I'm looking at buying a used 2008 Cooper S (R56) from a dealer and it has a cell phone cradle arm attached to the tachometer. It's wired for power as well. In order for me to use this, I would need to buy a connection clip for my cell I assume.

Here's a pic:





Can anyone identify the make/brand of the cell phone cradle?

The dealer has no clue what brand this is and neither do I.

 

that's the factory garmin nuvi hardwire mount
you can pop either the Mini branded Garmin on there or pick up a Garmin Nuvi 360 for cheap.

 

Yep - that's the Garmin mount. I think you can also use a nuvi 350 if you don't need the Bluetooth capability. Don't try to fit one of the widescreen models, though (660, 760, etcetera), as there's not enough room between the mount and the tachometer.

 

You guys are good.
Awesome, thanks for the info. Cheers.

 

Does this mean that my Garmin Nuvi 750 GPS will not fit the cradle, because i was thinking about buying that cradle.

 

Well, you'd probably have to adapt your 750 mounting bracket to the MINI kit, because I'm pretty sure the electrical connections are different. But I think the bigger problem will be the width. The 750 is almost a full inch wider than the 360, which would put the right-hand edge of the 750 about a half-inch closer to the tach. Looking at the pictures of the MINI kit with the 360, I don't think there's an extra half-inch of space to fit the 750.

 

The 760 uses a different mount and power connector, but you won't have room anyway. I have a 760 and use the mount that Craven Speed sells.

 

Thanks for the info guys, i will look into the craven speed Garmin mounting kit.

 

Great info here, guys.
This was my first thread/post and when I pickup the Mini I'll have a new car and a new forum to be a part of....good times. Cheers all.

 

or you can use the Kuda mount for just about any gps, nice location, but a bit pricey.

you can only fit Garmin's on that mount that have the flip up style antenna, most (all?) of which have been discontinued. So if you're interested in the Mini mount, get one now while retailers still have the units in stock.