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Step 4Anticipate the curves of your dashboard
Without removing the protector, slide the disk around and find a nice flat spot where you'd like this mount to go on your dashboard. If it's not totally flat (which it probably won't be), you'll notice that not all parts of the adhesive will contact the dashboard.
Favor the back of your dashboard - more adhesive should stick there than anywhere else. When you attach the back of the disk to the dashboard, you may find the front of the disk pops up and away from the dash. Where it was appropriate, I stuck another layer of adhesive onto the front (should be near the very front) of the disk in order to balance it. Remember, if you have to make a choice between the front or the back contacting the dash, favor the back of the disk and balance the very front with a little bit of adhesive.
Do NOT bend the disk so that all the adhesive contacts the dash, because the suction cup needs a flat surface to suck on. That's where adding layers comes in.
Don't overdo the layering. In my picture the back half of the disk contacts the dashboard, while in the front you see that the disk lifts off the dashboard but is supported by the extra layer of adhesive.
Sorry to write so much about this, but it's the most important and difficult step...
Anyway, since you've made it fairly level, you can now remove the protector and stick your disk in the appropriate position. Press down fairly hard to make sure it gets stuck, but don't bend your disk too much to do this. If you did the layering part well, you're not going to need to bend it.
Favor the back of your dashboard - more adhesive should stick there than anywhere else. When you attach the back of the disk to the dashboard, you may find the front of the disk pops up and away from the dash. Where it was appropriate, I stuck another layer of adhesive onto the front (should be near the very front) of the disk in order to balance it. Remember, if you have to make a choice between the front or the back contacting the dash, favor the back of the disk and balance the very front with a little bit of adhesive.
Do NOT bend the disk so that all the adhesive contacts the dash, because the suction cup needs a flat surface to suck on. That's where adding layers comes in.
Don't overdo the layering. In my picture the back half of the disk contacts the dashboard, while in the front you see that the disk lifts off the dashboard but is supported by the extra layer of adhesive.
Sorry to write so much about this, but it's the most important and difficult step...
Anyway, since you've made it fairly level, you can now remove the protector and stick your disk in the appropriate position. Press down fairly hard to make sure it gets stuck, but don't bend your disk too much to do this. If you did the layering part well, you're not going to need to bend it.
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