spursmaddave Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Not posted anything in here for a while as I have been unbelievably busy But a couple of months back a member was selling a Jap SatNav cubby (without all the associated electrics) so I thought I would take a punt. I knew it would fit in my Zed but after reading up on retro fitting motorised cubbies (mainly in the US) I thought I had made a mistake as it looked insanely difficult. I looked on utube and found this - After looking at the button on the cubby and reading up it was obvious that I lacked the technical ability to make relays etc etc so I sulked for a bit then had an idea.... why not bypass the button on the cubby and use a seperate switch to drive the motor.... It Worked So first attempt looked like this - I looked around for a better switch, couldn't find a perfect one but this one is near enough - Moved the heated seat switch so it looks even. Then I had to decide what to put in the cubby maybe I should have thought about that first... Now I already have a Pioneer f900bt which does EVERYTHING, but the screen is small and fiddly for satnav and if you want to have the ipod screen you cant have the satnav screen..... So I looked at a cookbot tablet, very very cool and nice with the odbII screen etc but dont think I would use it that much and could get costly with data downloads for satnav etc. Thought about making a little carPC and getting a screen, but a lot of work... Looked at stand alone satnavs but most were too small (4" or 5") Then the other weekend I say a Panoramic Navman with a 7" screen Bought it and straight away dismantled it All working so I set about soldering, glueing and generally messing about with it until it fitted... Now that was by no means an easy feat So then back into the car - Not hard wired in yet until I am completely happy all is working ok.... only niggle, the battery won't charge, not a huge issue but makes updating it tricky, but I have ordered a mains charger that should sort it out, if not a new battery too.... Some more pics, you can see how big the screen is compared to the Pioneer The lid retracts a bit further in now which looks better... Just some other cosmetics to take care of and I will be happy Next thing if the satnav works ok is to replace my Pioneer with a JVC AVX840 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9bfVEhRJ-Q&feature=related And sell the Pioneer to some lucky member Thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Who's a clever boy then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 looking good dave.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share Posted October 7, 2011 looking good dave.... Thanks, but do you like the cubby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 looking good dave.... Thanks, but do you like the cubby No its sh1t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlp Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Looking awesome? Not sure what I should stick in my cubby, was thinking a cheap android tablet from flea bay?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosk Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I thought a tablet would be good in the cubby hole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 The navman i have basically is a tablet running windows ce i can boot it into ce via a memory card if i have the urge. It would be nice to run diagnostics etc on it but im not really that bothered. Just waiting for the trim bits from the US now and may change the HU at the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Looks good. link to the navman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 Its a navman panoramic, exclusive to Halfrauds I believe, £149 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 Trim arrived from Concept Z Performance today and I got a push button off eBay and decided where to put it Looks nice and neat now Nice small button hidden nicely out of the way, basically just a reset button and off button to preserve the battery in the satnav so it boots nice and quickly when you start the car up Going to get my new HU in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 What no hairy leg shots ......... Looks great Dave, I will be looking forward to pushing all your buttons at the Ace Cafe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Look!!, He's got Smurf boots Trim arrived from Concept Z Performance today and I got a push button off eBay and decided where to put it Looks nice and neat now Nice small button hidden nicely out of the way, basically just a reset button and off button to preserve the battery in the satnav so it boots nice and quickly when you start the car up Going to get my new HU in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Look!!, He's got Smurf boots Trust you to spot these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 Look!!, He's got Smurf boots Trust you to spot these For sale thread coming soon, Graham you have 1st dibs.... one slight problem they are size 12.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 No wonder you couldn't keep them out of the picture Look!!, He's got Smurf boots Trust you to spot these For sale thread coming soon, Graham you have 1st dibs.... one slight problem they are size 12.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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