General The holder for the sat nav is for a Tom Tom do they have one for a Garmin? Sat nav
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General The holder for the sat nav is for a Tom Tom do they have one for a Garmin? Sat nav
No.Because, depending on model year, the mount port is intended for the dedicated TomTom Blue&Me or TomTom Blue&Me2 satnavs only.
The port essentially only supplies power to the mounting cradle. The cradle comes with the dedicated B&M /B&M2 TomTom satnav(or can be bought separately on ebay).
So the cradle in turn carries a series of contacts to power the appropriate TomTom unit when it is clipped into place- the 1000Go and 5150 also use, I believe, the same contacts,hence they too could also be mounted in the holder cradle.But why bother, a cradle is about £50, just to save a power cable being visible.
I suppose that,in theory, if you could modify a Garmin unit to work off the B&M power contacts ,and cut away the casing to install the contacts (which you'd need to extract from a TomTom anyway), it would be possible- but as I said,you would only bypass using the in-car power cable for a Garmin, and would gain no other functionality, as the rest of the B&M/B&M2 functionality is bluetooth...............
The port essentially only supplies power to the mounting cradle. The cradle comes with the dedicated B&M /B&M2 TomTom satnav(or can be bought separately on ebay).
So the cradle in turn carries a series of contacts to power the appropriate TomTom unit when it is clipped into place- the 1000Go and 5150 also use, I believe, the same contacts,hence they too could also be mounted in the holder cradle.But why bother, a cradle is about £50, just to save a power cable being visible.
I suppose that,in theory, if you could modify a Garmin unit to work off the B&M power contacts ,and cut away the casing to install the contacts (which you'd need to extract from a TomTom anyway), it would be possible- but as I said,you would only bypass using the in-car power cable for a Garmin, and would gain no other functionality, as the rest of the B&M/B&M2 functionality is bluetooth...............
The dedicated Fiat TomTom unit (mine is a GoLive B&M) does a lot with the car's smart features like linking to the low fuel warning - when the low light comes on, the satnav asks if you wish to be directed to the nearest fuel station. Also it has a FIAT badge startup screen, a Qubo (green only
car on the map, eco driving tips and features and it's specific to the vehicle you are in, not 'general'.R-V-M
The dedicated Fiat TomTom unit (mine is a GoLive B&M) does a lot with the car's smart features like linking to the low fuel warning - when the low light comes on, the satnav asks if you wish to be directed to the nearest fuel station. Also it has a FIAT badge startup screen, a Qubo (green only car on the map, eco driving tips and features and it's specific to the vehicle you are in, not 'general'.
R-V-M
Yep, my B&M2 does all that,with voice control, ECO routes etc etc- but none of that functionality depends on the actual mount, it's for power only.
I have a separate windscreen mount and a separate GoLive1000 power cable, so I can use my B&M2 satnav in my other non-B&M vehicles, and it functions fully with B&M in the Qubo on that mount too.
I don't blame the OP for sticking with the Garmin- I have bought extensions of maps and cameras already- but if you wait for the offers, you can get 18months (6 map updates) for the price of 12 etc etc. STILL iniquitous to charge though- daft lads (and lasses) like us who pay over the odds for the B&M TomToms in the first place buy extra maps when free lifetime updates come with many TT satnavs- just because we have B&M units..............
R-V-M
Yep, my B&M2 does all that,with voice control, ECO routes etc etc- but none of that functionality depends on the actual mount, it's for power only.
I have a separate windscreen mount and a separate GoLive1000 power cable, so I can use my B&M2 satnav in my other non-B&M vehicles, and it functions fully with B&M in the Qubo on that mount too.
I don't blame the OP for sticking with the Garmin- I have bought extensions of maps and cameras already- but if you wait for the offers, you can get 18months (6 map updates) for the price of 12 etc etc. STILL iniquitous to charge though- daft lads (and lasses) like us who pay over the odds for the B&M TomToms in the first place buy extra maps when free lifetime updates come with many TT satnavs- just because we have B&M units..............
