Thread: Screen Mount suggestions for 750.....help needed!!

Originally Posted by biggerdave

The original mount normally works fine provided a) the screen is clean, and b) you wet/damp the rubber suction first

PS that ebay mount will never fit the back of an x40 or x50 anyway

Can't really get a screen much 'cleaner' than a brand new one...which mine was last year! Plus i clean it with AutoGlym Glass cleaner. The sucker itself isn't the problem....it's the crazy method used to secure it by twisting that ring which as i said in my post, works loose from road vibration then the entire lot just drops off the windscreen.

I know that ebay mount won't fit. I put that up to illustrate the type of mount TT should have used. To make matters worse TT incorporated the power into the mount purposely to stop anyone using a decent after market mount. I've got a couple of those £1.50 mounts and once levered on....they don't budge a millimetre. The old model TT's used that type of lever action mount and of course, the power supply went into the GPS unit itself and not in the mount....so if you did want a different kind of mount you could buy whatever you wanted. It's the same age old issue with "progress"......eg my old TT had an internal 2gb drive so i had ample space for any map downloads. Before i could download new maps on the 750 i needed to go and buy a card!

This is what they call "progress"!!

Originally Posted by biggerdave

Normally when you twist the ring it kinda over-locks/clicks when as tight as it goes?

Yes that's correct.

I had the 750 from brand new and must admit when i first saw the method used to secure the sucker to the screen, it didn't fill me with much confidence. Drive a few uneven/rough roads as i often do touring in East European countries and any 750 owner will soon experience exactly the same as me!