ARKON GN033 Garmin Nuvi Cup Holder Mount with 17MM Ball Head

8 Responses to ARKON GN033 Garmin Nuvi Cup Holder Mount with 17MM Ball Head

1. Jim D. Mcneal says:

   08/24/2010 at 12:49 am

   Received the item promptly. Works much better than window or dash mount for the Garmin Nuvi GPS. Very pleased.
   Rating: 5 / 5
2. M. Burns says:

   08/24/2010 at 1:25 am

   I like this product. I tried the beanbag approach and the whole thing slid all over my rounded dashboard. I was worried about buying this one because my car has those adjustable cup holders that don’t hold anything particularly well. Still, I was able to adjust this holder (using the extra pads) to make it solid. It takes up a lot less room and it’s a lot easier to see my Garmin in this position. Signal doesn’t seem to be affected at all. Works well. I do wish they had made the adjustment wheel easier to work and more visible. That’s the only bad feature.
   Rating: 4 / 5
3. JJM says:

   08/24/2010 at 3:21 am

   Bought this mount because there was really no convenient place in my ’97 Mercury Grand Marquis for the window mount that wouldn’t block my view of the road. The ’97 Mercury Grand Marquis has cup holders next to the ash tray which pulls out just below the radio and heater/vent/AC controls. This mount works great because it puts the GPS in easy view and reach of the driver and mounts securely in the cup holder with its adjustable grippers. The shaft portion also conveniently detaches from the base allowing for easy storage when I’m not using my GPS. My only compliant is that if you choose to leave the base mounted to the cup holder at all times, as I have, you can’t push the cup holder assembly back in to its storage position. Keep this in mind if you don’t want to be driving around with your cup holder out all the time. Also I don’t know that I would recommend removing the base on a regular basis either because the entire assembly including the adjustment screw that loosens and tightens the grippers is plastic. Don’t worry though it looks sturdy enough that it will hold up to some abuse, I’ve had it for two months and it still seems to be holding up like new. I must also mention due to the length of the support shaft (almost 6″) the GPS unit has a tendency to vibrate around a bit on rough roads, but not to the point that I have any concern of it falling out of the holder. Overall a great product if you’re looking to get away from that window mount, or for states that have laws against the window mounts.
   Rating: 4 / 5
4. D. Wells says:

   08/24/2010 at 5:27 am

   This item is exactly what I was looking for. I originally bought a heavy bag-like device designed to sit on top of the dash, which it did just fine. But I found I disliked having it so high up in my field of view, which made it a prime target for thievery.

   The lower location in the cupholder is just perfect, and is still easily seen at a glance. In the cupholder location, my Garmin Nuvi 5000 takes a slightly longer amount of time to initially acquire satellites on startup, but still only takes about 30 seconds, so no big deal.
   
   Rating: 5 / 5
5. Cheryl G. Le Roy says:

   08/24/2010 at 5:40 am

   I purchased this for my husband as a birthday gift. I actually investigated many different brand ‘cup-mounts’ for his Garmin GPS, but then I read poor reviews about how flimsy and frustrating many of them were… then I stumbled onto this Garmin Nuvi mount while doing a search on Amazon one day. I read a few of the positive comments on the product & was sold.
   
   My husband simply ‘popped ‘ it into his Tundra’s cup holder the next day and it’s been there ever since. It’s stable, and secure with no wobbling or noise vibration even with the Tundra’s partial (hook style) cup holders. I would highly recommend it to anyone with a Garmin GPS.
   Rating: 5 / 5

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