I used to have ours suctioned to the lower part of the windshield but it was exposed to a lot of heat there and got in the way of our heatshield when parked. So I got a box for a few dollars from a craft store and mounted it as shown. The cord hanging down is for the GPS sensor so the camera always knows where it is and how fast it it moving. The power cord is strung across the top to the left and down the windshield column.