Garmin Suction Cup Mount for Nuvi (010-10723-03) Reviews

• Horrible...

  
  By A1VOGCCELJHV60 on 2006-08-01
  This suction cup mount is absolutely horrible. I shouldn't say that...it's fantastic for about 3 weeks, then it's all down hill. Mine held great for about 3 weeks, then kept falling off with the sun pounding down on it. I cleaned the windshield and cleaned the suction cup, still falls off. Then yesterday my wife wanted to borrow it so I went to take it off my windshield and what do I find? The suction cup was literally glued to my windshield. It came off in pieces, and there's many stuck to the windshield still. Now of course it won't work at all. It isn't like I live in Nevada or something, where it's 110 degrees every day in the summer, to deteriorate the material (not that it should then either). This thing is made of some CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP material. Unbelievable. I've had my radar detector mounted on the windshield for 4 years. It's fallen off only a handful of times (maybe twice). So this thing gets 1 star. Only because I can't give it zero stars. It's too bad I can't find some other brand that makes one, because this thing is absolute JUNK and a waste of $$.
  
  

• Rock solid.

  
  By A3LORBC2O008CY on 2006-06-19
  I use this as a spare in my car (my wife has the Nuvi 350). This mount is about the strongest suction-style bracket I have ever seen. Additionally, the suction cup material itself is very adhesive, even without engaging the suction lever. It does not leave any marks on glass and when the suction lever is engaged it is positively rock solid - zero chance of falling off. It also features an integrated power connection for the Nuvi's included cigarette lighter adapter. When you place the Nuvi in this bracket, a connection is made to power. You need not remove the power cord when you remove the Nuvi since the connection is on the bracket itself. Amazon's price is about $10.00 less than Garmin's and is a good value. Highly recommended.
  
  

• Not well suited for moving from vehicle to vehicle

  
  By A25KBZQ3VN40O7 on 2007-04-09
  Once this mount gets hot in the sunlight, the rubber adhers to the glass. To get it off you will probably rip part of the rubber off and the whole thing will lose it's ability to create good suction for the next install. My recommendation is mount it once and don't move it again or you will make a $30 mistake just as I did.
  
  An alternative for moving mounts from vehicle to vehicle I use is the automotive mount (dash style) adding my own velcro for use with rental cars. Replacing velcro is much cheaper than replacing the window mount.Garmin Automotive Mount for Nuvi (010-10723-04)
  
  

• just like the others say...

  
  By A1LCO3C4LIJANB on 2007-05-10
  don't bother with this. As mentioned before, the rubber from the cup melted onto the windshield. It took forever for me to get the darn thing off the windshield. After getting it off, I still had to used a razor blade to get the rest of the black rubber off the glass. And there is still a slight black circle there. This happened in April in Michigan.
  I will admit, before it melted, the location and flexibilty of the mount was great.
  
  

• Shouldn't be Necessary!

  
  By A221F702UXLAR2 on 2007-01-16
  It's a real shame that one has to go out and buy these suction cups after spending several hundred dollars on the Nuvi. Yet, the cubs quickly become fused to the windshield (no matter what season), and if removed often, they quickly lose their stick. Thus, if you want to move the Nuvi between cars (the only advantage over having a built-in GPS system), then you must buy extra cups for each car. I found Garmin impossible to contact!
  
  
• Same problem as others, sticks to glass...then won't stick
  By A1W0QYGY75KHYV on 2007-02-14
  I bought my wife a Nuvi 350 for her birthday last August (overall, we love the Nuvi, but the mount...no). The biggest "advantage" of the Nuvi over other GPS systems is its portability. Unfortunately, the suction cup appears to have been designed to subvert this feature. The cup sticks to the first window it is attached to very well...and then won't let go. When we tried to transfer it (after being attached only a couple of days), it left pieces of itself to the windshield and was very difficult to reattach to another windshield (though with difficulty and repeated tries, we have been able to move it).
  
  What this means is that you need a mount for each car you want to use this in. The mount and the charging/power wire (which you will also need since it is cumbersome to remove from the mount) are pretty darn expensive ($60-70) which is ridiculous for a "portable" system!
  
