[Amazon.ca] $17.99 Garmin Portable Friction Mount
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- https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B000LRMS6 ... prod_image
- Price:
- 17.99
- Savings:
- $2
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- Amazon Canada
Tired of mine falling of windshield. Yes I still use a dedicated gps....
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- MakeItCheap [OP]
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- JDTheCanadian
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There's nothing wrong with that. I do too for longer trips, especially if traveling down to the states.MakeItCheap wrote: ↑ Yes I still use a dedicated gps....
- DragOnT
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Same here; nothing to be ashamed of.
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- ROYinTO
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Shameless plug.
I recently bought a Garmin with built in Dash cam & drive assist features & wound up using a Ram Mount system from GPScity.ca to hang the Garmin from my rear view mirror. The Ram system keeps the dash cam "permanently" aligned.
When I bought it, I bought one of mounts in this thread as well as the other style from Garmin.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001S2RCWI
I've got both styles of the Garmin friction mounts available. I never got around to posting here on the BST or on kijiji. If anybody in the GTA wants one, send me a PM.
I recently bought a Garmin with built in Dash cam & drive assist features & wound up using a Ram Mount system from GPScity.ca to hang the Garmin from my rear view mirror. The Ram system keeps the dash cam "permanently" aligned.
When I bought it, I bought one of mounts in this thread as well as the other style from Garmin.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001S2RCWI
I've got both styles of the Garmin friction mounts available. I never got around to posting here on the BST or on kijiji. If anybody in the GTA wants one, send me a PM.
- BinaryJay
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I had one of these ages ago when GPS devices for the car were the size of bricks (and it looks exactly the same as what I had). It would keep flying right off the dashboard whenever I made any kind of sharp turn.
- sonyHdr12
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Use a $2000 phone for GPS, that’s a waste.
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- thesubmitter
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What benefit do u get VS Waze or google maps with a dedicated gps?
- Piro21
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No data use.thesubmitter wrote: ↑ What benefit do u get VS Waze or google maps with a dedicated gps?
- ROYinTO
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- UmarF7302
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You guys can download offline data on your phones, just do it at home and use your WiFi. Even for a trip to the states, it may be a bit more data but still nothing crazy. I think all of GTA is like 200mb.
No need for dedicated GPS anymore. Boomer technology.
No need for dedicated GPS anymore. Boomer technology.
- Stabilo7
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Keeps people off their phones.thesubmitter wrote: ↑ What benefit do u get VS Waze or google maps with a dedicated gps?
You Have No Life If You Can Calculate It Mathematically
- peepthetoad
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May I ask what Garmin model you are using?ROYinTO wrote: ↑ Shameless plug.
I recently bought a Garmin with built in Dash cam & drive assist features & wound up using a Ram Mount system from GPScity.ca to hang the Garmin from my rear view mirror. The Ram system keeps the dash cam "permanently" aligned.
When I bought it, I bought one of mounts in this thread as well as the other style from Garmin.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001S2RCWI
I've got both styles of the Garmin friction mounts available. I never got around to posting here on the BST or on kijiji. If anybody in the GTA wants one, send me a PM.
- joshmxpx
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Won't help you with live traffic or accident avoidance/rerouting
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I also never liked keeping my phone plugged in for long drives and GPS screens are typically larger.
I use Google maps for short trips and bust out the GPS for long drives.
- cap6pac
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Good as a phone mount? My $2 vent mount isn't cutting it
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- ROYinTO
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Garmin DriveAssist™ 51 LMT-Speepthetoad wrote: ↑ May I ask what Garmin model you are using?
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/552032#overview
What led me to this model was the ability to connect wireless back up camera from the truck and a wireless rear view cam from the camper.
- jetcap
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You can pay $10 more and receive "Frustration-Free Packaging"...damn, that must be some kinda Houdini-child proof-tamper resistant-lockbox technology going on the original to warrant such a charge
- peepthetoad
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How do you like it so far? I'm considering it but it got some bad reviews on costcoROYinTO wrote: ↑ Garmin DriveAssist™ 51 LMT-S
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/552032#overview
What led me to this model was the ability to connect wireless back up camera from the truck and a wireless rear view cam from the camper.
- MakeItCheap [OP]
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I have the same one and it's great. Dash cam is good, assists work properlypeepthetoad wrote: ↑ How do you like it so far? I'm considering it but it got some bad reviews on costco
- comesource
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could be useful in countries where Waze and google map doesn't work .thesubmitter wrote: ↑ What benefit do u get VS Waze or google maps with a dedicated gps?
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