Garmin Windshield Mount for eTrex GPS Units
Oct 12, 2009 in
Electronics
- Works with eTrex, eTrex Camo, eTrex Summit, eTrex Venture, eTrex Legend and eTrex Vista
Got a funky, contoured dash that won’t allow you to mount your eTrex level? Solution: suction cup mount. Stick mount to the inside of the windshield or window and snap eTrex into place. Bracket is jointed, so you can adjust to your heart’s content and get the unit out of direct sunlight…. More >>
Garmin Windshield Mount for eTrex GPS Units
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5 comments
Andersen on October 12, 2009 at 9:55 pm
This is the most ridiculous thing i have ever seen – Garmin web site states that this model number is the correct accessory for Etrex Venture CX GPS. Well, it is not even close. Micro SD slot under the original cover on Etrex Venture CX is preventing the cover from this windshield mount to fit. You would think that SOEMONE form Garmin would test this BEFORE they include it as an accessory that should fit CX Venture, but we were wrong. Perhaps Garmin just does not have enough smart people, because you really need to be a rocket scientist to see the difference between the two battery covers.
Richard Tabbutt on October 12, 2009 at 10:00 pm
This bracket will not fit the eTrex Vista CX. This is because the battery cover supplied with the bracket (replaces the original battery cover to provide attachement lugs) will not clear the microSD card socket. This is very frustrating because the Garmin website even shows this bracket, part number 010-10361-00, in the eTrex Vista CX accessories list. So if you have a CX, don’t purchase this item.
dcm on October 13, 2009 at 12:43 am
BUYER BEWARE!!! It won’t fit ANY eTrex VENTURE or eTrex VISTA UNIT!!!
Bought this mount 010-10361-00 based on GARMIN’s Accessory link for my Garmin eTrex Venture C unit. Ordered and received quickly for ANTONLINE…(fine job on their part I might add 2 days from order Whoo hoo!)
When I opened package it doesn’t FIT the eTrex VENTURE.
The unit comes with a replacement battery cover with a built in clip to attach to the mount. The eTrex Venture model has an offset in the battery cover that’s different that the one provide with this mount. Went to BASS PRO and bought an NPI mount that’s alot more sturdy!
R. Linder on October 13, 2009 at 2:23 am
The replacement back supplied with this product does not fit the Cx models. Garmin could have easily molded a back for this mount that would accomodate BOTH the newer and older versions of the Etrex line. The add-on clip for the cover that comes with the Cx units protrudes and catches on items when carrying the GPS. It is too bad the replacement cover does not fit because the clip is less obtrussive.
With a Dremel and some fine burrs the cover can be fabricated to fit the Cx. The fabricated cover may not have the same waterproof standards as the original, so use the original if unit will be exposed to water.
David Woodford on October 13, 2009 at 3:51 am
This bracket has a lot of adjustability, except you cannot swivel the bracket so that the GPS is rotated toward the driver if the bracket faces straight toward the back of the vehicle. Instead, I had to mount the bracket slightly angled, then rotate the vertical rotation of the GPS so that it’s straight vertical. Also, the back plate provided with the bracket does not fit my Venture CX, though I have the adaptor provided with the GPS itself, so I don’t need the plate provided. I like that it’s compact, compared with the one I use with a Magellan Meridian, and that it doesn’t seem to need water to keep it attached securely, like the Meridian’s bracket. The Meridian bracket, though, will allow me to attach it quickly, and doesn’t need an extra piece to secure it to the bracket, but snaps right in, which the additional piece required by the Venture makes the Venture less comfortable to carry when I get out of the vehicle to head to the cache.
Pros:
Compact
Adjustable
Easy to install securly without having to moisten the suction cup.
Cons:
Needs a vertical rotation ability so that it can face the driver.
Additional piece needed to attach the GPS.
Not perfectly compatible with Cx series GPS units.