  
• Call Garmin and get a new one
  By AH103JGQ1TMFV on 2007-08-16
  If yours sticks to your windshield and self destructs when you try and take it off call Garmin and request a new one. They sent me one with the improved suction cup under warranty. Examining the two side by side reveals a definite change in the material they are using for the suction cup. Hopefully this fixes the problem. So far so good one week on the windshield in 90+ heat and came right off when I released suction. This mount is great otherwise. Very flexible and holds the unit securely.
  
  
• Glued on
  By A2HZLG3QIEK9FX on 2006-08-19
  After leaving this on my windshield for only 7 weeks I had to remove it with a razor blade. It had melted itself to the windshield. I live in Michigan, this definately shouldn't happen in these temps.
  
  
• A decent product
  By AHC8WNYOMDZH5 on 2006-09-17
  The suction cup mount for the Garmin Nuvi's is a decent device. It holds a great suction and doesn't fall off repeatedly like some other suction cup devices I have used in the past. However, I did run into some issues where the suction cup was permanently stuck on the windshield if it was left on the window for too long of a period. The first time I ran into this problem was when the device was on the windshield for about three weeks, but I was able to get it off by simply slipping a tooth pick under the rubber and breaking the air seal. The second time I took it off, it was on the window for less than a week, but it very hot weather and some of the rubber had melted to the glass when I tried to remove it.
  
  I guess the best thing to do is to remove the suction cup mount every time your done using the Garmin Nuvi for the day. This will prevent it from getting stuck to the windsheild and possibly melting to it if it has been left on it too long.
  
  
• Glued on - remove whenever not in use or else...
  By A1EOLMFXP5T7OR on 2006-10-03
  The bracket works great, holds the GPS in lots of positions, BUT it WILL GLUE ITSELF to the windshield if left on in a hot car too long, as others have pointed out, too. This is really too bad, because the thing is not cheap to have to replace for no other reason.
  
  
• Original design is defective, RMA yourself a new one (free if still under warranty)
  By ARONUH4KRJDX7 on 2006-10-19
  I called Garmin tech support yesterday (10/17), did wait about 15 minutes to speak to someone. I called in the morning so it wasn't a long wait. Since my nuvi is still under warranty (1 year warranty) I requested a RMA for a replacement suction cup mount. The tech asked how it had failed -- mine also had melted to the windshield so I had to rip it off -- and responded like he was very familiar with the problem. He also mentioned the rubber material of the original design was defective and that they had a new rubber material design and would send me a new one. I didn't have to pay for it and should get here in 7-10 days.
  
  
• It's better than nothing
  By A1I6QITKZ2ELQW on 2006-10-24
  I recently tried to take the mount off the windshield as I was using a rental while my car was being repaired. I couldn't get it off to save myself. I called the products support line and, like the others below, I waited for a while. However, once I got a representative and reported the problem I was promptly issued a new suction cup and ball. It would be better to get the whole package (i.e. the clip included), but it's better than nothing. I'll be getting the parts in 7 to 10 business days free of charge (and I didn't even have to mail in my reciept!!!). The representative told me that I shouldn't have had the mount on the windshield over long periods of time or risk a car break-in. I suppose she's been getting lots of calls concerning this and had to come up with some excuse.
  
  
• Sticks Like Glue
  By ACRAC9F4HL5CF on 2007-02-14
  This is an exact replacement for the high quality, precision made suction cup mount that comes packaged with the Nuvi unit. Unlike many such suction cup products, this one sticks. I bought an extra for ease in "cross-decking" my one Nuvi unit between my two cars. I just leave the mounts in place on the windshields of both cars and move the Nuvi and power cord to whichever car I am using at the moment. A good convenience. Note that I attach this mount to the windshield. I have not tried the red-disc mounting plate that allows the mount to be attached to a pebbly-textured dashboard... I was scared off by the warning that once you attach the red disk it is extremely hard to remove.
  
  
• Riiiiiiiiiiiip.....
  By A30VFB52UZQ7ZJ on 2007-04-09
  Mine worked great. Right up to the time I had to rip it off a rental car windshield (leaving the rubber behind) because it'd glued itself on.
  
  NUVI itself is great. But great enough to have to keep buying mounts @$35 a pop?
  
