Is there an alternative mount for the TTx10 series yet?

Fraserp

This model has been out for ovr 6 months now. Any sign?

Just had my car in for a service., the TT mount was situated by he driver side windscreen pillar. Its there because to position it in the cente dash, so it can easily be removed, is a real ball ache! The mechanic pointed out that the pillar contains an airbag and the TT will at least interfere with its operation, break the sat nav, or even cause injury. So I'm after an alternative. Any ideas?
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RDS · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 09, 2006 Posts: 242

As far as I'm aware no alternative mount is available either from TT or a third party.

You could always try using a self adhesive dashboard disc (available for a couple of quid on eBay) which would allow you to mount the satnav in the centre of the dash within easy reach for use and removal.

Fraserp · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:38 am Post subject:

Thanks for the update.

Unfortuantely, due to the moulding of the dash, it's curved, that wouldnt work.
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Fraserp · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:42 am Post subject:

Just had a thought, I could stick it to a plain brodit dash mount mount.

Has anyone tried this? Just worried that it would fall off.
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Pedro2NR · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 07, 2006 Posts: 64

There's this alternative mount made by a German Company, Arat.

Fraserp · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject:

No model for a Golf Mk V yet, though!
I'll keep looking
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Pedro2NR · Regular Visitor Joined: Jul 07, 2006 Posts: 64

Unless it's done like this

Fraserp · Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:05 am Post subject:

CupraR · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 15

Fraser, if/when you find a solution, will you post it up here??

I am also interested in an alternative mounting solution.

PPlutt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 27, 2006 Posts: 16

Hi

I have made a mod for my mount.

I took my holder apart 5 torx.
Made a T in 1mm soft aluminum with the strait part about 10-15 cm.
And the short axros part same size as the T from the standard holder.
Isolated this new aluminim T with tape and shirnk tube.
An put the thing back togeder.

Sow now i Have the sucktion part with the ball and a black
"T" stickining out of it.
And another part with the connector for x10 and a long aluminum part sticking out of it.

Took my Brodit vent mount made a oval hole with a dremel
same size as where the external GPS connector is siting.
Some like a laying down egg about 40mm long.

Put the connector part throu the hole and bended the aluminum
down and screwed that end to the backside of brodit holder.

went to the car mounted the brodit and monted the TT 710
adjusted the angels so it was nice for me in the driving seat.
Took an hot glue gun ( best glue for this job IMHO)
An made the angels permanent.

So now I have a permant holder on center vent an arm lengt away
for controling my TT 710.

O I just rememberd I from Sweden and have a Lefthand driven car so you probubly want a side vent mont but you are free to further develop my idea.

CupraR · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 15

PPlutt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 27, 2006 Posts: 16

Yes I can take som photos.
But I dont know how to put them in to this forum.
Without my own server.

CupraR · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 15

PPlutt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 27, 2006 Posts: 16

Ok some photos.

On this you can se that GPS connector is coverd but my power and RDS-TMC is connected.

The red arrows show one thing I wrote about.
The long T shaped aluminum coverd with shrink tube attached to that small screw this is taking tha main part of the load.
The semi hard glue is only for angels and preventing rattle.
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My guess is that you can read my bad English easyer than when I write in Swedish. ;-)

CupraR · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 15

It's much easier to understand how/what you've done with the pictures, makes the Go very close to the vent this way, rather than being stuck off a fair bit.

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