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September 7, 2013

Garmin Nuvi Mounts for Stuff Other than a GPS

Filed under: GPS Mounts and Accessories, Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , , , — mountguys @ 10:21 pm

Garmin makes some good heavy duty mounts.  With the mainstream use of SmartPhones for GPS use, there’s a lot of unloved mounts out there.  Now you can use your Garmin Nuvi mount with devices other than the one it was intended for.  Manufacturers have become very aware of this technology transition and have introduced low price adapters.  They all include a round adapter that fits the 17mm ball on the Nuvi mount.  Typically includes a cradle or additional adapter to hold your iPhone, Samsung Galaxy or even an iPad Mini.

So don’t throw that mount out just yet.  There’s still good use for it as presented in these pictures.

All Purpose Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

All Purpose Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Custom iPhone 4 4s Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Custom iPhone 4 4s Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

TomTom GPS Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

TomTom GPS Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Sirius XM Radio Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Sirius XM Radio Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Tablet Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

Tablet Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

SmartPhone Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

SmartPhone Adapter for Garmin Nuvi Mounts

June 14, 2011

Using the Car Headrest for Something Other than your Head

Filed under: Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , , , , , — mountguys @ 3:55 pm

We have found the headrest makes a great mounting point for a lot of stuff.  Especially useful for keeping backseat passengers entertained with your iPad or any tablet PC like the Samsung Galaxy Tab.  The posts to the headrest is typically the place where you would attach the mount.  It also makes a good mount point for some other purposes.  One of our suppliers recently snapped some nice pictures of using the headrest to mount a camera within the car.  Seemed kind of strange at first, but we took a look at the video shot while on the headrest and it was pretty darn good.  We also have a number of people who like to place their iPhone on the headrest and play music with the sound coming in from just behind the drivers head.  We tried that as well and while we prefer the stereo in the car, it does work.

SmartPhone Headrest Mount

SmartPhone Headrest Mount

Headrest Camera Mount

Headrest Camera Mount

Tablet Headrest Mount

Tablet Headrest Mount

May 12, 2011

Entertaining the Kids in the Car with your iPad, Galaxy Tab, Xoom or Playbook

Filed under: Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , , , , — mountguys @ 3:39 pm

Who needs that expensive video system for entertaining the kids when you have a tablet PC!  Superior in functionality and entertainment selection to a DVD player, today’s tablets have access to thousands of movies and video clips.  Attach it to your car stereo system using an inexpensive cable, power it from your lighter, and off you go.

So the question becomes where do you put it.  We have found the headrest and the seat bolt to be perfect mounting points for putting your tablet PC somewhere that all occupants can easily view the action.  Sufficiently spaced to permit all backseat passengers to watch and far enough away to prevent unintended playtime!

iPad Headrest Mount

iPad Headrest Mount

Samsung Galaxy Tab Headrest Mount

Samsung Galaxy Tab Headrest Mount

Apple iPad Floor Mount

Apple iPad Floor Mount

Samsung Galaxy Tab Seat Bolt Mount

Samsung Galaxy Tab Seat Bolt Mount

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