[who's ur daddy?]

Here are some pics of my Garmin GPS navigation mount. The bracket and adapter are from Kuda and can be found at http://www.kudausa.com

Didn't like some of the mounts that are near the ashtray as you would be distracted too much from the road by looking down.

Will have to find some way to hardwire the thing and then it would be perfect for me!

Front shot. Angled toward the driver.



This is the optional adapter which I bought to mount the Garmin's stock plastic mounting piece:



Side view:

[montreal red]

nice.... i got myself a vent mount from ebay so my nuvi sits on the vent now... how hard was it to install the kuda mount ?

[who's ur daddy?]

Originally Posted by montreal jet black

nice.... i got myself a vent mount from ebay so my nuvi sits on the vent now... how hard was it to install the kuda mount ?

10 minutes to drill holes in the mount to attach the adapter to the mount via supplied bolts and nuts. A couple of minutes to install the actual mount. It's really easy!!!

[montreal red]

so no drilling of the dash to put the kuda mount on ?? i am very tempted to do this because it looks cleaner and doesnt block the air conditioning vent...

[Gig103]

Very nice ... do you run off of batteries, or did you somehow hide the wiring?

[who's ur daddy?]

Originally Posted by montreal jet black

so no drilling of the dash to put the kuda mount on ?? i am very tempted to do this because it looks cleaner and doesnt block the air conditioning vent...

Absolutely none - fully removable without leaving any marks. I didn't like some of the other options like clips and cupholder mounts.

[who's ur daddy?]

Originally Posted by Gig103

Very nice ... do you run off of batteries, or did you somehow hide the wiring?

Right now the wiring is exposed. I would love to hardwire the thing and hide it. Some of the other mounting threads show the wire being run behind the trim piece. I haven't really done it yet because I have to buy another car adapter cord. Didn't want to use my existing cord because I use this GPS for other cars during our vacations...

[bufasion]

You don't have to buy a Garmin power adaptor. Any inexpensive no-name-brand USB cellphone/mp3 charger will work (some may not have enough oomph to charge the battery at the same time though).

[ADHD]

very nice can u please post a link to what product u got from that site?
I cant seem to find it?

EDIT:
ive found it i didnt scroll down far enough!! THis has got to be the best option for mounting a garmin!!

NICE FIND BUD!! Ill be ordering mine shortly

[jwilburn]

Why not just put the antenna in the air vent? Push then vent up, slide the antenna down, voila easy and secure. I did this in my X and it worked well...seems to also work in the new 3er.

Please excuse the bad bad pic...

[skim7x]

Originally Posted by jwilburn

Why not just put the antenna in the air vent? Push then vent up, slide the antenna down, voila easy and secure. I did this in my X and it worked well...seems to also work in the new 3er.

Please excuse the bad bad pic...
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Uhhh... sounds pretty cheap/ghetto... and the way I drive, I don't think that'd last through one corner :-) I probably drive my 335i more aggressively than your X :-)

[xq_zhu]

I don't think that's very safe. A good bump may shake the GPS out of the vent, and you don't want to deal with that when you are driving.

I heard someone's sucktion cup broke loose while driving on highway; the GPS hit the gear lever and shifted the car into 2nd.

Originally Posted by jwilburn

Why not just put the antenna in the air vent? Push then vent up, slide the antenna down, voila easy and secure. I did this in my X and it worked well...seems to also work in the new 3er.

Please excuse the bad bad pic...
Attachment 119189

[who's ur daddy?]

Originally Posted by xq_zhu

I don't think that's very safe. A good bump may shake the GPS out of the vent, and you don't want to deal with that when you are driving.

I heard someone's sucktion cup broke loose while driving on highway; the GPS hit the gear lever and shifted the car into 2nd.

hey xq_zhu - your post was one of the first that led me to the kuda mount. Thanks man!

[xq_zhu]

anytime

[f82phan]

I just ordered a mount base and add-on for the Tom Tom Go 920! I've been looking for a clean way to mount it --- this by far is the cleanest look!

I'm just glad no drilling of the dash is required. Awesome find!!

[IronMike]

I really like this option because you do not have to drill the dash.

Do you know if it is possible to snap a cover on the mount so it doesn't stand out so much when the GPS is not attached?

Something like the first picture in this thread:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...1&postcount=27

[who's ur daddy?]

Originally Posted by IronMike

I really like this option because you do not have to drill the dash.

Do you know if it is possible to snap a cover on the mount so it doesn't stand out so much when the GPS is not attached?

Something like the first picture in this thread:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...1&postcount=27

Nifty! Hadn't seen that one before. Does it drill into the dash?

Not sure there is a nice solution to cover up the ball mount. Would love to see one if there is.

[f82phan]

I would like to know as well.

The link in IronMike's was a BMW nav unit (essentially a Garmin). And yes, that requires drilling the dash.

[cycler]

Originally Posted by who's ur daddy?

Here are some pics of my Garmin GPS navigation mount. The bracket and adapter are from Kuda and can be found at http://www.kudausa.com

Didn't like some of the mounts that are near the ashtray as you would be distracted too much from the road by looking down.

Will have to find some way to hardwire the thing and then it would be perfect for me!

Front shot. Angled toward the driver.



This is the optional adapter which I bought to mount the Garmin's stock plastic mounting piece:



Side view:

I spoke with a service tech at BMW and he said he could run my exsisting charger behind the radio all the way down to the cigarette lighter. From there he will splice into my cigarette lighter and add another one and use the new one as the point to connect my garmin.

[jwilburn]

Originally Posted by skim7x

Uhhh... sounds pretty cheap/ghetto... and the way I drive, I don't think that'd last through one corner :-) I probably drive my 335i more aggressively than your X :-)

If by cheap you mean free, then yes it is. I think ghetto is when they are suction cup'ed to the window blocking your full view. I drove my X very aggressively actually and the nuvi did just fine. It fell once in the 3er just because the power cord was attached. It works very well for me, but to each his own.

[cycler]

I got my mount today. Looks pretty nice.

[neuronpetkowski]

based on .pdf instructions, was it difficult to pull vents to install?