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February 9, 2012

Arkon’s New No Glue Removable Dash Mount Line

Filed under: GPS Mounts and Accessories, Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , , , , , , , , — mountguys @ 11:18 pm

Finally a mount that can be attached to your dash and easily removed without leaving any residue has arrived from our buddies at Arkon.  As long as you have a clean flat surface, these will adhere, and it works on testured surfaces too.  The mounting base features a removable “sticky” adhesive that provides a strong mounting connection, yet is removable and reusable without leaving any sticky residue.  Though the suction pad feels sticky to the touch, it will leave no residue when removed.  If the base loses suction over time due to an accumulation of dust or dirt, lightly wash the base with liquid soap to recharge the suction power (go figure, dish detergent recharges the mount).

Arkon groups a variety of cradles with these mounts and they can be used to hold stuff as small as an iPod Touch and as large as an iPad.

Removable Car Dash Mount for Tablets and iPads

Removable Car Dash Mount for Tablets and iPads

Removable Dash Mount for TomTom Via GPS

Removable Dash Mount for TomTom Via GPS

Removable Dash Mount for Sirius XM Radio

Removable Dash Mount for Sirius XM Radio

Removable Dash Mount for Garmin Nuvi GPS

Removable Dash Mount for Garmin Nuvi GPS

Removable Dash Mount for Apple iPhone

Removable Dash Mount for Apple iPhone

Removable Dash Mount for SmartPhones

Removable Dash Mount for SmartPhones

January 7, 2011

Mounting the Latest XM Sirius Car Radio Models: Stratus 6 Starmate 5 and OnyX

Filed under: Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , , , , , , , — mountguys @ 11:29 pm

With many new cars coming with satellite radio pre-installed, we are surprised by the number of inquiries we field on aftermarket radios.  Sirius has recently released the Stratus 6 and Starmate 5 radios.  XM is hot on the new OnyX.  Quite frankly these radios all comes with better displays and more features than the car installed radios.  The displays have more lines and most models have the ability to rewind.

There are two drawbacks.  First are obviously mounting options.  Having the radio attached via suction cup to your windshield is very 2005.  Upgrade to a vent, cup holder, floor or lighter mount.  Out of site and much easier to see.  And please don’t feed the antenna out the window, use an interior antenna mount.

Second drawback is several years ago the FCC limited the amount of wattage the FM transmitter can push out resulting in a degraded FM signal to your car radio.  We’ll be addressing this issue in a future blog post.  There are aftermarket transmitters that will push as much wattage as the older radios used to push out.

Sirius / XM Bendy Windshield Mount

Sirius / XM Bendy Windshield Mount

Sirius / XM Vent Mount

Sirius / XM Vent Mount

Sirius / XM Cup Holder Mount

Sirius / XM Cup Holder Mount

Sirius / XM Powered Lighter Mount

Sirius / XM Powered Lighter Mount

Sirius / XM Seat Bolt Floor Mount

Sirius / XM Seat Bolt Floor Mount

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