Here's how I installed my Zumo XT to the standard BMW Nav Cradle FOR FREE !!! No need for any adapters e.t.c. A PERFECT INSTAL AT NO COST.
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@MichelGauthier-g7o2 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video, which inspired me a lot. I was able to reuse my BMW satnav cradle to fit my new Garmin Zumo XT in, without having to purchase/order adapters. Actually, I reuse the same four holes instead of drilling new ones, I used some more washers (I had to purchase longer screws), and I customized a lock (from a metal square bracket) that I screwed on the existing one. This way, the XT is a little bit more out of the cradle, but it is secured and easily removable.
@johnterrett403529 күн бұрын
You sir are a clever man. I like it and yes about to fit mine. Thank you!
@MikesProjectsandHobbiesMC Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I just mounted my Zumo XT to my 2023 using your video as reference and it works like a charm. I clipped off the factory end and soldered it to the Garmin harness.
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
Brilliant, glad to hear my vid was of some use to you, thanks for watching 👍👍👍
@marksingleton752 Жыл бұрын
Top video mate. Just done this modification on my bike and it works perfectly. Only difference was I used a 6mm bolt for the locking pin. Thanks for sharing 👌
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
Ye it’s surprisingly easy and works well doesn’t it. Thanks for watching. 👍
@majorlee18 ай бұрын
Thanks for the vid! Helped me a lot. Saved money using original mount and it looks clean.
@TheVolumeSociety2 ай бұрын
Fantastic. Thanks so much. I’ll be doing just that. All the best from 🇨🇦.
@Carlnewman68 Жыл бұрын
Bloody epic mate , well done looks brilliant
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
Cheers Carl, thanks for watching 👍
@RidingHelga Жыл бұрын
Perfect, many thanks for this. I've just ordered my Zumo for delivery on Thursday so I'm now looking forward to installing at the weekend 🙂 Love your garage btw
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
That’s great, glad it’s been of some help, you’ll enjoy the Zumo, it’s a great unit. Yes the garage is pretty good eh …. Cheers.
@Semromal-CZ4 ай бұрын
G8 solution! I was looking fór adaptor for my Zumo xt2 and in fact I have found only two possibilities : 3DAM that looks cranky and Wunderlich that is solid, but thick like hell. It was luck I found Youryblack video - this is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks man, you have solved my last week headache! 😂
@handlebarsandholidays4 ай бұрын
Great to know, thanks for watching 👍
@2wheelsrbest327 Жыл бұрын
Thank you great video and I'll now retrieve my BMW Nav Cradle from my box of bits.
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
Good, glad to hear it was of some use 👍
@wandering_armadillo Жыл бұрын
Wow ... thank you! I have an XT on order and was looking at all sorts of $$ solutions: Wunderlich, Touratech, Techmoto, Motopumps. Being charged for the GPS prep it's kind of nice to use it!
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
Hi, glad me vid was of some use to you. Thanks for watching, and hopefully you’ve subscribed, it’s one of the few things in life that still FREE …. LOL 👍👍👍
@ericboeckmans6 Жыл бұрын
Nice tutorial - thank you!
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
Hi David, thanks for watching, but I'm not sure what you mean by 'shoulders', but I don't recall any issues with where I drilled the holes, at the time I just guessed at about 4mm across and 2mm down and it turned out to be about right. So it sounds like your cradle might be different than mine ? my bike is a 2019 so maybe yours is older, or newer and it's different for some reason. Sorry you're struggling, others seem to have done it exactly the same as me and had no issues.
@marcvanderpoel4521Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@PTSD_Adventurer Жыл бұрын
Awesome job. Would love to know if anyone has successfully tried your method with the XT2. Looking at buying either the XT or the XT2, but happy to stick with XT if this method doesn’t work for the 2.
@rschenkels Жыл бұрын
nice job !
