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Arkon's GN097 is a suitable alternative to the Windshield suction mounts.Quickly connects to any car¿s lighter socket opening and provides unique placement in the vehicle for mounting your Garmin Nuvi.Features powered 12V lighter socket dongle

User Reviews about ARKON GN097 Garmin Nuvi Lighter Socket Mount with Accessory Power Dongle

Not bad. It's cheap and it works. My only complaint is that the arm isn't flexible enough. It stick out too far and gets in the way of the shifter. -- Garmin LIghter Mount

Works well and does the job but fits the cigarette lighter loosly and needs a wedge to tighten it. I would by another if it were tighter in the lighter. -- Garmin Cigarettelighter Mount

I have a Garmin Nuvi 200 GPS device and I used the Arkon GN097 to install it in my Honda Fit. It works perfectly, and the Nuvi is inconspicuous.
BTW, the car has a manual transmission, and when the Nuvi is attached to the GN097 and installed in to the lighter socket, the Nuvi does not interfere with the shifting of the transmission. -- Works great in my Honda Fit

This little gadget works very well with my Garmin. It's easy to install, position, adjust angle, mount and dismount the gps. Most importantly, it keeps the telltale "come steal my GPS" suction circle off of the windshield, and the GPS from slip-sliding around on the dashboard.

It would not work in all cars (or it would have gotten 5 stars) - the location of your lighter socket could be a problem, so take a good look at where and how the articulations are on this before you buy. Note that this does not give you an extra socket per se: you'll need to switch off if you are also running a radar detector or charging a cellphone.

I'm pleased with the price and quality as well. -- Good investment

I'm not sure what product the guy who complains about it not working with Garmin GPS units got. This has the standard ball mount and works great with my Garmin Nuvi 855. It works fantastically actually. The only concern I have is the little wire they use for the socket. It's slightly troubling after reading another review mentioning that as being a problem area and I think I'll use a zip-tie to hold the socket against the arm. That should take any pressure off the wire and prolong it's life. That said, it looks like with a little work the socket could be pretty easily replaced and you could solder a new one in. Now, I'd like to mention why this mount is superior to the USB version that is also available from Arkon...At least with the 855 and possibly with any of the newer Garmin GPS models.
I originally bought the Arkon GN097-USB thinking it would be nice to not have to use the cigarette socket power cable that came with my Nuvi. Eliminate clutter, simplify connection, etc. Well, it works, with one major caveat. When running on USB power alone, the Nuvi 855 backlight is DISABLED. This cannot be changed in software and after some research I discovered this is because of the higher power demands of the chipset used in the 855. In order to have enough power to function on USB, the backlight is disabled. This makes if VERY hard to see when driving.
So, to conclude I highly recommend this mount. It works well, is reasonably well constructed (my only concern being the thin wire used for the socket), and it's really the only good option I've been able to find to mount the GPS in the cigarette lighter socket...So, if that sounds good to you, buy it. I'd highly recommend it.

Also of note, I gave it five stars to help offset the incorrect review written by Charles Hunt. -- Does indeed work with Garmin GPS. Superior to GN097-USB on the Nuvi 855.