Suction failing - is it the hot weather???

sfcman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 08, 2005 Posts: 8

Don't know if it is the hot weather, or if my suction mounting thing is just getting tired, but is anyone else having problems keeping the mounting stuck to the windscreen. I have had my I3 since last September, & it usually falls off the windscreen about once a month or so, but at the moment I can hardly keep it in place for 5 minutes. Have tried cleaning suction cup & windscreen, but little improvement.

Dilcymro · Frequent Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2006 Posts: 376

sfcman said,

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Have tried cleaning suction cup & windscreen, but little improvement.

I take it you have moistened it a bit before applying to the windscreen.

Dil.
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alan_t · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 17, 2006 Posts: 84

abit of spit goes along way.

sfcman · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 08, 2005 Posts: 8

Thanks for the replies. Have tried licking it, but not much better. Will try vaseline & let you know!

oddsock · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:05 am Post subject:

Might not vaseline which is made from oil degrade the material in the sucker???

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BERT_UK · Occasional Visitor Joined: Sep 15, 2005 Posts: 45

I'd say it's the heat.

I noticed in the winter that when I had the car's heater on with the setting for them to clear the windscreen then when the temperature got too hot the suction cup would give up and fall off. Changing the heaters direction from the windscreen solved this problem...unfortunately you can't do that with the sun! On Fire

I guess you could try using the car's heaters on the cold setting with them directed on the windscreen to try and counteract the heat in the summer. I think you could be fighting a losing battle unless you have A/C though Confused

slartibartfast · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 19, 2006 Posts: 33

I think it depends on the shape of the windscreen as well. With my last car the i3 fell off quite regularly when it was in the bottom right hand corner of the windscreen. My new car has a flatter windscreen and it is a lot more difficult to remove the suction mount and the problem has gone away. I know it it doesn't really help in solving the problem, just an observation.

Mr_Gonzales · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:47 pm Post subject:

First all this talk about my balls, now it's moved on to vaseline and licking and the like. Where will it all end? 8O

nudda · Regular Visitor Joined: May 16, 2006 Posts: 198

newtosatnav · Regular Visitor Joined: Nov 24, 2005 Posts: 66

The best thing to use is a TINY bit of fairy liquid.

225man · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 20, 2006 Posts: 1

Hi, I have found the complete opposite, I wanted to switch my I3 to another car & couldnt get the mount off the windscreen!

I tried heat, ac on full cold setting, still no joy. In the end I had to use brute force which resulted in bits of the rubber sucker left stuck to the windscreen!! Just like I had used super glue to mount it!

I will phone Garmin tomorrow to see i can get a new 1 under warranty (unit only 3 weeks old),

Does any one know where I can buy a new mount?

Anita · Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject:

typan · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 7

mikemccafferty · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 3

TRY CLEANING THE MOUNT AND THE SECTION OF WINDSREEN
WITH T-CUT OR SIMILAR PRODUCT BUT NOT CAR POLISH

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