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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 04:45 AM
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How are you guys getting the suction cup mount to stay stuck?

I've had mine for about 3 months, and while it was cold there was no issue.
It's been getting warm the last few days, into the 60's and 70's, and the damn thing won't stay on the window. It was fine when it was cold.

I am thinking of coating the suction cup with a bit of clear silicone to try to glue it to the glass.
I want it to stay on, but be easily removed if necessary.

Are there any type of mounts that use stick on fasteners, like the lock strips that mount ezpass transponders?

I have an Insignia dashcam.
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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 05:16 AM
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The Balckvue cams I use came with double backed tape for window mounting.
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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 07:31 AM
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I had the same problem. Bought a rear view mirror attachment (about 10 bucks) for mine and haven't looked back since.
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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 10:55 AM
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I just bought a Goluk T3 and used the double sided tape to mount without any issues. This cam is tiny and hides completely behind my rear view,
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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 11:01 AM
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I have an Anker Roav C1 which uses an adhesive mount. I also have an Anker Roav C2 which uses a suction cup and for the short period i used it, i never had an issue with it coming off. It actually looks like it's the same one from the Insignia.
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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 11:28 AM
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I've gone through 5-6 dash cams over the years and got tired of the stupid windshield mounts and running the power lines. Every camera was different.
So, I made a universal mount that can be modified to mount any dash cam I please. Plus, I use it to mount a monitor that I use when pulling a trailer.

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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 11:34 AM
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No sure how yours mounts to the suction cup as it looks slightly similart to gopro, but I use a knock-off gopro with a gopro suction mount and it's not failed once. Pretty good quality and worked while being used on the outside of my door filming at 70MPH. I strictly use it as a dashcam and mount now.
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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 01:04 PM
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I bought a mount that goes around the rear view mirror post, works great and keeps the camera mostly hidden behind the mirror and out of my line of sight.
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Old Mar 30, 2018 | 03:15 PM
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there's some rear view mirror mounts on amazon. this one looks like it could work depending on what connector yours has.

https://www.amazon.com/Pruveeo-Dash-Mount-Rearview-Mirror/dp/B073QR5TZ8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522436629&sr=8-2&keywords=rearview+mirror+dashcam+mount#customerReviews https://www.amazon.com/Pruveeo-Dash-Mount-Rearview-Mirror/dp/B073QR5TZ8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522436629&sr=8-2&keywords=rearview+mirror+dashcam+mount#customerReviews
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