Ok, I have started thinking of things I need (should say want) for my new MINI.
I like the GoMiniGo GPS mount, but would like to use this mount also for my cell phone. What I am looking for a cell phone holder with a Garmin ball receiver. I want to be able to switch between the GPS and cell phone as needed.
Has anyone seen one? I've tried searching, but cant find anything.
I have a blackeberry in a soft cover, so it would have to be a universal holder.
let me know, Thanks

 

I even wrote to gominigo, and haven't heard back from them.
An internet search hasn't come up with anything either....
hmmmm, I would think there would be a market for this.

 

Actually very possibley not as you are the first to ask about it in the 2+ years i have been on this forum and of the ohter three car forums I frequent I have seen not request for this item.

I personally would wnat both aat the same time so there isa mount for the phoen and for the GPS one on either side of the wheel

 

Since I use my cell phone a lot more than my GPS, I want to be able to switch them out. I like gominigo's bracket, and want to get the single mount and mount it to the left.
I want to be able to interchange them as I need to. I see gomini has a ball mount holder for the iPhone....hopefully they will get back to me.

 

Chris,

I sent a message back to you that day. Please let me know if you did not get it. I will resend.

Alan

 

Alan,
No, I never received a message.
Email me again, because I have another question
regarding mounting of the bracket too.
Thanks

 

Have you tried Craven?

 

yes, no one seems to make this.
I may have to make one myself.
Thanks

 

I've thought about posting this in the "Dorky Cheapskate Mods" thread some time ago but it looks appropriate now for this one. About a year ago I ended up fashioning my own Blackberry Storm bracket to work with my Nuvi ball mount. I recognize this is on a 1st Gen MINI but I think it would be equally applicable to 2nd Gen.

Both components came off fleaBay. The cradle is just a standard Garmin Nuvi cradle being sold as a separate unit. The phone holder came from an online vendor in Australia that was selling Storm auto mounts. It came with the bracket and a separate suction cup component. I ended up chucking the suction cup part and just kept the phone bracket.



I cut the bottom off of the Nuvi cradle and just epoxy'ed it to the back of the bracket to create the mount. I had to file off a couple of high spots of plastic on the cradle to make it flush for fastening to the bracket:



Here's it is mounted in place on the Kuda ball mount:



...and here's what it looks like with my BB Storm on it:



Simple to fabricate, and it works quite well.

 

Looks like I will be making my own as well. My phone battery last way longer than the battery on the Garmin and I don't really want to run power to my Craven mount. I also like that the Craven is barely noticeable without the Garmin on it.

 

Very cool.
That is exactly what I have in mind.
I want to pick up a universal holder and epoxy a garmin
recepticle to it. Perfect.
Thanks for the pics too.
I have to do this.

 

Thumbs up for the Kuda mount. The Craven mount is a close second

 

If anyone has a moto droid the factory mount you can buy at the verizon store will work with the nuvi ball mount.