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TomTom GPS Dashboard Mount for TomTom GPS Navigators

TomTom is the world’s leading navigation solutions provider with navigation products sold in 30 countries and in over 20 languages. To further our commitment to car navigation, TomTom acquired Tele Atlas maps in 2008 so we can continually provide the most up-to-date maps and intelligent routing. TomTom gives you a cheapcargpselectronics disk for mounting their GPS on top of the dash where its easier to reach, etc., and less apt to fall (when it’s stuck on the windshield), but the short arm on their bracket and range of the ball-joint makes it essentially impossible to mount it there! As a retired engineer, my opinion is that their bracket was a really dumb design. (I tried to point this out to TomTom but they did not really get back to me!)

This clever weighted dashboard mount allowed me to move the GPS closer to me to where I could hang the bottom of the GPS and power connection over the front edge of the dash, where no longer hit the top of the dash. This also brings the GPS a lot closer to you than when it’s mounted on the windshield where its much easier to reach to use. Mounting the GPS makes it a lot less prone to fall off and get damaged since there is also less strain on the suction cup. I purchased this for a my Tom Tom XL 340-S with the 4.3″ screen and it worked perfectly. I originally tried the Bracketron UFM-100BL Nav-Mat GPS Friction Dash pad, sold on here, and the neck on the gps system was too short for it. I have a 2007 Corolla and my dash board is pretty flat, so this one was great. We traveled 16 hours, round trip with this and it never moved. I would recommend it if you have a Tom Tom system and a fairly flat dash board. I think it would work for other systems as well, as long as they have the suction cup attachment. I’m recommending this one to everyone. I will be posting photos of it in action shortly. So please check them out.

I bought a TomTom 540XXL gps, which boasts a 5″ diagonal cheapcargpselectronics screen. Not only does it fit perfectly, but I can’t quite see how even a larger screen wouldn’t fit, since the screen for the most part will sit above the “shoulders” of the mount when properly attached. As for the gps not sticking to the mount, with the unit I recieved, I can’t see how this would be a problem. The surface, while plastic, is quite hard and smooth, just like glass, and thus provides a perfect surface for the suction mount on the gps. The only thing I can think of, is that the plastic surface comes from the factory with a thing (and slightly crinkled) plastic protective film that you need to remove. If somebody didn’t know to remove this film, it would prevent the gps from sticking properly.

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