GARMIN 010-10823-03 Adjustable Suction Cup

I bought this in March of 2010 and am still using it today (December of 2013) in the varied climate of Wisconsin. I use it as a replacement for my garmin GPS unit (which is very old). My car has been parked inside for about half the time and outside for about half the time. the rubber seal has stayed strong through the entire time.once and awhile when the sun beats down hard it will fall off, but that's due to the intense heat and I don't see that as a design fault.

This is the first replacement that I have bought. It comes in a Garmin package and is the same number as on the Garmin site.Also cheaper. My problem is that they break at the pivot point. I have procured three from other people with the same unit. They don't use window mounts. Mine stays on the window all the time and I guess the sun makes it brittle. Bottom line is that it is original and works great. I now release the suction tab and give it a chance to release by itself.

I purchased my NUVI 660 back in March of 2008. The original adjustable suction cup worked fine for about 1.5 years and then started failing off of the window. I purchased this replacement part from Amazon in November of 2009. It seemed identical to the original part and has given me good service for about 1.5 years as well. Now it fails off the window and I'm planning to order another one this week. If I get another 1.5 years of good service I think it will be time to retire my 660.

I used to travel with two of these ALL the time. Standard size ball fits my Motorola cell phone mount too . . . so now first thing I do when hopping into my rent car is mount both cell & GPS up next to the rear view. HIGHLY recommended for travel. EXCEPT SEE BELOW!!!EDIT ONE: Lowered my rating to 3 stars . . . still the best thing out there I've found (fits both my Motorola Bionic mount & my Garmin mount) . . . BUT . . . I had 4 and two of them are busted now. The first my own fault for twisting too hard . . . but the next one the cup has started to separate from the body of the mount . . . will be useless by next trip & I don't think it will be trivial to repair.I'll probably buy another couple & carry a spare . . . still better than the full-sized-non-collapsible mount for travel!EDIT TWO: Lowered my rating to 1 star . . . third one busted. The cup on the 3rd one separated from the body of the mount again . . . too unreliable for travel use. I'm ditching this & gonna try another unit. This is what I'm going to try next: GN014: Mini Travel Windshield Suction Cup Mount for Garmin Nuvi and Streetpilot GPS a LOT bulkier . . . but . . . if it holds up . . . well . . . that's better than a broken mount every other week!

I bought this in hopes it would move my Garmin a bit closer to me than the included mount....It did, but not very much. Also, the extra pivot point greatly reduced the stability. I'll keep it around as it might come in handy in the future, but not what I was hoping for.

I have one of these in each of my 3 cars, I took them apart and set them up for my needs. The plastic does break after a couple years of heat and abuse, but what can you expect for a cheap price. I take out the suction cup, as well as the hinge pin (reinstall arm upside-down), and bolt the thing to my dashboard. It actually looks OEM when placed properly, and I never have to worry about it moving.

With the temperature changes in Canada through the seasons, I have had to replace this suction cup now four times because it loses its grip and the whole thing comes crashing down, along with the GPS, Cleaning the business end of the suction cup with medical alcohol or with waterless cleaner helps but not for long.Luckily, nothing has broken so far, but now I resorted to tying this suction cup to the rearview mirror to prevent a mishap--and it has fallen several times since. In addition, the last replacement suction cup I bought broke where the metal pin is affixed to the base. When it is still working, this mount does a great job, and with the improvised nylon safety lanyard I am using, all I need do is reattach it to the windshield with no major consequence. I must say, however, that I continue rating Garmin as making the best GPS, in spite of this suction cup.

Seems to be the same device that came with my Garmin. One is permanently mounted in my truck and this one is for our car which has built in navigation. Chrysler (Navtec) wanted $150 for a single upgrade...this cost less and is almost the same size with LIFETIME upgrades..I prefer the GPS unit to having my phone tied up for 8 hours during a trip.