Played a gig last night in the middle of nowhere. Cold and foggy on way back - and as you say, no lasting suction possible. Sat nav plunged like a lemming. Repeatedly. Gaffa taped the poxy thing to the dash in the end. Found your video this morning. Bought a friction mount via your link just now. Fingers crossed. Thank you.
@JosephByrne5 жыл бұрын
Good to hear. The bean bag works great for moderately powerful cars or if you drive a fast car sensibly. If you floor it in a fast car physics takes over and you get a sat nav projectile. Then only a vent mount will do the trick. I'm currently using my Garmin in a Mustang and after the first bit of spirited driving I realised the bean bag wasn't going to do so I fashioned a vent mount from some cable ties and now we're all set. In normal cars though the bean bag works fine.
@stephenm44196 жыл бұрын
You'll never stop it falling off a windscreen, but doing the following will slow the process down. Get a 'spectacle glasses cleaner' wipe, one on those single use jobs in it's own pouch. Clean the windscreen where the mount goes, then clean the rubber mount with it as well. Then press the mount on to the glass as hard as you can. Then from the outside of the vehicle, check the seal you have just created, there should be a ring of almost jet black around the rubber where it touches the glass. If there are any gaps, press from inside the vehicle whilst looking at it from the outside till you have a good, unbroken seal. This will last ages till the next time it falls off!
@Jeff-gw1dv8 жыл бұрын
Interesting video,I think I am going with the beanie mount. Thank you for showing the alternatives.
@prepperjonpnw64825 жыл бұрын
Great video. I have to say I knew you must be in the U.K. when you said “when it’s really hot, like 68 Fahrenheit or 20 C lol. I still feel that way even though I’m in America right now lol. Sitting in my vehicle with the A/C on because it’s 92 Fahrenheit in the shade lol. The tele said it would be “warm” today lol. Thank you for the great video. Cheers mate
@JosephByrne5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yes when it gets to 20 degrees here everyone gets out their summer clothes.
@labrat73578 жыл бұрын
You did not mention the adhesive dash mounts. After unsuccessfully trying the bean bag versions and grippy pad versions I opted for a more positive fixing method. Double sided adhesive tape. I found this was the only real fix for my vehicle. It is still non destructive (I hope the adhesive does not melt into the dash). Thanks for the video.
@JosephByrne8 жыл бұрын
+labrat7357 Adhesive mounts are non transferrable and also as they are a permanent fixture you can't hide them so your vehicle is more vulnerable to opportunist thieves so I don't consider them to be a good option.
@Sunshine_day5 жыл бұрын
My small garmin dashcam falls of the adhesive spot constantly. It drives me crazy.
@marilyngoldie59463 жыл бұрын
Thank you Joseph
@JosephByrne3 жыл бұрын
Anytime Marilyn. Best wishes.
@Greg296 жыл бұрын
Hard braking will push it forward against the windshield, not a good test. Hard turns much better test to see if it stays in place.
@JosephByrne6 жыл бұрын
Did you notice it was positioned far away from the windshield? So the windshield didn't influence the test, the forces are similar to cornering. I used a bean bag in a Mustang hire car when I was in Orlando last year and it stayed fixed during some enthusiastic driving.
@Greg296 жыл бұрын
To me it looked like it was wedged against the windshield. Good to know it stayed in place with enthusiastic driving. I still need a solution for my Papago dash cam which won't stay attached to the windshield but needs to be high up near the rear view mirror not placed on a beanbag on the dash.
@jkoeberlein16 жыл бұрын
Thanks mine kept falling off. Dirty, very dirty. At first I was wondering why you kept mounting them on the 'passenger' side. Duh, sorry.
@karleetoss17134 жыл бұрын
My problem is with the dashcam, I have a 3M stick pad, it's only been on about a week and fell, the condensation caused that. This is a new van, strange how it stayed put for about 3 years in my last van.
