Garmin Suction Cup Mount for Nuvi (010-10723-03)

i had lost my holdster. and i found one at the best price. not much to say about how good or bad, its the same as any.

The basic Garmin product is very good (Nuvi 350), however the windshield mounting suction cup fails repeatedly when the summer sun falls directly on it - a situation that cannot always be avoided. You come back to the car to find the GPS unit on the dashboard or on the floor. In such cases, a bit of the surface of the suction cup remains on the windshield, so that the next attempts to use it are of increasingly shorter duration.

The new suction cup holds better than the old, but I suspect that with age it will also fail. It would seem to me that the cup needs to be deeper - the present one is very shallow. A SMALL amount of glycerine on JUST THE RIM of the cup seems to help. The use of the metalic windshield mounting disk seems to help only minimally.

The service of the supplier used by Amazon for the replacement part was exceptional, and should be commended.

I got same mount with my GPS unit. The mount broke in 3 days. Now I must hold the GPS or put it on passenger seat (if no passenger) and just listen to the instructions.

I don't like the design. It has the extra middle unit that does nothing more but made this thing hard to use. It can be made much simpler. Why not a simple mount without the extra middle unit? You can already plug the charger to GPS power slot! Why the extra step and extra unit? This is just a waste of materials without adding additional value.

I really need a mount to use the GPS. However, if I order this one and spend another $20, I would have no confidence on the new one. It may break in 3 days, or have other problems as described by the reviewers.

And how about the hassle of returning a $20 thing and going through the laborious warrantee process? That was the reason I visited this accessory item. Well, after seeing all reviews, I would rather keep my $20 and save myself from some more disappointment.

Product was a replacement for one that broke. Have been very satified with it's past usage.

Not all cups fit all Nuvi's This one doesn't fit a 680 and you can't tell from the description.

I have had many problems with this suction cup mount, and I now have the bean bag mount. The bean bag mount is 1000 times better!! We absolutely love it and you will too.

It blows that you have to buy the whole mount because Garmin won't make a suction cup separately. Sure, I understand a lot of companies do this, but by now they must know that their suction cup sucks royally. The least they can do is sell the cup separate since they don't want to make a quality cup. Still, it's probably better than the old one.

The suction cup on this item doesn't seem to want to stay on to any glass. I would suggest looking for another option to mount your unit in your vehicle.

The product is exactly what I needed, an extra mounting suction cup and bracket for a second car. Ghostlake Outdoors gave me not only the best price, but really excellent service.

I travel a lot and use a lot of rental cars.

This allows me to hook up my GPS and go. It does fall off on rare occasions but not enough to really bother me.

I ordered this for a nuvi 770 garmin and it was advertised as being for it but it does not come close to fitting the 770. Not happy about this.

This is a very good product and performs well once you know how to mount and dismount the Nuvi GPS unit. The Mount does not come with instructions for removing the Nuvi and in trying to disassemble our original unit, we managed to break the mounting bracket. This required purchasing a replacement Mount.

Garmin makes a great GPS receiver. The design for their mount is excellent but the construction is weak. This product suffers from two major flaws. First of all, the pedestal is way too short. On my car, you have to mount the unit either right below the mirror or on the left of the steering wheel if you need to access the unit. Unless you have the arm length of NBA player, it is impossible to access the GPS when mounted in the center of the windshield. Secondly, the suction cup gets weak after few months of use. I have used Arkon windshield mount for my PDA for years and it is still functional.

We bought this to put in my vehicle. The suction cup part worked but the mounting brakcet does not fit our Nuvi. Be careful when you order to make sure that you have the product nubmers correct. Very nice item to have for travel.

It sucks :-) Actually, for a suction cup this should be a compliment. Apart from that it works just fine, as most stuff from Garmin does (after they managed to improve the rubber part).

This product works as good as the one I lost.Garmin Suction Cup Mount for Nuvi (010-10723-03)

I just bought the Garmin Nuvi 350 a little over a week ago. I tried the GPS on my way to work using the suction cup. It wouldn't stick to the windshield at all. I tried it all weekend long and nothing. I called up Garmin to explain to them that I couldn't use the gps in my car because the suction cup wasn't working. They offered to send me the Garmin portable friction mount free of charge. I just got it in the mail today and it works awesome. So 2 stars for the suction cup, 5 stars for the Garmin customer service. I would suggest giving Garmin a call if your suction cup doesn't work either.

