Customer Reviews

Gilsson UBM-1 Portable Car Non-Skid Friction Beanbag Dashboard Mount

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This product not only works well but is a lot
cheaper than the Bracketron unit. Shop around
Amazon. Both units are priced very differently
depending what seller you but from.

This device is the BEST!!!
I purchased for a Garmin NUVI 260 but decided to try it out for one of my Amateur Radio units and it works wonders for the Yaesu 897 Head unit, No slip or slide even here in the mountains of Virginia where curves abound.I see a couple more of these for the Tacoma.

I own a Tomtom edition 3. I have 2 cars, a 2007 Scion TC and a 2004 Pontiac Vibe. Both have oddly shaped dashboards and the TC has a sloping windshield that prevented use of standard mounts. No matter my driving this mat DOES NOT MOVE!! Short of an accident, I don't think it will. I would recommend this product to anyone with a GPS!!

The beanbag mounts for gadgets (I use mine for my GPS navigation system) are a great way to keep an electronic device on your dash, and therefore safely within line-of-sight of your instrument panel and the road. Leaving such devices permanently mounted on the windshield show sticky-fingered criminals exactly who to target for a smash-and-grab. Even if you use a suction cup mount for easy removal, they can still see where the cup had been mounted, so pulling it off when you park is still no guarantee that you won't be a target.

This particular design is reasonably priced: I found mine for around ten bucks. It's also a simple and more aesthetically pleasing design to me than the others I saw. Best of all, it actually does the job for which it was designed: you can be shooting down a twisty road and it will stay in place on your dash! The rubbery fabric acts as a great high-friction surface. Mine has not slipped once in the two weeks I've had it.

This was a great purchase. Be sure you don't pay an exorbitant price for one, though; you can find them for much less than list price.

This stays in place perfectly on my dash. It's easy to stash the GPS, suction-cupped to the beanbag, in the trunk when it's not in use. No telltale suction-cup ring on the windshield to invite thieves. My only complaint is that the screen of my GPS can't be tilted precisely where I want it, but you can shift the beanbag to get a better view.

I ordered this Gilsson UBM-1 GPS dashboard mount for my Garmin C580 GPS only two days ago and received it today. It is very well constructed and a little heavier than some competing products (meaning it should be more stable). Before purchasing, I looked at several competing products (like the "Garmin Portable Friction Dashboard Mount for Nüvi Series and StreetPilot C5XX Series GPS Navigators", "Bracketron UFM-100BL Nav-Mat GPS Friction Dash Pad", and others. Based upon some of the reviews I read from all the units, I ended up purchasing this unit. One reviewer in particular had actually owned three GPS beanbag mounts and thought this was the best. It is heavier than most, but has a smaller footprint than the Garmin unit, which is important to me because my dashboard already has a some clutter (a compass) glued to the center of it, meaning space is at a premium. Also, the GPS mounts at the top of the beanbag, not in a hole, which I considered to be an advantage.

I purchased this Gilsson UBM-1 GPS beanbag dash mount from an independent seller on amazon.com (fis4her_gps_gear ) for $12.99 plus $5.99 for priority mail shipping. The item was shipped within a couple hours after I ordered and arrived at my home in Michigan (from california) in just two days. I highly recommend them also.

at first I was a little skeptic about its capability to hold still and not roll over on me while driving. to be honest I could quite figure out its quality from the display picture. so I took a leap of faith and bought it for my iPhone three months ago. and i have never stopped using it since. its the best thing if you're not to comfortable with sticking those permanent adhesive smooth surfaced stickers on your car's precious dashboard or where ever. and best part is, it doesnt matter where you are and how bad you're drivng. it'll still hold. ;)

I purchased this product for my Tomtom go 720 and it works great. The suction cup mount from your GPS simply suctions to the hard surface attached to the bean bag. I can set it on the dash or plop it in the passenger seat and I am ready to go.

The bean bag is about eight inches by eight inches square and is about one inch to one inch and a quarter tall depending on where the bean bag bunches up. The plastic mounting surface in the center of the bean bag mounts to the bean bag with four steel snaps and mostly sits on the surface with maybe a quarter inch recess at most. As a result, there is absolutely no obstruction to the viewing of the gps as the mount that came with your gps is at least a quarter inch tall.

I priced shopped this product on another site where I normally buy electronics related gear. The other site had supposed free shipping but in actuality, had included it in the purchase price such that the total cost was about $4 more than what I paid here for both the product and shipping.

Walmart has a generic donut shaped product which is supposed to be comparable but its price was also more than shipping and purchase price from Amazon. Plus, the Walmart version has a large lip on it which I was concerned would obstruct viewing. The product has no such viewing obstructions. The suction cup easily mounts and unmounts to the hard surface of this product and makes a nice solid mount.

Yes, the shipping is more than the item itself, but trust me...it's so worth it!
I had issues with my Tomtom XLS suction mount even sticking to my windshield, the little plastic disk that you can stick to your dashboard didn't work either. Based on the reviews I decided to get this mount and I am so glad I did!
I live in a city known for it's hills and HORRIBLE roads (potholes! Oh my god!!!!). This little beanbag stays in place and doesn't budge at all!!!!
Absolutely worth ANY price!

This item worked like a charm, once it is placed on the dash, even at a steep angle, it stays put and never moves. It is easy to snap the gps unit into place and remove it when you're through. It was much nicer using this device rather than the suction cup on the windshield, and no unsightly mark that screams to every would be thief "GPS unit available here." I have recommended it to family and friends who are ready to purchase a GPS for their vehicles.