Reader Custom Mount Reviews


Click here to read the review	Al James Vauxhall Zafira Review This modified mount is a very simplistic mount that Al James has put together which includes the sleeve connector from the Navman windscreen mount, cut off at the tip, and then cable tied to the air vents on a Vauxhall Zafira.

Click here to read the review	Alex Dixon's Review Alex Dixon has sent in some photos of his TomTom Navigator setup in his Scania truck he drives. This comprises of TomTom Navigator 2 running on a HP iPAQ 2210 and a Pretec Compact CF GPS card and a 24v to 12v reducer.

Click here to read the review	Andy Lee Ford Focus Review Andy sent us some photos of his in-car setup in his Ford Focus using a RAM mount.

Click here to read the review	Bengt Agert Saab 93 Review Bengt decided to create a custom in-car mount for his Navman 3000 GPS Sleeve and Compaq iPAQ 3870 using the standard holder for the Navman/iPAQ and a home made prototype holder to fit SAAB 9-3. This gives him both a GPS setup, and also a bluetooth mobile connection to his T39 mobile and both devices can be placed on the same mount.

Click here to read the review	Cornz's Customised Mount Review Cornz has emailed us his current setup. He has a RAM mount, with supports his HP iPAQ 5450. He currently has a Dual PCMCIA sleeve mated to this so does need a larger and more heavy duty mounting system.

Click here to read the review	Carl Scott Toyota Rav4 Review Carl's Review shows how he has converted an iPAQ style cover to a dashmount bracket, screwed the two together and has a very neat and slim line mount. This allows you to slide the iPAQ straight into the mount providing you don't require any Compact Flash or other sleeves attached to an iPAQ.

Click here to read the review	Darren and Duncan's Navman Mount Review Darren and Duncan's modified mounts show off two modifications to the Navman supplied sleeve and windscreen mount. Darren has modified the suction cup to make it more stronger so it doesn't fall off of the windscreen (a well known problem with the Navman mount) and Duncan has installed a Dashmount install that sits between the center air vents.

Click here to read the review	Dave's In-Car Photos 1 This Review shows my first attempt at installing two Pocket PC's onto the windscreen suing various windscreen mounts. Not ideal, but it was the first attempt. To see future attempts, see the rest of the Dave's In-Car Photos range of modified mounts.

Click here to read the review	Dave's In-Car Photos 2 This Review shows my second attempt at installing windscreen mounts using Arkon's long windscreen mount arms to mount the Pocket PC's to the windscreen. To see future attempts, see the rest of the Dave's In-Car Photos range of modified mounts.

Click here to read the review	Dave's In-Car Photos 3 Starting to seem like a series of Police Cop, this is my third attempt at using Arkon mounts in-car. This was a very basic setup, allowing me to have two Leadtek 9531's sitting on the dashboard. To see future attempts, see the rest of the Dave's In-Car Photos range of modified mounts.

Click here to read the review	David Anderson Mini Cooper Review David's Review shows how he's installed Holux GM-210 GPS SuperMouse and mounted his iPAQ in a Dashmount Car Phone bracket. This is a very neat setup and comes ahead of BMW's own install of a complete package which will be using TravRoute's CoPilot solution.

Click here to read the review	David Bradford Mount Review David decided to sell his Navman GPS3000 sleeve, which then left him like many with where is the best position to mount my Compaq iPAQ 3970 and how to power it and his new Emtac/Socket BT GPS. David found the solution, in a universal gadget mount. It is a basic windscreen suction mount/flexible arm affair, terminating in a flat felt covered plate, behind which sits a powerful magnet. the usual square patch of metal backed with a powerful 3M adhesive pad and it's associate part.

Click here to read the review	David Eales Vauxhall Mount Review David Eales has sent us some photos of his in-car setup which comprise of Brodit mounting system for a Compaq iPAQ. After many searches through many forums David went for the Brodit mount supplied by HandNav. The unit comes in two sections, the proclip that attaches to the car and is purpose made for each make and model.

Click here to read the review	Janusz Gerszberg In-Car Mount Review Janusz Gerszberg (JGUI) as you may remember Janusz as, has emailed us some in-car mount photo. Janusz says.... I take the original Nokia's phone holder ($11), un-mount and use only a few parts without the phone socket, then screw it up in the air-vent in the front of car's dashboard. I took the original Compaq Compact Flash jacket ($34), un-mounted this, and added a screw in the center of back side, mount again, connected the above two parts together by rotating the screw.

Click here to read the review	Jason Wagstaffe iPAQ Cradle Mount Review Jason shows how he's customised an old iPAQ Cradle and windscreen suction cup and joined the two together with a null modem connector to create an in-car mount.

Click here to read the review	John Child's Bike Mount Review Map reading on a bike is even more of a pain than it is in a car. To check your route you need to pull up and park, remove your gloves, dig the map out from your pocket or bag, unfold it to the correct place and only then can you take a look at your route. Then the whole process has to be reversed before you can move off again. And that's in ideal conditions; add in a drop of rain or the need to find some light at night and the procedure becomes unbearable, especially in an unfamiliar area where this process may need repeating several times before finding your destination .

Click here to read the review	Julian Tubb VW Golf Mount Review Julian shows how he's customised the standard TomTom Navigator Windscreen mount by using self tapping screws to mount the windscreen arm to the center console

Click here to read the review	Lars-Erik Lundin Audi A3 Review Lar's shows how he's installed his iPAQ and Navman GPS Sleeve into his Audi A3. Lars-Erik used a Brodit mount, and also hard-wired in a Re-Radiating Antenna onto the Parcel Shelf of the A3.

