Tomtom windscreen sucker thingy
Discussion
Chaps,
Mrs Thrust has a Tomtom as she doesn't like the in-built system in her car.
All fine, no problems there aside from the sucker thing that just keeps falling off.
Are there any aftermarket jobs that people can suggest?
Honestly, it's rubbish. You push it on, it holds for a bit then falls off.
Mrs Thrust has a Tomtom as she doesn't like the in-built system in her car.
All fine, no problems there aside from the sucker thing that just keeps falling off.
Are there any aftermarket jobs that people can suggest?
Honestly, it's rubbish. You push it on, it holds for a bit then falls off.
I'd add a third 
It is a cheap TomTom copy mount!
I've have 4 different TomTom's all with difernt mount types
Having used a few of the copy mounts I've got rid of them all and gone back to a genuine one.
On the copies I've had;
The sucker is not flexible enough in the cold and does not stick for long
The sucker is $hit quality so does not hold the vacuuum.
The socket on the ball splits and the TT flops forward.
It is a cheap TomTom copy mount!
I've have 4 different TomTom's all with difernt mount types
Having used a few of the copy mounts I've got rid of them all and gone back to a genuine one.
On the copies I've had;
The sucker is not flexible enough in the cold and does not stick for long
The sucker is $hit quality so does not hold the vacuuum.
The socket on the ball splits and the TT flops forward.
If its an Easy Port mount as in the picture above then you could consider the following, if its an x20/ x30 device then scroll further down as I have also included some information on the same modification to that mount in the same reply:
First off you will need a Pro-Clip to suit your vehicle, there are loads to choose from, and the Brodit TomTom Ball which, in this case was salvaged from an x40 Brodit Mount, but a Brodit/ TomTom style ball is now available under the part number of 533091 directly from Brodit/ ProClip, here the Brodit "Ball" is attached to the Pro-Clip sat next to the standard Easy Port windscreen mount:
Look above the hinge line and you will see two small rubber plugs, these need to be removed (they simply flick out using your finger nails) to reveal two Philips head screws:
Remove the two screws and the mount comes apart very easily:
Place the old windscreen sucker part to one side and re-assemble the ring portion of the Easy-Port mount to the Brodit Ball by trapping the ball between the easy port ring and top cap, secure in to position using the two screws, these only need to be nipped up do not over tighten:
The Pro-Clip plus the Easy-Port secured in to my car (Ovlov V70), the Brodit Pro-Clip simply clips over the airvent securing to the structure either side of the vent to provide a solid mount for the navigation device, no holes are needed and if removed no traces of it being fitted are left in the car:
Finally, what does it look like with the device attached
If you want the device higher up rotate the entire mounting ring through 180 degrees and the device sits 75MM (3") higher:
No real reason for posting this other than to highlight what is possible should you own a device that uses the Easy Port mount and you don't like windscreen suckers.
For Go-x20 and Go-x30 devices:
First of all you will need a Pro-Clip to suit your car and brodit "Ball" attached to the Pro-Clip, I would suggest you attach these two components before fitting this to the car, as it avoids slipping with the screwdriver and damaging the trim of the car!
In addition you need the TomTom supplied windscreen mount to act as a donor for the device specific addaptor.
Using a small screwdriver inserted to the small cut out visible in the center disk of the TomTom mount simply lever/ flick out the disk:
Once the center disk is removed four Phillips head screws are revealed, remove these with a suitable size driver (the screw heads are rather shallow and small, don't loose the screws as they will be needed later). The rear cup will now float free and can be pushed down the stem of the mount:
First of all remove the part that is fitted around the ball, secondly remove the rear collar which will take a little force to seperate the assembly, by now you should have a pile of bits looking similar to this:
Push the rear collar over the Brodit ball:
Attach the square section of the TomTom mount to the rear collar using the four screws removed earlier:
Re-fit the center cover by pushing it back in to position:
Next we move to the car, this is the assembled x20/ x30 Brodit addapted mount in my Ovlov V70:
Finally with the device attached, note the power cable is routed through the air vent to avoid having wires all over the inside of the car:
Avoids the costly purchase of an active mount with all the security of a physical attachement to the dash structure that doesn't rely upon suction cups - Mike
First off you will need a Pro-Clip to suit your vehicle, there are loads to choose from, and the Brodit TomTom Ball which, in this case was salvaged from an x40 Brodit Mount, but a Brodit/ TomTom style ball is now available under the part number of 533091 directly from Brodit/ ProClip, here the Brodit "Ball" is attached to the Pro-Clip sat next to the standard Easy Port windscreen mount:
Look above the hinge line and you will see two small rubber plugs, these need to be removed (they simply flick out using your finger nails) to reveal two Philips head screws:
Remove the two screws and the mount comes apart very easily:
Place the old windscreen sucker part to one side and re-assemble the ring portion of the Easy-Port mount to the Brodit Ball by trapping the ball between the easy port ring and top cap, secure in to position using the two screws, these only need to be nipped up do not over tighten:
The Pro-Clip plus the Easy-Port secured in to my car (Ovlov V70), the Brodit Pro-Clip simply clips over the airvent securing to the structure either side of the vent to provide a solid mount for the navigation device, no holes are needed and if removed no traces of it being fitted are left in the car:
Finally, what does it look like with the device attached
If you want the device higher up rotate the entire mounting ring through 180 degrees and the device sits 75MM (3") higher:
No real reason for posting this other than to highlight what is possible should you own a device that uses the Easy Port mount and you don't like windscreen suckers.
For Go-x20 and Go-x30 devices:
First of all you will need a Pro-Clip to suit your car and brodit "Ball" attached to the Pro-Clip, I would suggest you attach these two components before fitting this to the car, as it avoids slipping with the screwdriver and damaging the trim of the car!
In addition you need the TomTom supplied windscreen mount to act as a donor for the device specific addaptor.
Using a small screwdriver inserted to the small cut out visible in the center disk of the TomTom mount simply lever/ flick out the disk:
Once the center disk is removed four Phillips head screws are revealed, remove these with a suitable size driver (the screw heads are rather shallow and small, don't loose the screws as they will be needed later). The rear cup will now float free and can be pushed down the stem of the mount:
First of all remove the part that is fitted around the ball, secondly remove the rear collar which will take a little force to seperate the assembly, by now you should have a pile of bits looking similar to this:
Push the rear collar over the Brodit ball:
Attach the square section of the TomTom mount to the rear collar using the four screws removed earlier:
Re-fit the center cover by pushing it back in to position:
Next we move to the car, this is the assembled x20/ x30 Brodit addapted mount in my Ovlov V70:
Finally with the device attached, note the power cable is routed through the air vent to avoid having wires all over the inside of the car:
Avoids the costly purchase of an active mount with all the security of a physical attachement to the dash structure that doesn't rely upon suction cups - Mike
i have a tomtom, however my lovely wife somehow managed to lose the windscreen sucker, so i now sit the tomtom in the cigarette lighter area to the front of the central consol....not ideal but it works. If anyone happens to know where you can buy replacement original tomtom suckers please let me know.
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