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Title: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 14 November 2011, 10:34
kinda cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P33LicGVDlE&feature=related

Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: justalex81 on 14 November 2011, 10:50
kinda cool but looks utterly sh1te
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: daz veedub on 14 November 2011, 15:43
pretty trick that
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: F17BAD on 14 November 2011, 18:43
Id rather have a rev counter  :undecided:
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: RandomJord on 14 November 2011, 19:35
Id rather have a rev counter  :undecided:

You do ..... But Let's face it..... Most MK3 owners don't need one!
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: trog_nfs on 14 November 2011, 20:04
Id rather have a rev counter  :undecided:

You do ..... But Let's face it..... Most MK3 owners don't need one!

Indeed, as most of us know how to drive properly.
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: F17BAD on 14 November 2011, 20:13
Huh ? whats that supposed to mean Trog ?
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: trog_nfs on 14 November 2011, 20:49
Huh ? whats that supposed to mean Trog ?

It was a retort to an anti-mk3 remark tis all
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: F17BAD on 14 November 2011, 20:55
mate haters gonna hate.. it will never stop  :grin:
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 14 November 2011, 21:10
kinda cool, but as said ide rather a rev counter.

thinking about inserting my satnav into a heater vent in my car, seen it somewere before, looked cool  :cool:
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: trog_nfs on 14 November 2011, 21:13
kinda cool, but as said ide rather a rev counter.

thinking about inserting my satnav into a heater vent in my car, seen it somewere before, looked cool  :cool:

Yeah someone on here did it, looked okish

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=123850.0
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 14 November 2011, 21:30
kinda cool, but as said ide rather a rev counter.

thinking about inserting my satnav into a heater vent in my car, seen it somewere before, looked cool  :cool:

Yeah someone on here did it, looked okish

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=123850.0

mines a mk4, was going to take out the two centre vents, cut the one closest to me so i can fit the tom tom in there, then wire it up so that one of the button blanks turns it on, then obviously block up the part behind it so that all the hot air comes out of the other vent so that i dont get an over heating sat nav :D
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: lemski on 15 November 2011, 11:27
would be better if it was in the centre. keep the rev counter
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: Mitching on 15 November 2011, 13:12
What would happen if the satnav needed to be updated?
Would the entire unit have to be removed? (and is removing the clocks a bit of a PITA like mk2 clocks?)
Does the satnav detach from the clocks or would you have to plug the entire thing in to update?

Kinda clever, but as said, would be better keeping the rev counter and putting the satnav into the dash.
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: SoundillusioN on 15 November 2011, 13:54
What would happen if the satnav needed to be updated?
Would the entire unit have to be removed? (and is removing the clocks a bit of a PITA like mk2 clocks?)
Does the satnav detach from the clocks or would you have to plug the entire thing in to update?

Kinda clever, but as said, would be better keeping the rev counter and putting the satnav into the dash.

Neat idea but looks a bit cack...  To update it I would like to think he left the USB cable plugged in it with the other end being accessible somewhere else in the dash.
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: Jay on 15 November 2011, 14:04
I'd rather do it properly and get a tablet / smartphone, perma hooked up to the ODBII port with BT dongle and using one of the many apps that can read and display data in Widgets from the car, like Torque  :cool:
Title: Re: Tom Tom integrated into Mk3 instruments
Post by: F17BAD on 15 November 2011, 21:37
I'd rather do it properly and get a tablet / smartphone, perma hooked up to the ODBII port with BT dongle and using one of the many apps that can read and display data in Widgets from the car, like Torque  :cool:

That would have been miles better