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Etrex 30x custom mount
« on: 25 October, 2016, 09:01:13 pm »
I couldn't find a Garmin mount for my Etrex 30x that fitted where I like it on my stem. As the stem is fairly short I found the garmin slide-in mount was catching on the stem spacers. I saw something on a USA website but couldn't justify the cost in shipping it over.

I used to have an Edge so I cut the lugs off the twist mount adaptor that I had for that and used black Sugru to glue it to a spare slide in mount. This mount was very tight initially so I had to ease the 'runners' on the mount to make it easier to slide on and off to get to the battery compartment on the unit itself.

It is easy to twist on and off the mount on the stem with the slide-in mount and sugru'd adaptor staying on the unit unless I need access to the batteries.

Not overly pretty but a fun evening spent getting something just how you like it!




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Re: Etrex 30x custom mount
« Reply #1 on: 26 October, 2016, 06:53:56 am »
Pics aren't showing for me Bunker. 

I think I may have the fitting that you mention from the USA, donated by a clubmate but not used it yet.

Re: Etrex 30x custom mount
« Reply #2 on: 26 October, 2016, 10:25:26 am »
No pic's for me either.

Would like to see the pic's as I have an etrex with the garmin mount. Would be good to see an alternative mount just for the possibilities.

Re: Etrex 30x custom mount
« Reply #3 on: 26 October, 2016, 02:13:43 pm »
No pics for me either.

I think it's because they are hosted on google, and I'm not (at my work PC) logged in to my google account
The URLs are like https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Cap115TFv3WFC3ITiQAB1u...

Pingu

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Re: Etrex 30x custom mount
« Reply #4 on: 26 October, 2016, 02:18:23 pm »
I could see them at home last night, but I can't at work today.

Phil W

Re: Etrex 30x custom mount
« Reply #5 on: 26 October, 2016, 02:22:12 pm »
403 permission denied response from Google for those images. You need to make them public

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Re: Etrex 30x custom mount
« Reply #6 on: 26 October, 2016, 08:53:33 pm »
Yes, the pictures worked yesterday but not today.

Re: Etrex 30x custom mount
« Reply #7 on: 27 October, 2016, 10:32:13 pm »
Not very IT literate so don't know if/how to make pictures public

I think this link will show the album:

https://goo.gl/photos/H5Ai1J7CcUJ6YE2z6
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Re: Etrex 30x custom mount
« Reply #8 on: 27 October, 2016, 10:35:31 pm »
Yup  :thumbsup: