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I only occasionally use my Garmin in the car (trips), but I recently got a new phone (HTC Droid Incredible) which offers a lot of features that would be handy
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05-10-2010, 11:55 AM
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Disappearing Phone and GPS holder..(version 2)...>
I only occasionally use my Garmin in the car (trips), but I recently got a new phone (HTC Droid Incredible) which offers a lot of features that would be handy if mounted in the car...(Maps, Streaming Pandora to the aux in etc.) Dreamed up this mount that also does double duty and holds my Nuvi. Flips out of sight when not needed.
Now you see it:  Now you don't. Finally a use for the cubby!:  Just a simple bent bracket on a hinge with a Nuvi compatible ball on it..  Holds the Garmin just fine too:    Feel free to duplicate! Last edited by Modshack; 05-10-2010 at 01:00 PM. |
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05-10-2010, 12:24 PM
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ha! very smart design.
 im guessing that you have a nut holding the bracket from the other side, correct? not just using tapping screws?  (i want to do the same but kinda lazy to remove the dash again).
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definitely going to do this mod this week.... but first need to buy a nav... 
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05-10-2010, 02:20 PM
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dang it, i can tell which nuvi is good to get. they all have good review and crappy reviews all in the same page (amazon)...
any recommendations? (was looking at something like the 265WT)
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very cool for sure. since you have so much time on your hands, why dont you dust your dash and vacuum your cubby? just busting balls!
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Very nice!
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nice mod!!!! freaking awesome mod... DIY please lol
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didnt get to finish today, but i did grab a low-end garmin 205W at bestbuy...
and made my bracket... was a suction bracket thingie...  found some bracket so bent it into shape...  fits pretty well...  what it would look like at the end... just a test fit. as you can see i can pull power from my HU's USB if needed. i dont plan on using hardwired power.  going to put the hinge on tomorrow and paint it matte black, add some EZ felt on the backside of the bracket to eliminate any scuff marks to the dash when the cubby door is closed. 
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