Garmin Nuvi 660 Gps

 

Can anyone help me, I have a old Garmin 660 that still works like new that I use in my truck, But I broke the Cradle mount for it where the ball fits. Anybody know where I might be able to get one ?

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Steve620 wrote:

Can anyone help me, I have a old Garmin 660 that still works like new that I use in my truck, But I broke the Cradle mount for it where the ball fits. Anybody know where I might be able to get one ?

Plenty of sources online such as Amazon.

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Ram mounts…pretty good stuff…CS is kind of b1tchy but they have mounts for, just about, everything.

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Tried

I tried them, akron they have mounts but the one i need.

Used Mounts

Try Goodwill, Salvation Army or other thrift stores. They often have Garmin hardware, and you can usually buy a used GPS with the mount for less than just the mount on Amazon.

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If you're patient,...

Steve620 wrote:

I tried them, akron they have mounts but the one i need.

If you're patient, save the search for Nuvi 660 on eBay. When I checked, there was no offering of a mount alone, and the few complete 660 devices with mount and power cable were too pricey.

Don't just search for a nuvi 660 mount, search for a nuvi 660 as it could be that a complete device, charger and mount will be offered for a song. I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy a complete nuvi 660 now other than current owners who lost or broke one of the items.

There is this one which has a "Make Offer" that you may want to look at:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175258503273

thanks

never thought of that, thanks

Traffic

When purchasing a Old garmin gps (Nuvi 660) I have a old power supply cord with lifetime traffic, will traffic work on any device as long as I use my power plug or is it registered with the device?

Try This:

https://www.rammount.com/part/RAM-HOL-GA23U

You may need to get the adapter to make it fit the Garmin "G" ball mount:

https://www.gpscity.com/ram-mount-1-inch-ball-to-garmin-g-ba...

A couple things

Steve620 wrote:

When purchasing a Old garmin gps (Nuvi 660) I have a old power supply cord with lifetime traffic, will traffic work on any device as long as I use my power plug or is it registered with the device?

As I remember with my first Garmin GPS to which I added traffic, I think the paid traffic subscription was linked to the charger/traffic cable's serial number. Using your current charger/traffic cable with a different 660 should work well. If going with a different GPS than a 660, you need to check the compatibility of the charger/traffic cable model # with the model of nuvi, etc. Note that the newer models have the traffic receiver built into the GPS and with those, you need a charger/traffic-antenna. The chargers with a traffic receiver built in tend to have model numbers starting GTM while those with only a traffic antenna are models starting TA.

That being said, I think I also remember that when GPS devices started being sold with free traffic, the old paid traffic subscriptions no longer applied and if I remember right, then as long as you have a GPS and compatible traffic/charger cable, you'll be OK. This all occurred over a dozen years ago so I may be hazy on details.

My first traffic/charger cable for my nuvi 750 or maybe 855 was bought used on eBay, and it was originally purchased by Hertz, Avis or some car rental company!

EBay bundle

Is what you need part of this bundle?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144497578091

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John from PA

Yes

Yes the part is there, but about a hour a go I found my old 885T, the last time I tried to use it the screen starting blinking. I turned it on and it did the same, I had a sd card in there when I pulled it out the GPS started to work. It's working great but now I need a battery and can't find one anywhere. I also tried to update maps and its telling me there is not enough room. does the sd card have anything to do with that.

Old nuvi issues.

8xx batteries aren't available and haven't been for many years. But the good news is that the 8xx series will work fine with the battery removed and just running on UPS power through the cradle.

Your 660 traffic cable should work fine with a used 660 as CraigW has indicated. But if you have a paid Garmin lifetime map update on your 660 that will not transfer to another unit. It is still a good idea to shop for a complete used device rather than trying to find only the mount. As others have said, you very likely will find a cheaper solution that way rather than trying to buy a mount separately.

Good luck, let us know how this works out.

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon

Another from eBay

You have to expand the listing to see all the pictures but this one looks like it has the complete mount and is $30 with the shipping; and maybe an additional 20% off if you also get notified of a discount code. That would be a net of about $26.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255410725615?epid=79900159&hash=ite...

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John from PA