Bracketron UFM-100BL Nav-Mat GPS Friction Dash Pad

by Bracketron

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 2 x 9.5 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000U5TUWE
• Item model number: UFM-100-BL
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,072 customer reviews)

Product Description

Package Type: Retail

Amazon.com Product Description

The Nav-Mat is an extremely convenient mounting accessory for your portable GPS. Using the physics of weight distribution along with high tech anti-skid materials, it creates a solid mounting base to turn your windshield-mounted GPS into a dash-mounted GPS.

The Nav-Mat conforms to the contours of your dashboard, allowing it to work on uneven or textured surfaces while the anti-skid underside keeps the device from sliding. Designed to work with devices up to several pounds using the stock windshield suction mount sold with most popular GPS units, the Nav-Mat requires no tools for installation and can easily be moved from vehicle to vehicle or put out of sight when leaving the vehicle.

Also works well with other Bracketron Windshield Mounts for mounting devices such as Satellite Radio, Cell Phones and MP3 Players.

What's in the Box
Bracketron UFM-100BL Nav-Mat GPS Friction Dash Pad, User's Manual

Product Description

Bracketron Nav-Mat Portable GPS Dash Mount UFM-100-BL Mounting Kits (Temp)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

323 of 333 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great in theory, poor performance at low temperatures, January 20, 2008

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Chicago Scientist (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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If you read the other reviews for this product, many of the positive ones were written by California residents, as California does not allow window mounts. These positive reviews led me to purchase this product, but unfortunately, I haven't had the same results. This product worked wonderfully during the warmer season. (I am a resident of Maryland.) I normally keep the dash mount under the seat of the car and pull it out whenever I need to use my Magellan 3140 GPS. When winter came along, however, the mount from my GPS would not stay attached to the Nav-Mat. The mount works fine on the window all year-round, but often fell off the Nav-Mat when it was cold outside. When driving in unchartered territory, you really don't want your GPS to fall onto the floor of your car. If you live in a region where temperatures drop, consider bringing the Nav-Mat with you so it is warm when you attach the mount, or be prepared to have the GPS unit pop off the Nav-Mat. I'm sure if I lived in California, I would have given the product 5 stars as well, as its performance when ambient temperatures are not freezing is perfect.

172 of 175 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect GPS dash mount! Solves the dilemma of California's no-windshield-mount-law..., September 27, 2007

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nagappa (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bracketron UFM-100BL Nav-Mat GPS Friction Dash Pad (Electronics)

I bought this mount for use with my Mio C520 for my trips to California, where it is illegal to use a mount on your windshield. (California Vehicle Code section 26708(a)(1) provides that "No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any object or material placed, displayed, installed, affixed, or applied upon the windshield or side or rear windows.")

It is a no brainer to use. Simply place the Nav-Mat on your dash and attach your GPS's windshield suction mount to the flat disk on the Nav-Mat. The Nav-Mat has a non skid surface.

It is very stable and works great. Actually I find it more convenient to attach my GPS to the Nav Mat than the windshield.

I have posted a picture of it in use under customer images.

223 of 229 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great dash mount!, November 1, 2007

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Paul Gifford (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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Update 13 May 2011:

I'm back to this mount. As a replacement for my sliding Bracketron I purchased a Garmin Portable Friction Mount. That lasted about a year and it too was all over the place. I went back to this product since I know it works well and lasted twice as long as the Garmin mound did.

Update April 2010:

The mount has lost its stickiness. My GPS now slides all over the place, even in mild to moderate turns. Figure about 2 years as the life of this mount.

Original review:

I've used this mount in a minivan and a MINI Cooper and found it to be absolutely stable. It never moved in the minivan, no matter how hard I cornered or braked (and I tried to get it to move). In the MINI, it only moved once, when I went flying around a corner into a parking lot and hit a hole...the mount moved about half an inch.

If you have a little GPS unit like a Garmin i3 (or i2 or i5) you'll find the unit sits low which makes it a little difficult to use the wheel or button. The Nuvi 350 sits at a nice height in this mount. Another plus is the mount looks much nicer than Garmin's 3-legged mounts. This item is made in China.

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