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TinCupMan
Jackson, MI
October 26, 2009
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TOP QUALITY MOUNT
As usual, RAM makes an excellent product that is tough and fits my Rino 530hcx GPS like a glove. However, it doesn't fit the GPS when you use the alkaline battery pack. Not RAM's falult I guess but it would be nice if they would design a cradle that would work with the alkaline battery pack.
Pros: tough, excellent quality
Cons: can't use it with the alkaline battery pack
Recommend: YES
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Kyle
Phoenix, AZ
June 26, 2009
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GARMIN RINO 500 SERIES CRADLE
Works great, quick shipping from Express Mounts.
Recommend: YES
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rob
elk grove,ca
March 11, 2009
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RINO HOLDER 520
great product for off roadin
Recommend: YES
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Walt Knapp
Monroe, GA
December 17, 2008
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A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT THE RAM CRADLE FOR RINO 530
This is the second cradle I've had for Garmin. The first was for the 60CSX and that has worked very well bike touring on a recumbent trike.
The cradle when it arrived latched far too tight on the Rino, this was also true for the 60CSX, bit in this case I had to unscrew the rear mount peg on the Rino to free it from the cradle. I then filed down the lock until it would release reliably.
This cradle has one other flaw, though you could call it a flaw with the Rino instead. It only fits the Rino with the rechargable battery, won't fit the Rino if you use alkaline or AA rechargeable in that battery case for the Rino. This is a big problem if you are touring and don't have access to AC to charge the battery pac. It means I can only use the Rino locally and not on bike touring until I find a solution. I asked RAM and they were not interested.
Otherwise if you can run only with the rechargeable pac the cradle does a good job of holding the Rino. Much better than Garmin's own design.
Walt
Recommend: YES
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James
November 13, 2008
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GARMIN RINO 500 SERIES CRADLE
Works great
Recommend: YES
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Boat440
June 27, 2008
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RINO 530 CRADLE MOUNT
Very disappointed. Do not recommend. Any alternatives? The plastic cracked around both mounting bolts the first time the cradle was used. The lower screw pulled away thru the lower base mounting hole. It appears Ram Mounts has a manufacturing quality defect. We will now see how good the "Life time Warranty" is.
Recommend: YES
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Christian
May 22, 2008
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I agree that it is not a "solid" fit and it does rattle a little, but if you have the "button" screwed onto the back that is supplied with the rhino, the GPS is locked in, it is hard to remove!!!! You others must not have done this. I think this is a great mount other than not being able to attach the charger at the same time. I have had this mounted to my DS650 bomby sport ATV for 2 years and it has not popped out once!!! Figure it out folks.
Recommend: YES
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Doyle
May 22, 2008
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RINO CRADLE
Why bother with this cradle? The rhino just sits in there with no way to secure it? How about fabricating a locking screw assembly of some sort. WORST CRADLE EVER! Forget about using this on a snowmobile!! Probably great for a big wheels trike.I would rather put my rhino in my pack.
Recommend: YES
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Doug Maxwell
March 10, 2008
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RAM CRADLE FOR THE RINO 530
The rino just sits in the mount with nothing to hold it in place. I have to use an elastic band to hold it in. The inabilitity to attach the charger is also disappointing but the battery holds a charge for quite a long time so not really an issue after all.
Recommend: YES
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Roger
CA
July 25, 2007
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BAD DESIGN AND FLIMSY
This mount needs to make use of the tightning screw in back of the GPS to mount securely on to the cradle. This has the GPS just sit in the cradle with slight tension from the knob screw holding inside of the hole at the top of the cradle. The GPS falls out with just a shake. You would need to modify somehow to hold the GPS securely. Dissapointing Also is very flimsy.
Recommend: YES
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Andrew St Hilaire
MB
December 31, 1969
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The RAM cradle for the RINO 530 is disappointing. When the RINO is snapped into the cradle, it still has about 1/16" to rattle inside the mount, and you can't clip the external power adapter to the back of the unit when in the cradle??!! Altogether sort of useless for anything other than a day trip, and at that I'll need to add some thin foam behind the RINO to keep it from vibrating destructively when on the motorcycle. Not recommended.
Recommend: YES
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