Garmin 010-10851-00 Colorado Series Auto Navigation Kit

by Garmin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 4 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0012MLJMI
• Item model number: 010-10851-00
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Product Description

GARMIN 010-10851-00 Auto Nav Kit. Use your Colorado for automotive navigation with this navigation kit. The kit includes an automotive mount with a pivoting arm, adhesive disk and vehicle power cable.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and effective, February 13, 2008

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Eric M. Wilson (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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I was worried how this would work in the car. But it works perfectly. And you don't even have to stick anything permanent on the dash, or wherever.

The main holder uses a strong suction cup for attaching directly to the window glass if you want. This is what I do, so it's easy to move between cars without having to buy 2 of them.

The Colorado slips right on (I don't even push it hard enough to 'click') and is a snap to just grab-n-go. I usually don't even bother with the power-adapter since I use rechargeable batteries in the Colorado.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take Your Cool New Colorado in Your Vehicle, March 31, 2008

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hdtravel (USA) - See all my reviews

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This kit works really well.

You can mount your Colorado using the suction cup mount on your vehicle windshield or using the adhesive disk. ( the disk is good for states that do not allow windshield mounts )

The mount is sturdy and my Colorado fits in it easily and holds in well.

It is great to be able to conveniently and safely use my unit in the car while driving.

The Colorado is a great companion in the car and the screen looks gorgeous and bright. When running the Colorado on the lighter adapter the backlight on the screen runs in a much brighter mode than batteries permit and the screen is very bright and the map shading and detail are beautiful.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Garmin Auto Nav Kit works very well, September 30, 2008

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R. Long "Caveat Emptor" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This kit includes a mounting bracket with a built in suction cup (for mounting to the windshield) and an adhesive disk (for mounting to the dashboard) and a vehicle power cable. The mounting bracket will work with either the Garmin Colorado or the Garmin Oregon (I have the Oregon).

I've used the kit several times in two different vehicles using the suction cup to mount the GPSr to the windshield - it works extremely well. The suction cup holds well, even on bumpy roads. It's easy to quickly attach the GPSr to the mount or remove it from the mount (a great improvement over the mount for the Garmin 60CSx, which I've also used). The articulated arm of the mount, with a ball and socket arrangement, allow easy adjustment of the mount in all three axis, making it easy to adjust to windshields with different degrees of slope and easy to tilt the GPSr screen to the right angle for viewing.

The only criticism I have is that the right angle power cable is difficult to attach once the GPSr is in the mount, mainly because you cannot see the attachment point on the bottom of the GPSr (the port is recessed and the front of the case obscures your view). However, it's easy to plug in the power cable and then mount the GPSr, so this isn't a major drawback.

When I first started using the unit with the vehicle power cable, the GPSr kept going into Mass Storage Mode, which makes no sense as the way to respond to attaching a vehicle power cable (you'd think the GPSr could identify the power cable as NOT being a USB cable). However, that problem was easily solved by setting the GPSr Interface to "Garmin Spanner", which causes the GPSr to prompt re: mass storage mode when connected to power (which allows you to say no).

I highly recommend this kit - the relatively small drawbacks are more than made up for by the convenience (and safety) of having your GPSr mounted out of your driving line of sight, but where you can easily see the screen.