@JosephByrne4 жыл бұрын
It could be because of a different coating on the glass so the adhesive cannot stick as well as on the old van. I've found all types or screen mounts to be pretty unreliable. Garmin Zumos (which are designed for motorcycles) are particularly heavy when you use them in the car. I even had to reinforce the vent mount with cable ties because that fell off a few times.
@norfener5 ай бұрын
Sorry, but as a Brit, I wondered if any American viewers were bemused by you calling 68 degrees outside as "hot"
@JosephByrne5 ай бұрын
A few called that out in the comments. I'd be happy with 20 degrees and 12 hours without rain just now.
@bw17496 жыл бұрын
who uses sat nav units anymore?
@JosephByrne6 жыл бұрын
Motorcyclists and Professional drivers such as Bus / Truck Drivers get more value out of a dedicated unit than a smart phone. Those who want to use Basecamp route planning and sharing software. Also people who drive a lot overseas or in areas with no data coverage who need quality on device mapping. The lane assist on a Garmin is much clearer than using a free app. The Garmin also won't show you pop up adverts for nearby services while you are navigating which I find infuriating.
@uffeman767 жыл бұрын
Just put some water on the suction cup before you mount it on the windscreen, and it will never loose the vacuum and fall off.
@JosephByrne7 жыл бұрын
I've not found that to be an effective method. In hot weather the water can evaporate and if you leave the mount attached during a cold spell the water can freeze, both resulting in the mount falling off the windscreen.
@TheExtreme8697 жыл бұрын
jobybyrne use any sticky substance. Human saliva also works well but can't blame you if that's not an option for you.
@Greg296 жыл бұрын
Doesn't work, will still *lose* suction.
@paulwhitaker60994 жыл бұрын
If those solutions are stopping it falling off the windscreen then there are others such as don’t own a sat nav or keep it in your pocket or .... rename the video alternatives to having it on the windscreen.
@JosephByrne4 жыл бұрын
Paul the title is due to what people will search for when they experience this phenomenon. People are more likely to search for, "How to stop my satnav falling," rather than search for, "Alternatives to having it on the wind screen," as you so succinctly put it. Also simply not owning a satnav or keeping it in your pocket are not practical solutions. If you would like to make a video with that additional advice by all means go ahead.
@paulwhitaker60994 жыл бұрын
I was looking to stop one falling off the rear windscreen of a hatchback. Dashboard solutions don’t work.
@drchunkybiscuit99734 жыл бұрын
Why don't you hiss a bit more when you talk? 🙄 Jeez man! Bloody ringing in my ears.
@JosephByrne4 жыл бұрын
I don't understand this comment. That said, thanks for watching.
@4june91402 жыл бұрын
are you EEmerikun? Maybe if you learn to speak English you will understand.
@norfener5 ай бұрын
@@4june9140 I'm not sure what language you 'speak', but it only takes a second to look at his home page to see that he'd the UK
@1096CrashTest3 жыл бұрын
This is not a video about how to keep your GPS from falling off your windshield. It’s a video about how not to mount the unit to the windshield, lame
@JosephByrne3 жыл бұрын
The point is that using a suction mount unless you have ideal conditions and even if you clean it with isopropyl alcohol it will fail. The whole concept of suction mounts is flawed so the video presents the alternatives. I'm sure you can do better job so I look forward to your video.
@1096CrashTest3 жыл бұрын
I don’t have to make a video, multiple already exist. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbd1iM-Q0bDXj30.html Now that is a video showing how to fix the suction cup problem. Maybe call your video, “Alternatives To The Suction Cup Mount For Your GPS.” Then this video would be much more accurate, because I actually like the review/test you did on the beanbag mount!
@sidneythomasparker1214 жыл бұрын
I would say the final problem way don't you speak English !!!
@JosephByrne4 жыл бұрын
"Way don't you speak English." I don't understand this comment. Also for your information you should never use more than one exclamation mark at a time. It makes your writing look like that of adolescent.
@4june91402 жыл бұрын
@@JosephByrne Your English is very clear and easy to follow, thank you.