GBFM: Portable and Bendable Friction Dashboard Mount for Garmin Nuvi GPS (Comparable to 010-11280-00)

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002MGANJS
• Item model number: GBFM
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 21, 2009

Product Description

Compatibility: # Garmin Nuvi 200 Series # Garmin Nuvi 300 Series # Garmin Nuvi 600 Sereis # Garmin Nuvi 700 Series # Garmin Nuvi 800 Series # Garmin Nuvi 1200 Series # Garmin Nuvi 1300 Series # Garmin Nuvi 1400 Series # Garmin Nuvi 5000 # Garmin StreetPilot C550, C580 # StreetPilot i Series Stability and mobility all in one. This Garmin compatible portable friction mount secures to your dashboard with a non-skid bottom, and the pliable base molds to fit any dash. Traveling? Fold down the integrated arm for storage, and easily move the mount from vehicle to vehicle.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great bang for the buck Garmin dash unit, January 9, 2010

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Ok2bclever (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: GBFM: Portable and Bendable Friction Dashboard Mount for Garmin Nuvi GPS (Comparable to 010-11280-00) (Electronics)

I purchased this with some doubt as it was considerably less than a genuine Garmin mount.

Upon arrival my doubts increased as the wings (front) of this platform are not as wide as the genuine Garmin unit which I also own.

Further, the knock off is two ounces lighter and I wondered if the slight weight difference would amount to a significant stability difference in combination with the slimmer footprint.

Well, after tooling around town and the expressway for several days with this unit on the dash I can say it works quite well.

I do believe the genuine Garmin unit would stay stable under greater inertia changes than this knockoff, but if you slam into a full swerving brake both units will go flying and I have found the knockoff has maintained it's position just fine under harder driving and turning (flat out swerving) than I or those with me prefer to experience. LOL

So I give this a full five star rating on both functionality and price.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Mount, January 27, 2010

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Christopher B. Elrod "Caddyshak" (Chattanooga, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GBFM: Portable and Bendable Friction Dashboard Mount for Garmin Nuvi GPS (Comparable to 010-11280-00) (Electronics)

This Friction Mount works great for my Garmin. It is nice to have the ability to put away my GPS without leaving a circle on my windshield for security reasons. I even bought this for my son to use as well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the greatest, May 12, 2010

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M. Reeb (FORT MYERS, FLORIDA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GBFM: Portable and Bendable Friction Dashboard Mount for Garmin Nuvi GPS (Comparable to 010-11280-00) (Electronics)

I have had this item for about a week now and do not think it is that great.
I like the size of it but it seems to have the same problem as reviews for the Garmin mount have said, this one also leaves dull spots on the dash where it is placed. If I go over the spots with a product that shines the dash, the spots will dissapear but as soon as I sit it back on the dash, the dull spots return. I just do not know if it will in time do damage to the dash.
There is no problem with it sliding on the dash during sharp turns or brake applications. Perhaps it is due to the hot sun in Florida, but the rubber on the bottom of the unit that causes it to stick to the dash has begun to pull away from the base and I have only had it for a week.