Gilsson UBM Portable Car Non-Skid Friction Beanbag Dashboard Mount for Garmin, TomTom, Magellan and more

by Gilsson

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.8 x 1 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ZSUQ9M
• Item model number: UBM
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (131 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This Gilsson portable beanbag mount is a great base mount for your GPS, MP3 Player, smart phone, or most any portable electronic device. Weighing about two pounds, it's just heavy enough to make sure your electronic device stays put, even with sudden or abrupt maneuvering. It's an ideal choice for drivers in states where the use of windshield suction cup mounts is illegal, and for those who prefer a mount that can quickly be moved out of the way. It won't leave any ugly adhesive residues on your dashboard, and allows you to hide the GPS from thieves when exiting your vehicle.

Note: this beanbag mount requires the use of a fixed marine, dashboard or suction cup pedestal, which is secured to the the detachable plate on the beanbag mount base.

Works like a charm with Garmin, Magellan, Mio, TomTom, Mio, Lowrance, Motorola, Apple iPod, iPhone, Blackberry, Cell Phone, MP3 or other portable electronics devices.

What's in the Box
Gilsson UBM Portable Car Non-Skid Friction Beanbag Dashboard Mount, User's Manual

Product Description

Gilsson Universal Portable Friction Beanbag Mount Base, works with existing suction cup mounts for iPod iPhone Smartphone GPS PDA XM devices - Very Stable and Non-Slippery. CA and MN laws prohibit the use of windshield mount.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

102 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST mount for my Garmin, TomTom and Magellan GPS Receivers !, January 13, 2008

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Boy-yi Lee - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gilsson UBM Portable Car Non-Skid Friction Beanbag Dashboard Mount for Garmin, TomTom, Magellan and more (Electronics)

My husband and I absolutely love this Gilsson portable mount !!! We own a Garmin Nuvi 350, Magellan Maestro and a TomTom One and this mount works well with all of them, even with our aggressive driving style in a Lotus Elise sports car ! We have tried both the Garmin Friction Mount as well as the Bracketron Nav-Mat beanbag mounts and found this Gilsson mount to be most stable for several reasons: (1) This Gilsson Mount is heavier than Nav-Mat and Garmin Mounts, (2) Gilsson Mount is square-shape, allowing one to point the corners of the mount toward the windshield and the driver, thereby creating a longer "moment arm", effectively making the mount to be more stable and less likely to tilt or fall off the dashboard (3) The non-skid material surface area on the Gilsson mount is larger than Garmin and Nav-Mat mounts, thereby making it even more resistant to skidding and sliding. One of our friends has a Toyota Prius with slanted dashboard and have had no problems with this Gilsson mount staying at the same spot. This mount is made of high quality and durable neoprene / wet-suit material, I am sure you will be very happy with it !

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent stability even for 4.3" GPS, January 5, 2008

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fredf888 (CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gilsson UBM Portable Car Non-Skid Friction Beanbag Dashboard Mount for Garmin, TomTom, Magellan and more (Electronics)

This mount is quite large and measures about 7.5" square. It can accomodate suction cups up to 3.25" in diameter. I chose this over the round Bracketron Nav-Mat mount because this has a diamond shape that fits (wedges in) perfectly between the 2 humps on my Toyota Highlander's dash. It also fits very well in my Toyota Prius which has a flat dashboard.
The mount is absolutely stable under all driving conditions. The non-skid material is so good that I think nothing short of a collision will make it slide. I am using it with a Mio C520 which has a 4.3" screen.
Before buying this, you should make sure your dashboard is big enough to take this 7.5" square (or diamond shape) mount. If not, you should consider the smaller Bracketron Nav-Mat.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Substantial support for TomTom 720, January 3, 2008

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Charles (Bedford, MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gilsson UBM Portable Car Non-Skid Friction Beanbag Dashboard Mount for Garmin, TomTom, Magellan and more (Electronics)

This beanbag offers a stable platform to hold the standard TomTom support's suction cup. However, the standard TomTom mounting arm is pretty short and doesn't leave much room to access the USB connector while on the bag. So, if you want to keep your TomTom plugged in to the car's power outlet while it is attached to the bag, you may want to consider TomTom's alternative mounting kit (approx $30), which has a longer arm, making it easier to attach and detach the USB connector.
The beanbag looks well made - the metal plate is held in place by four set screws, which presumably means you could remove/replace it (though I'm not sure why you'd want to!)
The manufacturer recommends mounting the beanbag diagonally (with a corner facing travel direction) for optimal stability. Presumably that maximizes how much of the bag's friction is available to counteract forward motion. That's worth bearing in mind depending on the depth of your dash.