Advice on TomTom 520 Mount

[istinson]

Can anyone advise me on a good dashboard mount that hs easy to remove completely (no clues to thieves). I previously had a One which I attached magnetically using a Krusell Quickmount magnet & metal strip. Alas this won't stick well to the Go & it covers the speaker making John Cleese sound like a dalek.

I've seen pictures of the ? Brodit ones but they seem to need a huge unsitely plate wihch would cover my Vectra C's airvents.

Many thanks

Ian

[Andy_P]

How about using just the small square plate (that slips into the groove on the back of the TT) from the Brodit mount and fix that to your magnet thing?

[istinson]

Aha - is the Brodit clip steel hence magnetic ??

Ian

[Andy_P]

No, its plastic.

I might have this wrong then.... I looked at the Krusell Quickmount on the web and thought the magnet itself went on the back of the unit, and that then clamped itself to a steel part of the dashboard.

Reading your post more carefully, you mention a steel strip. Does that go on the back of the satnav instead? If so, isn't the big magnet bit left on the dash? 'Cos you said you were looking for a solution where it leaves no clues...

Tell us what bit goes where and I'll have another think

[istinson]

Thanks the (very strong) magnet itself is a circular rubber covered disc that is slightly larger than a 10 p piece that sticks to the dashboard. It comes with a small adhesive metal strip - I'd put 2 of these on my One V2 (where the mount would normally attach) and this attached the One very securely.

Because of the curve ot the 520 & also putting it over the speaker grill means that the small strips (I've tried 2 ) do not stick The stips are about 4cm x 2cm long. (BTW it is an excellent and almost invisible solution for mounting any mobile phone !!)

I suppose if the brodit base is flat the strips could be stuck to that

[Andy_P]

Right... got you.
If you don't mind having the magnet in view, maybe you wouldn't mind a Brodit "move clip", which is a flat wedge plate. Maybe not as elegant as the magnet, but much less objectionable than the normal vent-type mounts.
I've got one glued to my dash with the supplied sticky strips and it's been solid as a rock (and that ws with a heavy GO300!). I also used the spare plate to mount a dummy airfreshner for when I'm parked in a dodgy area, but don't tell anyone!!

Have a look at this page, which shows the Moveclip and another brand plate for the 720
http://www.dsldevelopments.com/brodit/moveclipsDSL.asp

Or there's a "mini moveclip" HERE. Must admit, I can't remember which one I've got.

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