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Sitting on the dash, it looks like a Rube Goldberg device from Mars. many adjustment points, each with a knob. Too many adjustments if you ask me. The critical limitation is the eTrex substitute back that anchors it to this mount. Really strange and old fashioned looking. It certainly does not fit the Legend models with the memory card. The substitute back is cheesy and only fits the most basic of the eTrex series (if any). I cannot vouch for any other models.The mount has many.
Just a warning that if you have a MMC capable units, better double check. I had to get to a hardware store to find out the matching screw.I'm surprise there weren't a lot of people complaining about this design defect. As other reviews have mentioned, it doesn't fit units with removable MMC card in the battery compartment, the instruction does mention that the original back cover has to be used, and needed to be screwed to the base of the mount structure. Well I did find out the screw, but it doesn't fit to the screw hole of my GPS unit.
Will be interesting to see how the adhesive holds up in the winter when the temperatures dip down below 0 deg. It holds real well and I haven't tried taking it off of my dash. F. Mount works good. I have it in my truck using the temporary mounting adhesive.
Even when locked, the mount can still move up and down slightly. The mere fact that it has to "fold up", makes it pron to amplify vibration.The second is the way it mounts to the base plate. This movement will amplify at the unit due to leverage.Dont get me wrong.it works well, I would have like to se it tighter tho. It works well, but does allow a little vibration. The reason is two things.the first is its "fold up" design.
The only reason I am not giving it a full 5 stars is because I have a Jeep Liberty and the sticky stuff that it came with did not want to stick to the textured dashboard near the heater blowers. I highly recommend getting the auto-mount if you get the eTrex Legend Cx. It is easy to attach to the car dashboard.
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