Car dock - Best way to keep it from falling off the windshield???

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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I really do have this problem...

Not sure if it is because of Colorado extreme (either too freakin' hot or cold) weather, but my car dock suction doesn't stay on very long. With proper cleaning of the windshield and suction cup, it would stay for a week or so. If it's too hot (90s), the suction stays on less than 12 hrs.

Any good ideas to keep that sucker (literally) on more permanently? Almost tempted to drill the SOB into a pillar or something. LOL!

Originally Posted by nookie87

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I really do have this problem...

Not sure if it is because of Colorado extreme (either too freakin' hot or cold) weather, but my car dock suction doesn't stay on very long. With proper cleaning of the windshield and suction cup, it would stay for a week or so. If it's too hot (90s), the suction stays on less than 12 hrs.

Any good ideas to keep that sucker (literally) on more permanently? Almost tempted to drill the SOB into a pillar or something. LOL!

Possibly try denture grip (doubt I spelled it right) that is normally used for holding false teeth in, its not expensive and just put a little around the cup and it should stay firm in hot/cold dry/wet conditions, iv seen it work like a dream before

I replace the suction cup with the bag mount from my garmin gps. I use in on my dashboard and can easily stash it to keep it out of view. The ball socket fit both my og droid and my x2 mobile mount.

well mine has been up for a month straight, but I imagine it will be falling off come winter and some more drastic temperature changes.

I also suggest one of these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16858998200

I got a rosewill one for the wife's car and it works great

Originally Posted by nookie87

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I really do have this problem...

Not sure if it is because of Colorado extreme (either too freakin' hot or cold) weather, but my car dock suction doesn't stay on very long. With proper cleaning of the windshield and suction cup, it would stay for a week or so. If it's too hot (90s), the suction stays on less than 12 hrs.

Any good ideas to keep that sucker (literally) on more permanently? Almost tempted to drill the SOB into a pillar or something. LOL!

Did you buy the Verizon one? If you did, it should have come with a sticky pad thing that you can stick to your dash like above the clock in a flat area then suction cup onto that. That's how I have mine set up and it is rock solid, never falls off. I have a Jeep though so there is a nice flat surface to put it on

Thanks everyone. I personally don't like it on my dash, and would like it on my windshield. I'll try the Super Poligrip to see if that works.

I already tried Liquid Nails (clear), and it does a good job for about a month, but definitely Colorado's extreme temp changes wins...

In the extreme florida temps mine was dropping twice a day and once @ night when it cooled down. I found that a generous rub down with ISO alcohol drying the windshield and leaving the cup a bit damp has gotten me more then a month so far.. learned this trick from a garmin user.

twist the thing around until it sits on the dashboard while suction cupped to the window. It's the ONLY way I can get mine to stay on anything, granted I travel for a living, so mine sees many different rental cars and many different climates.

smear a dab of hand sanitizer on cup, you can find that crap everywhere, and it's basically isopropyl alcohol gel.

if ya don't like that method, buy a bracketron bracket for your specific vehicle and just mount it to that.

3m "duallock" velcro also works VERY well, but it's pretty permanent.

Look at ProClipUSA.com. They have custom mounts for your vehicle.

Having been a Pro car audio/video installer for a few years, Proclip's product line is very well engineered looking stuff.