This was a recommended accessory for the Garmin model Nuvi #200, but it does work and I need to return it.

it fits the gamin nuvi perfectly much better price than stores and other sites
thank you amazon!

this gets a 1 star because i can't give it no stars. it doesn't hold. it worked fine for the first month, but now i can drive about 10 miles before it falls off. i live in california, so no extremes of temperature. i drive on paved roads, but there's not even any potholes to blame. i use the black disc that it came with, but that hasn't held a bit. the suction mount randomly lets go and then everything just falls. the nuvi detaches from the suction mount, and the two pieces fall randomly in my car. i am still trying to use it but don't think i will try much longer. it's actually dangerous, bc sometimes it falls on the driver side and now i think about it it could actually easily fall under the brake or gas pedal...

For the most part is ok, does not stick all the time and unit will fall of windshield.

This product seems identical with the Garmin mount and is half the price.

Need I say more ???

For all of you out there sticking this suction cup directly on to your windshields... Did you notice the black disc with the red adhesive? THAT'S what's supposed to go onto the windshield. Then the suction cup goes on to THAT. Result: NO problems, even in the hottest weather.

If your gps came with a suction cup that failed you should call the tech support number to have it replaced.

I read several reviews of this product and so I knew there was an issue with them not holding up very well. I stuck mine to the windshield just under the review mirror, so I don't obstruct my view. It held fantastic from march to October. One sad day as I was driving along, Nuvi happily guiding me, it spontaneously fell to the floorboard. I'd hoped since I had never removed it, I wouldn't have the same problem, but no such luck.

I called the garmin support line, and they offered to send me a replacement stating they had a problem with the material in the early versions. Seemed easy enough. Two weeks later I was still waiting for for suction cup so I could put Nuvi back under the mirror, instead of in the cupholder. It takes a lot more effort to look down to the cupholder then to look at it mounted under the review mirror. It's always falling over, pressing it's own buttons, and generally mumbling to itself instead of announcing street names and directions clearly.

The new suction cup material is supposed to last a lot longer. I guess we'll see. The concept is great. A lever actuated suction cup, with a hinged arm, and a ball joint on the end that holds the gps. The ball allows you to turn it easily back and forth to make it easy for either the driver or passenger to see it. It has a release button to unlock Nuvi, so you can put it in your glovebox, pocket, or purse, lest you tempt unscrupulous passers by to try out your handy navigation friend. There is a power connector on the back so that you just snap the Nuvi in and its hooked up to power. There is no power cord in this kit, although there is one that includes a spare cord.

I'll echo the other, but add some details. It worked and removed great from the pad mounted to my dash. It would even go on and off a windshield if not left on long. But when mounted to a windshield for a longer time, it ripped apart coming off and now does not work. Like another review, my radar detector has "cheap" little suction cups with no problems.

I work in industry where nitrile rubber, viton, and other materials are chosen on their ability to withstand heat and UV rays. Either Garmin selected this material in total ignorance (not good) or with full knowledge it would fail this way (worse yet).

This mount works well, as long you don't have to move it around from car to car.

I have gone through 2 of these suction mounts and need to find an alternative to mounting my Nuvi 350. I live in Ohio where it's sunny about a dozen days a year and the cheap rubber that the suction is made of melts to the windshield. Forget trying to move device to other car with suction mount. You have to literally rip the suction off the windshield. Then it's completely useless. Worked great, until I wanted to use it somewhere else. You might as well glue it to your windshield, or not use the suction mount when temp is over 60 degrees.

I have a Nuvi 360 and the Nuvi namebrand suction cup window mount I ordered is identical to the OEM (Original Equpment) that came with my original unit. The OEM suction cup never had a good full circumference suction on my windshield in that only about 1/8" of the rubber made contact with the glass. However the replacement I ordered has a much better 1/4" contact; don't why this is since it is identical of the OEM. After about 1 year, the OEM mount also left literally pieces of rubber stuck to the glass when I tried to unmount it (to put in another car), making it useless since it broke the integrity of it's suction ability. We'll have to see if the replacement I'm using will have the same problem...

