August 5th, 2013, 07:14 AM | #1 |
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Name: dan
Location: philadelphia
Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250, 2009 CBR600RR (Sold) Posts: A lot.
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Garmin 660 Mount
Does anyone else have this GPS unit?
I'm trying to find an unpowered cradle. This cradle from Garmin is powered - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA19P0PG0196 This car cradle is also powered. I'd use this but it's missing the 4 AMPS holes in the back so I can't mount it -http://www.mountguys.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=010-11270-04&click=21 I want to mount it to the bike but I don't want to wire it up so I can quickly remove it for track days. It comes with a battery so I should be fine for a few hours without it wired up. I'm hesitant to buy a the first cradle and then cut the wires off and then seal the hole, it seems wasteful. So I'm looking for an unpowered Garmin cradle or a universal cradle that would hold it firmly. Any suggestions? |
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August 5th, 2013, 07:17 AM | #2 |
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Location: SF Bay Area
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First, I'd always prefer to run it powered. It lets the screen stay at full brightness the whole time it is on, and makes the GPS much more usable. But - if you want it to run unpowered, I'm not sure why you couldn't just cut the wires off Garmin's mount. If there is no power running to the pins, the GPS won't know that it's in a powered cradle and it won't behave any differently.
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August 5th, 2013, 09:53 AM | #3 |
Simple kind of man
Name: Ryan
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
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Have you checked out RAM Mounts?
If you haven't already found a mounting solution then you should check out the SW-Motech mount, I installed it on my 300 to mount my Nuvi 500 (the 500 has a ram mount cradle that bolts to the quick release part of the sw-motech).
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