  
• This thing Melted to my windshield in 84 degree March weather
  By A231S5DSX6Y5FG on 2007-05-15
  I received the Garmin Nuvi 360 for christmas and this mount came with the new GPS device. It worked great in the cold weather but during a warm Ohio March day of 84 degrees I went to remove the Mount for placing it in another car and the entire suction cup was melted onto my windshield. The device now does not work at all and I have this black nasty rubber stuff glued to my window. Not sure how to remove it and I am seriously upset.
  
  
• DO NOT BUY-
  By A1W2PKEDN5SMHX on 2007-09-18
  I have gone through 2 of these suction mounts and need to find an alternative to mounting my Nuvi 350. I live in Ohio where it's sunny about a dozen days a year and the cheap rubber that the suction is made of melts to the windshield. Forget trying to move device to other car with suction mount. You have to literally rip the suction off the windshield. Then it's completely useless. Worked great, until I wanted to use it somewhere else. You might as well glue it to your windshield, or not use the suction mount when temp is over 60 degrees.
  
  
• Great until you have to remove it from a windshield
  By A2VFDO9V061VDK on 2007-10-30
  I'll echo the other, but add some details. It worked and removed great from the pad mounted to my dash. It would even go on and off a windshield if not left on long. But when mounted to a windshield for a longer time, it ripped apart coming off and now does not work. Like another review, my radar detector has "cheap" little suction cups with no problems.
  
  I work in industry where nitrile rubber, viton, and other materials are chosen on their ability to withstand heat and UV rays. Either Garmin selected this material in total ignorance (not good) or with full knowledge it would fail this way (worse yet).
  
  
• No issues yet
  By A1E9FHHZC75WB2 on 2006-08-26
  I think the other reviewers that are experiencing problems with their mount should definitely contact Garmin and see if they can get a replacement, it sounds like a bad rubber run. I've had mine for 4 months, in 40 degree cold and 110+ heat, and have experienced no issue with it. It does what it's supposed to do, and I would expect no less, considering it's holding an $800+ device.
  
  
• You'll need more than one!
  By A142JYMNQHY80Z on 2006-10-07
  After reading Bill from New Jersey's posting, I tried for several days to get Garmin on the phone -- all with no success! I waited and waited on hold, and -- on four occasions -- I was essentially told that since they "were experiencing unusually high volume of calls," I needed to call back and then I was disconnected. On another occasion, I admittedly gave up after over an hour on hold. Having spent almost a thousand on the Nuvi and having the first suction mount become unusable after a half dozen moves in three months, I broke down and bought three more mounts so that I could have one in each car. I'd think long and hard before I bought another Garmin product, however!
  
  
• Not good enough by itself.
  By A2BK05E7KBJUBT on 2007-01-10
  I do not think suction cup mounts work very well. This one is no exception. While attaching and detaching my Garmin Nuvii is easy enough, the cup does not support the weight. I was disappointed that a Friction bag was not available for my Nuvii. However, I was able to Jury-rig an acceptable if less than pretty compromise. I ordered the Friction mount, removed the screws on the bottom, detaching the mounts that would not fit my Nuvii, and stapled velcro strips purchased at Walmart across the base of the suction cup into the friction mount. I have been cross country using this system and it works. the Garmin Portable Friction Mount for GPS 010-10306-00 combined with the suction cup is a much better solution than the cup by itself.
  
  
• Suction cup doesn't
  By A21T321YCLK17C on 2007-07-05
  Am replacing this unit with one from ProClip at $60. The Garmin Suction Cup mount is not reliable. Even after repeated cleaning of suction cup and mounting plate, the suction cup will break loose from the base plate, sometimes without the Garmin Unit even attached.
  
  
• Don't leave it on in the sun for too long
  By A29GCX4LT0P30N on 2007-07-07
  I have to this suction cup mount 2 stars because I had a Garmin Quest with a suction cup mount and it was far worse than this one. I was very pleased when I first stuck this on my winshield with my new Nuvi 350 as it stuck right on and stayed on (big improvement over the Quest mount). I was so pleased in fact I purchased a second for my wife's car so I would not have to switch between our two cars. Well that was a mistake. I left it stuck on her windshield for a week or so and went to remove it. No go, it was like I had super glued it on. Like others have stated, I had to remove it with a knife and razor the remainder off the windshield. Here I was so pleased Garmin had fixed the issues with their mounts only to find it was now too stuck on.
  In an effort to make help the suction cup stick after the first few on/off, when it would start to fall off on its own, I cleaned both the windshield and the suction cup with a glass cleaner. This solved the problem of it falling off, but may have contributed to the 'stuck on with glue' that I experienced. Your options are limited when it comes to ways to mount your Nuvi, so if you do buy this I would stay away from cleaning the suction cup with glass cleaner (perhaps just water and a towel) and remove it every few days in an effort to prevent having to remove it with a knife I experienced.
  