The suction cup mount is a 'TEMPORARY' mount. I've had my garmin for seven months; as far as the suction mount, it seems to work fine when I've used it in rental cars and in my friends cars. BUT: Clean it with water ONLY (and I'm guessing clean the windshield with water in the section you will be adhering the suction cup too as well). Anything else may change the chemical structure of the suction cup, I'm guessing what others may have experienced, and cause it to deteriorate. Take the mount off of the windshield when you're not using it and put it someplace out of direct sunlight. Leaving it in the sun is apparently just asking for trouble. If you want to leave a mount on the windshield permanently, get the dashboard mount with the permanent adhesive disk, use some acetone to remove the white 'Garmin' logo and locking info and it won't be very obvious what the oval black disk is for. Also, if you have an SUV with a visor, put the mount under the visored section of the windsheild where it doesn't get too hot. As far as the GPS nuvi unit, it's fantastic.

If yours sticks to your windshield and self destructs when you try and take it off call Garmin and request a new one. They sent me one with the improved suction cup under warranty. Examining the two side by side reveals a definite change in the material they are using for the suction cup. Hopefully this fixes the problem. So far so good one week on the windshield in 90+ heat and came right off when I released suction. This mount is great otherwise. Very flexible and holds the unit securely.

Believe what you have read; this thing doesn't work very well. It does stick great for about a week and then, one day, you will find your GPS unit sitting on the floor of the car with a giant black circle of rubber particles on your windshield. When you look at the suction cup, you will see a bunch of holes where the rubber particles (on your windshield) used to be.

The only thing that works for a while on windshield is a silicone rubber suction cup and even those go bad over time. At least with those, however, they don't melt all over your windshield. This thing is some kind of black rubbery stuff that just doesn't last.

This mount works great...as long as you don't try to move it from car to car. It's advertised as a portable mount but if you move it between cars 5 or 10 times it will no longer work. Part of the suction cup says on your window each time it's removed. The resulting pitting on the cup causes it to no longer be able to hold its suction rendering it unusable. If you buy this thing, leave it in one car and buy one for each of your other cars. If you plan to switch between cars I suggest you buy a friction mount instead.

I had to buy a new one because I left the previous inside the car, and here in Italy it is really hot and sunny in this period, and the plastic melted! Hope this one will last more...

Same problem as others.....although I live in AZ, I did not have a problem. But I used it for a road trip to San Diego in a rental car, left it on for two days (80 degree temps) and it melted to the rental car windshield. I did not have a problem in 110 degree weather in AZ. Makes no sense to me. It is no longer useable. What a diappointment since the Nuvi costs alot more money than other systems.

I have to this suction cup mount 2 stars because I had a Garmin Quest with a suction cup mount and it was far worse than this one. I was very pleased when I first stuck this on my winshield with my new Nuvi 350 as it stuck right on and stayed on (big improvement over the Quest mount). I was so pleased in fact I purchased a second for my wife's car so I would not have to switch between our two cars. Well that was a mistake. I left it stuck on her windshield for a week or so and went to remove it. No go, it was like I had super glued it on. Like others have stated, I had to remove it with a knife and razor the remainder off the windshield. Here I was so pleased Garmin had fixed the issues with their mounts only to find it was now too stuck on.
In an effort to make help the suction cup stick after the first few on/off, when it would start to fall off on its own, I cleaned both the windshield and the suction cup with a glass cleaner. This solved the problem of it falling off, but may have contributed to the 'stuck on with glue' that I experienced. Your options are limited when it comes to ways to mount your Nuvi, so if you do buy this I would stay away from cleaning the suction cup with glass cleaner (perhaps just water and a towel) and remove it every few days in an effort to prevent having to remove it with a knife I experienced.

Am replacing this unit with one from ProClip at $60. The Garmin Suction Cup mount is not reliable. Even after repeated cleaning of suction cup and mounting plate, the suction cup will break loose from the base plate, sometimes without the Garmin Unit even attached.

I received one when I purchased the GPS. Wanted a mount for my other vehicle. It would lose vacum.Called Garmin. They advised to clean the surface with water and then mount. Hasn't been a problem since. Garmin customer service is very good.

