I bought the C340 recently and have been very satisfied with it. However, the suction cup mount gave me trouble on my recent trip to california. I had attached the suction mount to the rental car. After two weeks of roaming in the California sun, I was stunned when I found out that the suction cup had fused to windshield. I couldnt get it off and so had to shop for a new mount. This dash mount is really good especially since it is not glued or vacuum attached to anything. The product description on amazon "the mount is hardware-free: simply attach the included adhesive disks--one for each leg--and then connect the StreetPilot to the top." gives the impression that it uses adhesive which is incorrect. I am very satisfied with this product Garmin Dashboard Mount for StreetPilot c310, c320, c330 and c340 (010-10613-00)
Dash-Mount is much better than the suction cup. It moves easily from car to car (in our case, between the Astro-Van and the VW NB convertible). It's easy to remove from the dash by picking it up. Will not slide on dash unless you tip the car over.
I wish this mount was the standard mount and the suction mount was the optional.
PLUSes:
+ stays put
+ easily transfer from car to car
+ power cord stays attached to mount.
+ great price! here on Amazon.com
No minus
It is superb !!!! it is basically an equivalent of bean bag mount for C series. it doesn't slip so easliy, even in rough turns. Garmin is truly an innovator !!! This mount works perfectly for a curvy dash board & for flat ones as well.
It is friction based, no adhesive, screws, stiking on windshield etc.
Only one Q: Wonder what will happen in a crash, will this fly & hit my children in the back ? this will be scary, i hope not. the reason i am worried is that the 3 bases are darn heavy !
This device should be the standard way of mounting the navigators. For security I like to place the device down on the floor out of the way while leaving the car parked. It is handy for moving the GPS from car to car. The original mount takes to long and is ackward to remove and attach to the windshield.
I found out the hard way that the factory-included suction mount isn't very dependable, unless you find the perfect place on the windshield to stick it to. After mounting it onto the windshield and giving it a slight tug, it seemed like it had a pretty solid grip. However, midway through the drive while I was turning, the suction mount along with the C340 just fell off. I understand that the system is pretty heavy, but I don't like expensive technology falling to the ground at random times, so I ended up paying extra for this dashboard mount. Works great. I wish there was an option for including this in the original package, but business is business and Garmin wants my $$$, so I'll have to pay extra.
I bought this due to the California law mentioning that nothing can be attached to the windshield 'cause it blocks the drivers' view. This dash mount works better than what I think of. It never moves, at least in my car. I love it a lot. Highly recommended.
I went to the west coast (CA NV AZ) for a vacation and this came just in time before our flight. I drove to and from the airports, Vegas to the Canyon to Sedona, and SF to Tahoe to Muir Woods and back and to Salinas-Carmel-Monterey then back to SF again. This dash mount performed excellently. No problem even with sudden breaks. It just moved a little, perhaps 1/8" even on those SF 45-degree inclines. No need for a velcro or glue. It's highly transportable, like my GPS. As long as there's room on the dashboard, any c340 is perfectly safe. It came with a cigarette lighter cord and charged my c340 too. The suction cup with my c340 does not hold very long, maybe 30 min., max. Although it is worth the extra money, this should have been included in the GPS package, in my opinion. It's a must attachment. I couldn't stress it more.
This is an absolutely essential accessory for your Garmin c-series GPS, for two reasons.
First, the windshield suction cup mount supplied with the GPS isn't as reliable as you might think and hope. It will grip tightly, but at completely unpredictable times, it will suddenly release, dumping your GPS onto the floor. When that happens, you'll grab for it, and the results of doing that at highway speeds could be catastrophic. I think this might be caused by changes in the temperature of the windshield as you drive into and out of the sun, turn the heat up and down, etc.
Second, in some states, it's illegal to obscure the windshield with anything, and the ticket for doing so can be significant. Even if it's not illegal, it's not a good thing, and this mount solves that problem.
The mount is well-built, fits the GPS perfectly, and works exactly the way it's supposed to. - Garmin C340 - Garmin C330 - Garmin Mount - Garmin'
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