Amoeba

Well,

Last trip to jacksonville the V1 was worthless because it would not stick onto my windshield, the suction cups look like they are perfectly shaped, and stick on the window for about a minute before the V1 falls. anyone have any tips, I got another long trip tonight.

BC2G

clean the cups... clean the window where u are gonna put it... then lick the suction cup before stickin it on.. that should make it stick

Amoeba

maybe the angle of the suction cup got messed up, i tried shaping it, and it seems they are both okay, it just doesnt work

blader

Mine falls sometimes. I do exactly what CLean B just said, clean cups and windshield, lick suction cup and stick .. press hard, get all the air out. I've had it for 10 months and they've only fallen like twice.

EricL

Also:

1. Don't put the suction cups in the "textured" area around the rear view mirror (I presume this is obvious, but ...) :captainobvious:

2. Sometimes the suction cups are just "lousy" (I never got two sets, and V1 sent me replacements and the new ones were really sticky on my very clean and cool window.)

3. Don't be surprised to see them pop loose if the temp is really hot out -- it doesn't happen to me often, but it has happened.

And, cleaning really makes a difference, if you have any "fog" on the inside of the windshield, it will make it difficult to get the cups to stick well....

blader

Yes, heat is a problem. The only two times mine fell off were during the summer when the temps were scorching .. not much you can do about that though.

Scrib

Clean them with rubbing alcohol...

CLpower

the V1 should of come w/ extras as well.

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

Mine never fall off. I have 2 mounts always on the windshield. 1 in my truck 1 in my CLS. If I take them off they always stick fine when I put tham back on.

mc_yanzo

I had the opposite problem - my suction cups wouldn't stick when it was too cold out! This was last winter when it was < 0 F. The suction cups just froze and woudn't stick, so I used the holder that attaches to the visor.

JHEIII850Turbo

have u tried licking them?.... i mean, putting saliva like on your hand then wiping it on the suction part, works for me

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

Put the suction cups on for about 5 minutes prior to putting the V1 on. The weight of the V1 can pull the suction cups off if they haven't sealed up well yet.

RaptorCLS

"you got to lick it...before you stick it..........."

CL Type Slim

Put some soapy water on the suction cups. The surfactant from soap will give it more surface tension. Therefore it will "stick" better.

shawn744

yeah V1 suction cups really suck....my friends and i have the same problems. If it's cold out and i switch the V1 from one car to the other, forget about it....can't use it. BUT....if you put it on, it wont just fall off when it gets cold....big issue with V1s....i hope they'll fix it eventually.

CrockPot

EricL

Should being the keyword...

Nice that V1 sent me free replacements within a few days. They did right by me!

EricL

Hmmm.... I hope you keep some acetone or nitromethane around in case you need to remove the stuff...

Starter

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem. I love the V1, except for this. Supposedly the newest ones are lighter than the older model. That may help. I think the problem is that it's just too heavy -- I never had this with my old Passport.