Sat Nav

[whiskeryron]

I put this question into Technology & only had one reply which did not answer my question so I am throwing it open to perhaps a wider audience.

I have difficulty stretching forward to affix Satnav to windscreen & have been looking in Amazon at the attachments that sit on the car dash. Do any ABers have experience of these & are they worth buying ?

WR.

[Sipowicz]

WR, I use a coaster, which I stick to the dashboard with a few spots of blu-tack. The coaster has to have a smooth surface, plastic/glass.

[whiskeryron]

Thank you Sipowicz. Presumably your car has a flat dashboard mine is quite sloped, will this make a difference with regard to the whole thing being stable ?

WR.

[mccfluff]

you can buy velcro strips, they would stick to a sloping dash and would be strong enough to hold the nav in place. you could try that?

[whiskeryron]

Cheers mccfluff that's worth trying before buying something that may not work.

WR.

[ferlew]

I must admit, I tend to listen to mine if I am just doing a short trip.
The suction thingy on the windscreen is a dead give away you have a sat nav.
(The marks they leave I mean)
Also, where I am a shorty, it sits in my line of vision.
I will have a fiddle with velcro too. Ta McFluff.

[gness]

Hi, Ron....I haven't tried them but two friends have the Lakeland dashboard mats for sat navs and love them....x

[Sipowicz]

My dashboard is sloped, makes no difference, the sat-nav has a suction cup so you can adjust to any angle! Much cheaper.

[Sipowicz]

Farlewsat-nav is not in use I cover the coaster with a wooly hat! makes a good point about leaving marks, when the sat-nav is not in use I cover the coaster with a wooly hat!

[whiskeryron]

Thanks guys

WR.

[whiskeryron]

gness do the Lakeland ones stick to a sloping dashboard safely ?

Ron.

[gness]

Ron....I can't even remember what anyone's dashboard looks like...did call one friend to ask but she's out....

Looked at the Lakeland reviews...most are excellent but a few complaints so I guess you can only try....I suppose it depends on how sloping the dashboard is.

I have a sticky pad on my dash....for parking tickets, reminders etc so maybe that could be used too.

[Sipowicz]

WR, before splashing out on an overpriced dashboard mat, try the coaster, you wont be disappointed.

[whiskeryron]

Thanks gness & OK Sipowicz will do.

[whiskeryron]

Will let you know how I get on, not doing anything yet have been told to wait & see what Santa brings.

Ron.