satnav friction mount

HamZilla · 4 Jun 2009 at 16:08

Has anyone used satnav friction mounts which are basically weighted bean bag which you stick the Satnav to and place it on the dashboard instead of vents or windscreen?

If so are they any good, pretty pricey at £20 so don't want to waste my monies.

-westy- · 4 Jun 2009 at 16:09

I'd stick to the suction mounts tbh.

InvaderGIR · 4 Jun 2009 at 16:20

-westy- said:
I'd stick to the suction mounts tbh.

Don't trust this man, he breaks suction mounts.

But yeah, suction mounts are fine, although I don't like the ring they leave on the screen. I've heard good things about the friction mounts though.

Conscript · 4 Jun 2009 at 16:25

I use a vent mount so I don't get marks on the screen. Just be careful when attaching it, I'm a bit ham fisted and a couple of times I've broken the directional slats in the vent

paradigm · 4 Jun 2009 at 16:29

I use a mount where the vent used to be. I replaced it with a blank that I made out of a replacement vent bought from the dealer.

No vent to break, looks fully attached to the vehicle, no problems with people trying to break in to steal it.

Sone · 4 Jun 2009 at 17:18

i think Niles Crane aka mrk is the expert of this kind of stuff

HamZilla · 4 Jun 2009 at 18:03

The auction site vent mounts cost around £10 anyway and I don't know what their quality is like. Also not keen on losing vents for A/C.

Hxc · 4 Jun 2009 at 18:05

We sell these at work... I don't like them because in the event of a crash I don't want a weighty bean bag flying around!

HamZilla · 4 Jun 2009 at 18:25

How much do they go for at your work?

The Police have approved these apparently.

Hxc · 4 Jun 2009 at 18:51

HamZilla said:
How much do they go for at your work?

The Police have approved these apparently.

Think they are about £25. Called Navmats.

Vix · 4 Jun 2009 at 19:10

Hxc said:
We sell these at work... I don't like them because in the event of a crash I don't want a weighty bean bag flying around!

You really don't. We have a custom made mount which sits on a handy shelf in the MR2. When we crashed, it smashed the windscreen, and I have two lovely bruises on my leg from where in donked me on it's way around the cabin.

SatNav is fine though!

HamZilla · 10 Jun 2009 at 12:37

*** UPDATE ***

I have bought an Arkon vent mount, comes in at under a tenner inc delivery. It fits the vents perfectly and is sturdy, not flimsy thin plastic. Very pleased and got it in under 24 hours.

Dave85 · 10 Jun 2009 at 15:38

I got a suction mount on the bay for 3 quid from china and as the type R suspension is so hard it vibrates so badly you cant read it