This is a good mount. My suction cup melted too. I called Garmin at 800-800-1020 and they mailed me a new one.

The Nuvi itself is great but the suction cup is a total product failure.Know this from the start and start looking at the alternatives.

Overall, this is a very good mount. It has great flexibility for positioning and holds well on many different windshields. I've used it for a couple years now in my own vehicles as well as numerous rentals. As others have noted, there is one major drawback...the sun. On a recent trip into California's central valley the rubber baked onto the windshield. After that the unit is toast and won't stick to anything. Unfortunately, you have to buy the whole unit. It would be great if you could just buy a replacement rubber suction cup. So bottom line, don't leave it in the window for long periods of time in warm sunny climates.

My mount worked great for about a year. I had problems removing it from the windshield when I was going out of town and wanted to use my Nuvi in a rental car. Pieces of the rubber stuck to the windshield. They were easy to clean off by using an alcohol wipe, but so much of the suction cup tore off that it no longer stays put for more than about 5 minutes.

Now, it looks like I need to get another suction mount for my car and a portable one for when I travel since the suction cup mount is not portable as advertised. Of course, Garmin is more concerned with selling new units so there is a backlog if all you need is a replacement mount.

Don't purchase if you ever plan to move the mount! As it will with normal sun heat self-glue to windshield and seperate (peel) off. You's need a razor to scrap remaining residue off windshield. Or if it comes off cleanly warping will not allow a clean seal to windshield and you will end up catching the falling device in traffic from the floor board. I wrapped the pwr cord around the rearview to prevent this while the approx 30min suction held. Buying replacements cups from Nuvi are non-existant. They will only sell you a whole unit for $30.00, that works out to be $30 x every 3mths = $120yr. of aggravation. On the plus side the actual unit is a gem.

My Nuvi came with this kit, but I only got the adhesive disk to stay a few days, and that's without having the unit suctioned on full-time. The suction cup sticks great - so much so that I have to break the seal even after releasing the lever. But I can't have it on my windshield full time and am sure the adhesive disk will not stay on in August/September, even if I could get it to stay on now. I do not see a way to purchase just the disk (guess I'll contact Garmin directly). I can't even just lay the Nuvi on a flat spot unless I disconnect the power cable. I suppose I will be forking out an additional $30 to try the beanbag.

The product came as ordered. No delays and everything was as advertised! Thanks for the great service. Garmin Automotive Mount for Nuvi (010-10723-04)

I've had to buy one of these suction cups for each of my vehicles. They are not as portable as advertised. I removed one from my vehicle window and part of the suction cup remained stuck to the window. Product was then useless.

I received the Garmin Nuvi 360 for christmas and this mount came with the new GPS device. It worked great in the cold weather but during a warm Ohio March day of 84 degrees I went to remove the Mount for placing it in another car and the entire suction cup was melted onto my windshield. The device now does not work at all and I have this black nasty rubber stuff glued to my window. Not sure how to remove it and I am seriously upset.

don't bother with this. As mentioned before, the rubber from the cup melted onto the windshield. It took forever for me to get the darn thing off the windshield. After getting it off, I still had to used a razor blade to get the rest of the black rubber off the glass. And there is still a slight black circle there. This happened in April in Michigan.
I will admit, before it melted, the location and flexibilty of the mount was great.

Mine worked great. Right up to the time I had to rip it off a rental car windshield (leaving the rubber behind) because it'd glued itself on.

NUVI itself is great. But great enough to have to keep buying mounts @$35 a pop?

Once this mount gets hot in the sunlight, the rubber adhers to the glass. To get it off you will probably rip part of the rubber off and the whole thing will lose it's ability to create good suction for the next install. My recommendation is mount it once and don't move it again or you will make a $30 mistake just as I did.

An alternative for moving mounts from vehicle to vehicle I use is the automotive mount (dash style) adding my own velcro for use with rental cars. Replacing velcro is much cheaper than replacing the window mount.Garmin Automotive Mount for Nuvi (010-10723-04)

I have found that this suction cup tends to fall of when the windshield gets cold. A little saliva on the suction cup prior to putting it up tends to help. You can also mount the suction cup on the dashboard using the disk provided. A good idea if you have a deep dashboard.