  
• Don't bother
  By A3PYRET5PWMY2C on 2007-07-29
  This mount works great...as long as you don't try to move it from car to car. It's advertised as a portable mount but if you move it between cars 5 or 10 times it will no longer work. Part of the suction cup says on your window each time it's removed. The resulting pitting on the cup causes it to no longer be able to hold its suction rendering it unusable. If you buy this thing, leave it in one car and buy one for each of your other cars. If you plan to switch between cars I suggest you buy a friction mount instead.
  
  
• Piece-o-junk
  By A3M65GUGED51EA on 2007-08-06
  Believe what you have read; this thing doesn't work very well. It does stick great for about a week and then, one day, you will find your GPS unit sitting on the floor of the car with a giant black circle of rubber particles on your windshield. When you look at the suction cup, you will see a bunch of holes where the rubber particles (on your windshield) used to be.
  
  The only thing that works for a while on windshield is a silicone rubber suction cup and even those go bad over time. At least with those, however, they don't melt all over your windshield. This thing is some kind of black rubbery stuff that just doesn't last.
  
  
  
  
• used as intended....it works fine.
  By A2TKWMX4563NR6 on 2007-08-25
  The suction cup mount is a 'TEMPORARY' mount. I've had my garmin for seven months; as far as the suction mount, it seems to work fine when I've used it in rental cars and in my friends cars. BUT: Clean it with water ONLY (and I'm guessing clean the windshield with water in the section you will be adhering the suction cup too as well). Anything else may change the chemical structure of the suction cup, I'm guessing what others may have experienced, and cause it to deteriorate. Take the mount off of the windshield when you're not using it and put it someplace out of direct sunlight. Leaving it in the sun is apparently just asking for trouble. If you want to leave a mount on the windshield permanently, get the dashboard mount with the permanent adhesive disk, use some acetone to remove the white 'Garmin' logo and locking info and it won't be very obvious what the oval black disk is for. Also, if you have an SUV with a visor, put the mount under the visored section of the windsheild where it doesn't get too hot. As far as the GPS nuvi unit, it's fantastic.
  
  
• Great Suction Cup Mount
  By A32GBE6OGT71GN on 2007-08-31
  I have a Nuvi 360 and the Nuvi namebrand suction cup window mount I ordered is identical to the OEM (Original Equpment) that came with my original unit. The OEM suction cup never had a good full circumference suction on my windshield in that only about 1/8" of the rubber made contact with the glass. However the replacement I ordered has a much better 1/4" contact; don't why this is since it is identical of the OEM. After about 1 year, the OEM mount also left literally pieces of rubber stuck to the glass when I tried to unmount it (to put in another car), making it useless since it broke the integrity of it's suction ability. We'll have to see if the replacement I'm using will have the same problem...
  
  
• Suction cup plus...
  By APBLA79BR58R7 on 2007-12-03
  For all of you out there sticking this suction cup directly on to your windshields... Did you notice the black disc with the red adhesive? THAT'S what's supposed to go onto the windshield. Then the suction cup goes on to THAT. Result: NO problems, even in the hottest weather.
  
  
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  By A5YST6TP5VF9U on 2007-01-10
  This mount is very stable, easy to install with multi position for the unit that functions with ease.
  
  
• Doesn't like cold windshields
  By A6GYDYU4BFRTB on 2007-03-30
  I have found that this suction cup tends to fall of when the windshield gets cold. A little saliva on the suction cup prior to putting it up tends to help. You can also mount the suction cup on the dashboard using the disk provided. A good idea if you have a deep dashboard.
  
  
  
  
• Good product but not very portable
  By A27XM6R4G62UC2 on 2007-05-17
  I've had to buy one of these suction cups for each of my vehicles. They are not as portable as advertised. I removed one from my vehicle window and part of the suction cup remained stuck to the window. Product was then useless.
  
  

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