Magellan Meridian Vehicle Mounting Bracket

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 4 x 8 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005QSQQ
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 11, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Strong suction cups conveniently secure your Magellan Meridian series receiver to the windshield of your car, truck or RV. Full tilt and swivel positioning enables optimal viewing of your receiver wherever your adventure takes you.

Your receiver quickly attaches to the bracket and can be easily removed when you continue your adventure on foot or switch vehicles. The vehicle mounting bracket is an absolute must for your driving adventure, enhancing your GPS experience and making navigation with your Magellan GPS receiver even easier. For use with the Magellan Meridian series GPS receiver.

Product Description

Magellan GPS Map 410 Vehicle Mount Bracket with Suction Cup

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not perfect., February 28, 2002

By	Glenn Wallace "cranky bear" (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

1. If you intend to use a serial/power cable with this bracket, the screw retainer used to hold the connector to the GPS is hard to get at due the the bracket's arm. Now, this may not be an issue if the bracket holds the GPS in securely enough against the connector pins - [edit] turns out this is a non-issue.

2. Because it is mounted from the top (window) and hands down, the GPS moves around a lot and depending on where you locate it, it can vibrate against the dash. [edit] the vibration on the dash is a big issue. You need to put a piece of rubber or felt on the bottom of the bracket.

I think if you have the surface space, the swivel mount is probably the better option. I am going to order one and try it out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Does The Job But Could Be Better, May 1, 2004

By	IlPrimitivo (San Fran, CA) - See all my reviews

Addendum: I recently found out that attaching items to your windshield, such as this bracket, is now illegal in the state of California.

So what are we supposed to do? Set the GPS receiver on the passenger seat and take our eyes completely off the road every few seconds? Might as well eat, shave, and read the paper while driving, too!

I'm now looking for a dashboard bracket that works for my Meridian Color that does not need to be permanently affixed or would damage my dash in any way.

Turned up nothing so far.

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This mounting bracket does the job in holding your Magellan Meridian but it could be improved by having a footing of some sort so that sharp edges on the bottom don't dig into your dash.

The three suction cups that adhere to your windshield could also be placed differently so that vibrations from the road are dampened instead of making your GPS appear as if it's in some 7.9 earthquake.

Overall, however, these are small issues since the bracket is sturdy and holds the GPS unit securely. The bracket arm is bendable but strong and the holder swivels horizontally so that you can adjust it to almost any viewing angle.

To minimize the vibration the unit needs to be placed low on the windshield so that the bracket rests on the dash. Use some protective padding underneath so that your dash doesn't get damaged from the vibrating bracket.

An excellent feature of the bracket is the ability for the power cable connector to snap onto the back of the car bracket so once everything's in place all you have to do is pop in your GPS unit and drive off.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars convenience, July 7, 2002

By	"pdris" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

I have used the Meridian Vehicle Mounting Bracket in three different vechicles now (my Ford Ranger and two rental cars) and that is the reason I rate it so highly - it can go where I go. I haven't had any proplem with vibrations, as one of the previous raters mentioned, so I am glad I spent a few extra bucks to get this model.