@alstomp1 Жыл бұрын
Good Job
@mauriceborsboom402 ай бұрын
doe sthis also works for the XT2? i have a 2023 GS adv with nav prep on it...what you did looks so much more nicer then with an adaptor with the XT2 floating in front of it.. yours is a tight fit with the OEM BMW nav prep
@motorbikedude Жыл бұрын
Superb 😊
@stewartmackintosh156410 ай бұрын
Hi, Just ordered my epoxy resin for the locking mechanism but I am struggling to find the connectors for the wiring. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
@davidsharpe9408 Жыл бұрын
Hello, I'm a little confused. I just finished drilling the holes in oem cradle as per your instructions. It seems that the 4mm horizontally is fine, but the vertical 2mm down doesn't work with the oem cradle clamping piece on the cross bar. There are shoulders, for lack of a better description, that don't allow any movement vertically. Am I missing something here or did yours not have these shoulders/wings on this piece?
@NickTruelsen11 ай бұрын
Great video, very useful thanks. Do you have any idea as to what the offset on the drilled holes would be for a Garmin XT2? It’s a bit larger than the XT I believe?
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays11 ай бұрын
I don’t I’m afraid, but by offering one up to the other you should be able to gauge it, that’s all I did, (there is a bit of guess work involved ). Thanks for watching. 👍
@gillianbrodie6807 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting thanks. 😊 Would you happen to know if I could fit a Garmin NUVI 2599 in the BMW cradle somehow, as I have a hardly used one which I would like to make proper use of?
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
I’m sorry I’ve no experience of that one, but if it’s a similar size with a similar attachment bracket maybe the same would apply.
@gillianbrodie6807 Жыл бұрын
@@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Thank you. 🤗
@pioemilianocarati92174 ай бұрын
Hi, sorry, I have a question: how much thickness did you put behind the Garmin adapter with the washers?😊
@handlebarsandholidays4 ай бұрын
Oh … it’s quite a long time ago that, from what I remember I think it was about four very thin washers. Thanks for watching 👍
@flyingjeff19564 ай бұрын
Well done sir! If you know, what is the factory voltage for the Nav mount?
@handlebarsandholidays4 ай бұрын
Oh I’m sorry, I’ve no idea.
@flyingjeff19564 ай бұрын
@@handlebarsandholidays Goofy me. I realized that the bike generally puts out 12v. The XT uses a transformer to lower the output to about 5v. That means that the XT2 (12v) is not compatible with the XT wiring interface.
@ericjames7680 Жыл бұрын
Looks Great! Thank You Sir!!
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome, hope it helps
@CVO17-GSA23 Жыл бұрын
Can you access all the GPS functions using bike's hand controls Thanks
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
No, that’s the down side you can’t, you have to use the touch screen 👍
@2wheelsrbest327 Жыл бұрын
Once I stop watching the Giro cycle race I will get around to doing this. But I,m thinking even if I just mount the Zumo mount into the BMW mount it will still make it difficult for someone to steal. Could you tell me how long the drill bit should be please.
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
Hi the length of the drill bit’s not that critical, from memory I’d say it was about 40-45mm, as long as it slides under the release button at least a third or so of it’s length it’ll stop it from being pressed. Thanks for watching 👍
@2wheelsrbest327 Жыл бұрын
@@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Thank you
@shaunbromley84458 ай бұрын
I’ve got to ask the question, why did you drill 4 more holes to move it over if as you say you don’t need to?
@handlebarsandholidays8 ай бұрын
It was just so I could even up the gap and make it a nice snug fit if I remember rightly (it was ages ago). Thanks for watching 👍
@MarcosPC611 ай бұрын
why its need to drill the 4 new holes in the OEM support? isnt it possible to use the default holes?
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays11 ай бұрын
No the XT won’t quite fit if you use the OEM holes, it needs to be moved over a bit. Thanks for watching 👍
@johnwelbers4248 Жыл бұрын
🤓😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦 thanks for sharing.
@ryanmalone268111 ай бұрын
How did you secure the bolt (drill bit).
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays11 ай бұрын
Hi, I just made sure it was a tight fit and applied a bit of superglue 👍 Thanks for watching.
@DieTabbi Жыл бұрын
Nice. But the nav wheel wont work, right?
@Carlshandlebarsandholidays Жыл бұрын
Thanks correct, the Nav wheel doesn’t work, but as the Zumo is so accessible and glove friendly is honestly hadn’t been an issue.