Re: Advice on 2610

David Finkelstein <DocDaveTF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1he2r1115ef0uhq7ijktg6e259mhkn962v@xxxxxxx:

> It's a funny thing, people keep talking about the feet of the beenbag
> being pliable or having contourable metal inside. I've examined the
> mount short of dissecting it and it only seems to be four been filled
> feet. I can't palpate any metal. Also, a flat dashboard offers
> nothing to contour against.
>

If you have a flat dashboard, you wouldn't want to contour the metal
anyway -- but -- if you don't have any stiffening in the bag at all, then
I'm not sure how it could withstand even a slow stop without the unit
falling over. Even on a flat surface, the four metal extensions give the
whole assembly an extra degree of stability that I'm not sure how you
could do without -- particularly with a unit as heavy as the 2610.

As to the composition of your beanbag, I don't work for Garmin, so I
can't say what they've been changing over the years, but I've owned two
of them, and both had easily bendable metal 'plates' down each of the
four 'feet' which help a whole lot with stability.

Maybe call Garmin and see if they will replace it?



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