notfub Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Calling those of you with aftermarket sat navs, e.g. Garmin/TomTom's in your dash cubby. Do you have any issues with your unit dropping the GPS signal at all while in the cubby? I currently use my Samsung Galaxy S as a satnav and have it in the cubby & it's a little hit and miss with the GPS signal. I am looking to buy a traditional sat nav (Garmin with Traffic is fav at the moment) wondered if these are fine in the cubby. I believe some have mobile sims in them for traffic data, any issues with noise from these? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I've got a Garmin 1490T in mine, and it works fine. It's not fully installed in the sense of cables, until I pluck up courage to drill holes in the cubby - they hang across the dash unless its on batteries - but the reception is spot on. It's sitting on a replacement Arkon sticky mount via Amazon, which is OK for temporary purposes, so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 there are two holes in the back of the cubby if you lift up the rubber mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Used to run a Garmin nüvi in my cubby with no reception problems at all. Now with the Pioneer F900BT I have the GPS antenna hidden under the dash behind the triple gauges, also with no connection problems. My guess is that a dedicated GPS unit will always have better signal reception as a mobile phone also has to receive it's network signal as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfub Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Thanks for the feedback guys, it's all good news, now what sat nav to go for hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 there are two holes in the back of the cubby if you lift up the rubber mat Rubber mat? I think I must have an aftermarket JDM-satnav-replacement-or-not-fitted-at-all-cubby fitted. Which is a good sign for repair if a pigs ear is made drilling. Shouldn't be too hard to drill a hole and fit a grommet though. I think I'd keep the Garmin cable and extra traffic aerial attachment (first rule - 'do no harm') un-modified - and buy an adapter to attach to the car's ignition switched 12V mains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 i used to run the pioneer f500bt unit in my cubby and ran the aerial behind the cubby. never had an issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 OEM install has the GPS receiver behind there in the dash so it should be ok. I concur with BM about mobile/tablet reception - their receivers wont be as big or sensative so may have problems in there. Stand alone solutions shouldnt have a problem though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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