible. You need the vehicle blunt and then the part for the satnav which will then attach to it.

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[Badknee]

I've just mounted ours to the roof lining next to the interior light after first reinforcing the headlining. It's a 7inch Chinese truck one that is now tucked up out of the way, close enough to see and out of the sun so no reflection in it. Reinforce the lining and two self tappers through the suction cup normally stuck to the screen.

 

[Bernie P]

If you have the "papers" clip like the Ducato version make strip of thin ply screw the satnav mount base to that, stick a bit of dense foam over the bolt heads to compensate for the curve of the dash. one clip in sat nav stand that don't move.

When it stops raining I'll wander out to the MH and take a picture.

 

[DanielFord]

We have an A class so when the satnav is stuck to the window I can't see it or reach it. We use one of the sticky disks now similar to this, and it is very stable.
Amazon product ASIN B001763SRI

That's what we use, I have it stuck to the dash on the right hand side of the steering wheel. Makes life easy for using the screen being that I am right handed!

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[motorhomewave]

Thanks all ! some great ideas. I have gone for the mat option from eBay, seems the simplest, if it fails to work the paper clip option might be the way to go, will let you know. Going to France 1 day after picking up new MH so time is not on our side !

 

[pollensabob]

I have a Brodit sat nav mount in motorhome brilliant they cover all makes
Of vehicle
Bob

 

[MitchandJenny]

We use an I-Pad with TomTom on it downloaded from' I-tunes' and also Campercontact.
They work superbly together and it stands on the dash in its case. Dead easy to see and Jenny can see and update as we go along.
Mitch.

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[Poohbear]

Does yours not have one of these like the FIAT does: -

 

[motorhomewave]

Not sure, haven't got the vehicle yet, would be good if it had, just stick it on the plastic thing. The old MH had a pull up plastic leaf for clipping papers to, not sure it was as big as that, never opened it !

 

[Poohbear]

No, the plastic thing actually holds a phone or a tablet (or indeed a satnav)

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[motorhomewave]

Looks a good invention, will await delivery to see if it's the same, I've a feeling it isn't ! Thanks anyway.

 

[StitchesnFluff]

No, the plastic thing actually holds a phone or a tablet (or indeed a satnav)

Is this on the latest ducatos? I thought that it was stuck in position due to the airbags

 

[roadster55]

A few years back they used to say never use a sucker mount, or if you do wipe it clean every time, but that was a time when satnavs were fairly new and expensive, hence targeted by thief's to cash in, but they've come down in price so much these days and everyone's got one. I reckon leaving the sucker attachment on the windscreen tells anyone that the unit is not present anyway; always put it into it's carry case and take it with you.

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[androidGB]

Don't want to be contentious, but I thought you weren't supposed to have anything that obscures the area that the wipers cover.

When my car was MOT's they removed the sat nav, which was placed at the bottom of the screen in the centre.

From the look of the pic it appears to obscure part of the screen , or is the way the pic is taken , so that when you're in the driving seat you effectively see "behind it"

Andrew

 

[ianhyslop]

You could always stick it where the sun don't shine .

 

[autoswan]

5 mins before setting off for France last year my 7" chinese sat nav window mount broke, the arm that you bend down to get the suction to stick bit. I stripped the soft sucker bit off and super glued the mount onto the dash fold up bit like on the fiat pic above and its closer and solid and as my cheyenne is 2004 i dont think it will matter if i sell it or trade up as it looks as if its suposed to be there now.
So there

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[Speve]

The fiat clip board thing above the radio is fixed closed in ours to accomodate the radio head unit,
I was able to stick the Garmin bracket on top of it.