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> Ive just been given a Go 920T to replace my old Go 700.
>
> While it certainly has a lot of great new features, it seems to be a
> step backwards in one important sense.
>
> The 700 came with a windscreen mount docking cradle. This very
> conveniently had pass-thru sockets for the power cable etc, meaning
> once attached the Tomtom got its power from the cradle. I only had to
> snap the TomTom itself onto the cradle and not have to worry about
> connecting and disconnecting leads every time.
>
> Thats not true with the 920T. The included windscreen mount is very
> basic. I have to connect the power and RDS TMC leads directly to the
> TomTom each time I use it. That can be fiddly, especially at night.
>
> A possible solution would be something similar to the 700 mount kit: a
> cradle like mount with a holder that has connectors matching the
> TomToms power and RDS-TMC sockets. Just drop the tomtom into it and
> hey presto.
>
> Trouble is I cant seem to find anything that provides this solution.
>
> Does anyone know of such a thing?
>
> I hope thats clear.
>
> MTIA

>
>Two solutions that I know of come from Brodit and Carcomm. My personal
>preference having reviewed both is the Carcomm:
>
>http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/carcomm-tomtom-x20-cradle-a1966.php
>http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/brodit-tomtom-x20-active-mount.php

>On 2008-01-03 11:24:59 +0000, SteveL
said:
>
>> Ive just been given a Go 920T to replace my old Go 700.
>>
>> While it certainly has a lot of great new features, it seems to be a
>> step backwards in one important sense.
>>
>> The 700 came with a windscreen mount docking cradle. This very
>> conveniently had pass-thru sockets for the power cable etc, meaning
>> once attached the Tomtom got its power from the cradle. I only had to
>> snap the TomTom itself onto the cradle and not have to worry about
>> connecting and disconnecting leads every time.
>>
>> Thats not true with the 920T. The included windscreen mount is very
>> basic. I have to connect the power and RDS TMC leads directly to the
>> TomTom each time I use it. That can be fiddly, especially at night.
>>
>> A possible solution would be something similar to the 700 mount kit: a
>> cradle like mount with a holder that has connectors matching the
>> TomToms power and RDS-TMC sockets. Just drop the tomtom into it and
>> hey presto.
>>
>> Trouble is I cant seem to find anything that provides this solution.
>>
>> Does anyone know of such a thing?
>>
>> I hope thats clear.
>>
>> MTIA
>
>Two solutions that I know of come from Brodit and Carcomm. My personal
>preference having reviewed both is the Carcomm:
>
>http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/carcomm-tomtom-x20-cradle-a1966.php
>http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/brodit-tomtom-x20-active-mount.php

>On 2008-01-03 11:24:59 +0000, SteveL
said:
>
>> Ive just been given a Go 920T to replace my old Go 700.
>>
>> While it certainly has a lot of great new features, it seems to be a
>> step backwards in one important sense.
>>
>> The 700 came with a windscreen mount docking cradle. This very
>> conveniently had pass-thru sockets for the power cable etc, meaning
>> once attached the Tomtom got its power from the cradle. I only had to
>> snap the TomTom itself onto the cradle and not have to worry about
>> connecting and disconnecting leads every time.
>>
>> Thats not true with the 920T. The included windscreen mount is very
>> basic. I have to connect the power and RDS TMC leads directly to the
>> TomTom each time I use it. That can be fiddly, especially at night.
>>
>> A possible solution would be something similar to the 700 mount kit: a
>> cradle like mount with a holder that has connectors matching the
>> TomToms power and RDS-TMC sockets. Just drop the tomtom into it and
>> hey presto.
>>
>> Trouble is I cant seem to find anything that provides this solution.
>>
>> Does anyone know of such a thing?
>>
>> I hope thats clear.
>>
>> MTIA
>
>Two solutions that I know of come from Brodit and Carcomm. My personal
>preference having reviewed both is the Carcomm:
>
>http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/carcomm-tomtom-x20-cradle-a1966.php
>http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/brodit-tomtom-x20-active-mount.php