Customer Reviews

Garmin Auto nav kit: includes vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

Works as expected, but the strange orientation of the micro USB cable (should be straight down out of the Oregon, or toward the back, NOT toward the front) is puzzling.

This "autonavkit" -- what marketer thought that up? -- does a great job of holding the GPSr in place while driving. There is a lot of room for adjustment once it's mounted, and it stays put even on rough roads. The downside is that it is awkward to attach the GPSr to the bracket: you have to slide the unit in from one side by feel, then rotate it 180 degrees to attach the cable, then position it.

Shipped & Arrived on Time.

The Quality I have found to be very good with no problems at all.

The only qualm I have is due to the GPS design, it will cause the cord to be ejected forward rather than shot out behind. However, if you just tuck the cord back behind the gps it will be out of the way and not get caught on your steering wheel or hands.

I would definately reccomend this for anyone with a Oregon 400T as it is the best on the market for this version.

Bought this kit to use with my Oregon 200 during a road trip through Peru. It works! Mini USB connector comes out at the front of the Oregon, which is a little weird, but did not pose any problems. Suction cup works 100% better than the one on our TomTom. Pretty reasonably priced too for an OEM kit.

I'm using this product with a GPSmap 62s and I think my comments would apply to any of the GPSmap series. Based on the other comments, this kit works with many of Garmin's products, and some of those comments don't apply to the 62s. Specifically the comment about the GPS being awkward to mount/dismount does not apply to the 62s. It's a well-designed system and very easy and natural to mount/dismount from the bracket once you understand how the retention feature works (which is intuitively obvious upon inspection). I do agree with the comments about the mount being easy to snap off the ball on the bracket, but that only happened to me during my first time set-up when I was orienting the mount on the bracket and twisting and turning quite a bit.
Over all, this is a well-built and easy to use product. The only trouble I had was the first time I tried to plug the power cable into my new GPSmap 62s, it was a little tight to get in, but after that first time it was fine. It's a very secure connection. As a professional mechanical engineer, I have no regrets about my purchase.

Pretty basic kit. Power works fine--tip is a little tough to line up, but it fits snug. The suction cup mount doesn't work well. If you have super clean glass and wet the cup a bit, it will hold somewhat. The problem is that the suction cup is too small to hold the weight of this unit. Plus, since you have to press the keys fairly hard, don't expect it to stay attached very long. Mine has fallen off the glass several times while driving which is not fun. I'm going to use the clip that comes with this kit and attach it to a bean bag dash mount, or use the suction cup i use with my garmin nuvi.

I used this in my jeep and it broke. Granted i was doing some rough riding....but, it should still hold up. The cord is a bitch too. The plug has a 90 degee bend in it when it come out of the GPS, this wouldnt be a problem if it didnt stick out the front. Thats just stupid. There may be something else better out there....i would look before i bought this.

I purchased this car kit for a Garmin Oregon 300 handheld GPS. My GPS is designed more for "off road" use and does not have strong auto GPS features. This converts this to a serviceable auto GPS with the features that allow for good drive management. Very happy with the suction cup mount, slides in securely to the adapter, plugs in securly. It is an all around good addition to my handheld.

Great kit for easy GPS use on the road. We use it all the time.

use this for hunting, havent actually used it on hunting roads, but appears to really lock to the windshield well.