Arkon CM629 Universal Pda Vent Mount

Arkon CM629 Universal Pda Vent Mount

Features:

• Universal PDA Vent Mount

Product Description
Arkon Universal Vent Mount PDA Kit features Arkon's new "side-grip" universal PDA cradle and a convenient vent mount assembly designed to securely mount your PDA at fingertips reach. This solution is most commonly used in conjunction with popular GPS navigation solutions. There are very few vehicles that have vents not compatible with the vent mount assembly that comes in the CM629. As a rule of thumb, it will work with ALL vent louvers that are horizontal. It will not work with any of the cars having vertical vent louvers such as most Pontiacs and a few others.

Customer Reviews

Aesthetically Pleasing, Easy Installation, and Serves Its Intended Purpose Well (2007-11-21)
This is a really nice looking vent mount. Once installed, the vent mount is very secure. I've owned this for about 2 years and here's some of the cons I've found:

- When installed on my car, the mount prevents the adjustment of the louvres. Mine's stuck in the down position so the air is stuck blowing downwards. I think this is an inherent trait in all vent mounts.

- The arms no longer spring back out when I press the release button so I have to manually pull them open. Considering it's 2 years of heavy use, I'd say it stood up pretty well.

Despite the cons, this unit actually still serves its function. What's more, the Arkon customer service is GREAT! When my Arkon mount got lost in the shipping, I called their customer service and the rep courteously responded that they were going to mail me a new one right away (no questions asked). A couple of days later, I got my product. A++ for customer service. All in all, I'm quite please with this Arkon mount -- Five Stars!

Arkon makes another model, the ARKON CM-160 Universal Vent Mount Kit. I think this is a newer model and as far as aesthetics goes, it looks to be even nicer looking than this one -- so check that out too.

Go on, give the Arkon vent mount a try - I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

An Excellent PDA Vent Mount (2006-08-18)
I have a vent mounted holder for an older iPAQ that has worked flawlessly for five years.

I bought a new iPAQ for my wife along with a Gomadic holder. I spent 20 minutes trying to install it (I can install and remove my old one in seconds). As an engineer and being mechanically inclined, I felt this design was flawed. After I finally had it in place and made a final tweak to adjust its position, one of the spring loaded clips fell apart into the vent duct. Of course Gomadic didn't supply extra clips, so I contacted them for more. They sent me two new clips and wished me luck, but recommended I buy their gooseneck mount with a suction cup for the windshield (if I had wanted a windshield mount, I would have bought one). As you might imagine, the new clips didn't work either. Both springloaded clips ended up flying apart into the vent.

Rather than waste any more time with Gomadic, I purchased an ARKON CM629. It took me less than a minute to assemble and install, and I couldn't be happier. Aesthetically, I think the ARKON is nicer as well.