Click here to read the review	Lutz In-Car Custom Mount Review Lutz took a spare iPAQ cradle (either USB or Serial will do) and chopped off the hind part of it. The remainder fits nicely onto the vent next to the driver's instruments (en route also adding some nice cooling to the device). He attached it with double sided sticky tape - sounds odd at first because normally these constructions fall off momentarily when exposed to heat, but this time there is no other force but the downward push of the cradle/iPAQ towards the vent (the iPAQ sits in the cradle up straight) so he hopes that this will not be affected by the heat problem.

Click here to read the review	Mark Berry In-Car Photos Review Mark has hardwired an old Jornada mount and bolted it to the dashboard, and hardwired the receiver into this and into the car battery so that he doesn't have to wait for any Time To First Fixes as the GPS Receiver is permanently acquiring satellite locks.

Click here to read the review	Mark Dyson's Review Mark has sent us some pics of his in-car setup which comprise of TomTom Navigator 2, a GlobalSat BT308 GPS Receiver and a TomTom car kit all fitted into his Citreon Picasso with a remote antenna.

Click here to read the review	Mark Sowter Suction Mount Review Mark has done something very out of the ordinary, after getting fed up of the Navman sleeve falling from the windscreen (common fault), he's used a car body panel dent remover from Screwfix Direct and fixed this to his Navman sleeve giving a very strong and powerful setup which is goof for use in a car or in a van!

Click here to read the review	Marshall's TomTom Car Kit Custom Mount Review Marshall Payne customised the TomTom Car Kit Mount to give better speaker support.

Click here to read the review	Menno de Gans Transparent iPAQ Mount Review Menno has done well here, he has created from scratch a moulded iPAQ mount out of clear perspex. I can't believe how professional this mount looks!

Click here to read the review	It has been reported by quite a number of NAVMAN GPS Sleeve users that the original NAVMAN supplied bracket would fall off the windscreen no matter how carefully it was applied. Some people are more prone to this because they have coated windscreens which provides a reduced suction between the windscreen and suction cup. For those that don't have a coated windscreen, try Darren Griffin's modified NAVMAN bracket below. If however you would prefer a mount that fits to your vents, take a look at Duncan Hill's modified mount.

Click here to read the review	I have Audi A4 3.0 Quattro Sport that has everything but SatNav - which has been irritating me for the past few months. The Audi SatNav system retro-fitted is prohibitively expensive, and I felt other less expensive systems were too much of a compromise (and still too expensive…). Because I use my ipaq 3970 quite extensively AND had heard from colleagues that navigation applications for pda systems were just as accurate as much more expensive systems I thought I would give it go.

Click here to read the review	Russ Gunn VW Golf IV Review Russ has a Brodit Proclip centre mount for the VW Mk IV Golf and Brodit powered cradle. After the mount and cradle were installed I routed the power adapter, along with a 3.5mm lead from the iPAQ's audio out socket, behind the cockpit panels. I used heatshrink from Maplins to turn both these cables into into one in order to tidy things up (you can see this in the shots).

Click here to read the review	Simkna's Mount Review Simkna took a HP iPAQ 2215 desktop cradle and hacked it about. Where as the cradle Lutz used in Lutz's In-Car Mount looks nice on the dashboard due to it tapering towards it's base, the HP iPAQ 2215 cradle just keeps getting bigger toward the bottom which makes it look a bit bulky and ugly.

Click here to read the review	Steve Burke Landrover Review Steve has used his existing Navman sleeve and hardwired the power cable into the dashboard, and has also installed a Re-Radiating Antenna due to signal problems within the Landrover.

Click here to read the review	Steve Warren's Compaq iNS Steve shows us how he's installed his Compaq iNS Sat Nav in-car and also the Geodesy Road Pilot that he has installed just below the drivers rear-view mirror.

Click here to read the review	Ted Kay Ball Socket Review Ted has decided to do something radical, and purchased a camera ball socket tripod mount which has a unidirectional head that can be locked into place. He's fixed this to the sleeve connector which he's cut off of the Navman sleeve.

Click here to read the review	Peter Mills Audi TT Review Peter's car setup currently consists of an Compaq iPAQ 3970 and a Socket Bluetooth GPS. He have installed this the iPAQ using a Brodit Proclip and powered cradle in my Audi TT, and modified the fit by first not using the double sided tape on the Proclip and secondly by using heavy duty Velcro to mount the cradle to the Proclip.

Click here to read the review	James Wildy Saab Review James' uses the Clip.com vent mount for my iPAQ, with a minor modification - He has replaced the soft foam rubber strip on the front surface of the mount with Velcro, this he found provides a steadier base for the iPAQ James also hard wired a 4-way 12 volt accessory extension behind the dash - leaving the external accessory socket free.


Aircraft Mount Reviews

Click here to read the review	Aeroplane GPS Navigation One of the most fascinating parts of private flying is the process of planning a route, allowing for wind etc and then actually arriving on time. VFR (Visual Flying Rules) flying, when you can see around you, involves the use of compass and map and allows the use of navigation aids, beacons etc to verify position and distance. GPS is not part of a PPL (Private Pilots License) programme, and in plane GPS equipment is rare in the older club/ hire aircraft and specialist aviation GPS equipment expensive.

Click here to read the review	Helicopter GPS Navigation Patrice flies a EuroCopter EC120 Colibri over in Monaco similar to the one pictured on the right. The EuroCopter EC120 is quite a commonly known helicopter and can be found used in all kinds of uses from industry, Offshore work, to training, Corporate and Law Enforcement. Patrice has been great to share his experience and setup he uses when flying the EuroCopter EC120.