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[spydglide]

Maybe they included different sets of screws with mine, but they don't stick out....like 103 said, one set was too long, the other too short, but one set was juuuuuust right.

[magicl1]

Magic...I got the mount you speak of, along with the cradle from Garmin, [highlight]and just mounted the cradle directly to the chrome mounting plate that came with my Techmount.[/highlight]

[110tHunDer]

Here are a few more pics without the GPS in the mount so you can see the bracketry.

Note, using just the isolation mount, not the chrome jobbie that came with the Tech Mount:

[110tHunDer]

Four countersunk screws either from the isolation mount kit or the Garmin kit (can't remember which one now), holding the Garmin mount to the isolation mount:

[110tHunDer]

Bottom screws were the ones that were difficult to get started, but you can see about one thread sticking through on the bottom (compared to about 3 or 4 on top):

[110tHunDer]

I would still like to use the Chrome base plate as it allows you to off set if necessary and it has the small protrusion to prevent twisting the plate once it is locked down.

I hear what you're saying on that, but I've had mine on the bike for, I dunno, 1,500 miles or so and with the locktite holding it on, there has been no movement whatsoever.  The main thing is making sure the screw stays in there.  If the screw comes loose, that little nipple that fits into the receiving part isn't gonna do squat, anyway.

[magicl1]

I hear what you're saying on that, but I've had mine on the bike for, I dunno, 1,500 miles or so and with the locktite holding it on, there has been no movement whatsoever.

[Midnight Rider]

They have it Magic...they had just gotten them in when I ordered mine a few weeks ago...I've taken pics..let me download and re-size.  I spoke with D when i phoned in the order...pics coming.

[Midnight Rider]

Well TC, you gotta figure a method of keeping up w/ where your screws come from.

[spydglide]

Oh yeah, TC......I can relate!  har!  [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif] spyder

[Midnight Rider]

magic...here's the photos...you can see that the mount is screwed directly on the chrome plate...the holes lined up perfectly, and I used the rubber do-hicky's they shipped with the mount, and I think some of the screws they included with it as well.  Let me know if you need additional information, and i'll hunt down a part number, if I can find it on my workbench  

[Midnight Rider]

another

[Midnight Rider]

from the cradle side

[110tHunDer]

That looks good, TC.  Probably the better route to go versus what I did, but the chrome plate wasn't available that I saw when I ordered mine.  Magicl1, if you determine a way to get the chrome mount separately, let me know.

[Midnight Rider]

OK...found my invoice buried on my workbench...I've been doing so many "little things" to the bikes, the bench is getting out of control.

The part number they shipped to me is 30997MC, the description reads: Handlebar mount 1 inch mini chrome with amps plate chrome.

AMPs is an industry standard mounting hole pattern.  I don't know if they would sell/exchange the plate for you.  When I talked to D, I was specifically asking her about the AMPs mounting pattern....in trying to meet/determine my needs, which was a few phone conversations over a couple of days, the new plate arrived in a shipment they had just received from their supplier.  Guess I just lucked out.  The cost was $74.95 plus shipping.

Hope this helps!!