Sat-nav?

Atavan-Halen

Not sure if it's the right place for this, but I'll ask here anyway.

I got a sat-nav for chrsitmas and would like to put it on the car but I'm afraid of my car getting broken into. Now obviously I'd be taking it out of the car when I'm not in it but I think the holder is a thief magnet. Is it? I was thinking of not putting the holder in but that wouldn't be very practical. So any tips?

Berty

Get a vent clip holder for it. I have had one for two years and when the sat nav is off of it you barely notice the two plastic clips.

Eoin

What brand is it? I got a beanbag dash mount for my Garmin Nuvi after a few people here recommended it, and I think it's great. It doesn't move around when driving as it's quite heavy - but it's obviously easy to remove and doesn't leave a tell-tale mark anywhere.

Atavan-Halen

It's a navman.

G_R

Ive had a sat-nav holder in my car window for exactly one year now and i havent been broken into. You should be ok i'd say.

Atavan-Halen

Sorry, I looked into the box and there's a suction-type holder for it so I could remove the holder when I'm not in the car. Thanks anyways guys!

Mods feel free to delete this.

bazz26

Some clever scumbags have been known to notice the suction marks on your windscreen. A quick wipe of the area everytime you remove should sort that.

Hal1

I was just gonna say that, beat me to it.

Atavan-Halen

Right, will make sure I do that too

Midnight_EG

atavan-halen wrote: »

Right, will make sure I do that too

But Shaaaaneeeee, it's only a Micra :rolleyes:

Atavan-Halen

I know, but still :P

Benny Cake

eoin wrote: »

What brand is it? I got a beanbag dash mount for my Garmin Nuvi after a few people here recommended it, and I think it's great. It doesn't move around when driving as it's quite heavy - but it's obviously easy to remove and doesn't leave a tell-tale mark anywhere.

+1 the beanbag dashmount is your only man, no tell-tale signs and the sat nav stays where you put it.....

robinph

But everyone* has a GPS these days. Why blame a mark on the windscreen for a car getting broken into, it's a scumbag trying to see if you were daft enough to leave anything valuable in there, GPS or otherwise.

G-Money

D_Red_Army wrote: »

+1 the beanbag dashmount is your only man, no tell-tale signs and the sat nav stays where you put it.....

Never heard of these mounts before. What are they?

1922

here is what i did....

took out an airvent...

Anan1

grandmaster wrote: »

Never heard of these mounts before. What are they?

Google Garmin beanbag mount, I think they're only for Garmins though. They're a bit expensive, but they do the job well.

G-Money

I see. I have a TomTom One and judging by the shape of my dashboard, i feel like it would just slide off Although perhaps not.

Anan1

grandmaster wrote: »

judging by the shape of my dashboard, i feel like it would just slide off Although perhaps not.

Everyone (including me) thinks that when they first look at a pic of it, but it actually works really well!

G-Money

One question though. My TomTom one has the port for plugging in the charger at the bottom of the unit. This isn't a problem when it's on the suction thing on the window but if it's sitting in that beanbag, won't it fall over or not sit upright if you have it plugged into the cigarette lighter?

If I have it on in the car when driving, I keep it plugged in to the cigarette lighter as the battery seems to be shocking bad on those things.

746watts

1922 wrote: »

here is what i did....

took out an airvent...

That's cool. Thinking outside the box.

Anan1

Do TomTom even have a beanbag mount? The Garmin one is only for Garmin units, it has a cradle on top which the unit docks into.

1922

746watts wrote: »

That's cool. Thinking outside the box.

thank you...just fits like it was designed for it

_Kaiser_

Anan1 wrote: »

Do TomTom even have a beanbag mount? The Garmin one is only for Garmin units, it has a cradle on top which the unit docks into.

Yes they do - there's also a 3rd party one for them - have a look on Amazon UK (where I got mine)

EDIT: Here's the one I bought: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002PLIMR0/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

Only thing I will say is that the shape of your dash will make a difference. I still haven't found a suitable place to put it on my 06 Passat so for now I've been using the windscreen mount.

G-Money

I have a 2001 Almera and I think there's a place to put it. There's like a flat-ish part of the dash with a lid thing that lifts up where I store the charger and that. It's reasonably flat.