With prices of 3.5" auto GPS units approaching the $100 range, I may give in and get one. I have a hiking GPS, but even with a RAM mount near the radio, its visibility leaves a lot to be desired.

How do you like to mount your GPS? With suction cup to the windshield? With the stickon disk? With a vent clip? Where? center, by left pillar?

paulj

I have my Nuvi 250 mounted at the top of the a-pillar, hardwired. I had a Nuvi 350 mounted with the permanent disk on the center of the dash above the radio, someone decided they wanted it more and stole it out of the car :x
I had the windshield visor tinted, now my GPS is invisible from the outside as is the EZ pass. I love the location, it's very easy to see and reach the gps in this spot. I am using the suction cup mount and have not had a failure since I added the tint strip, which is really a pleasant surprise, it wouldn't stay put on the glass.

I think there are several threads about this very topic :rolleyes:
Mine is a Garmin Nüvi 350

Anyway, I much prefer this location, it's very handy yet it doesn't take up any windshield 'real estate' not to mention it's not very visible from the outside at all....

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Power outlet is installed behind the dash, fed through the top of the sub cover. Neat looking install.

I shamelessly stole IbElement's idea of using a Panavise mount with mounting ball for my Nuvi 760. You can get more details and see pictures of how it looks in his thread here (pics are at post # 4) (http://www.elementownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40394).

I bought my Panavise mount from an eBay retailer called Unlimited Cellular. You can see their current offering for the Panavise mount here (http://search.stores.ebay.com/Unlimited-Cellular_751171003_W0QQfcdZ2QQfciZ0QQfclZ4QQfromZR 10QQfsnZUnlimitedQ20CellularQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfsub Z1QQftsZ2QQlnsZ1QQsaselZ26284471QQsofpZ0) and the mounting ball (also by Panavise) here (http://search.stores.ebay.com/Unlimited-Cellular_767-GR2_W0QQfcdZ2QQfciZ0QQfclZ4QQfromZR10QQfsnZUnlimit edQ20CellularQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfsubZ1QQftsZ2QQlnsZ 1QQsaselZ26284471QQsatitleZ767Q2dGR2QQsofpZ0).