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General => Car audio => Topic started by: kr1s77 on 12 September 2005, 21:31

Title: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: kr1s77 on 12 September 2005, 21:31: I Bought a gps aerial for my alpine sat nav head unit, it should arrive tomorrow. Just wanted to know where would be the best place to fit it. I was thinking about mounting it by the hazard switch.

Thanks
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: Dom Mk3 on 12 September 2005, 22:35: hasn't it got to be able to see the sky? Somewhere on the top of the dash should suffice I guess!
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: AndytheGreek on 13 September 2005, 00:13: i would say on the dash next to the o/s speaker grille, thats where i used to have my Geodesy GPS in my old mk3 VR6
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: kr1s77 on 13 September 2005, 08:03: Thanks for the replies.
yeah your right, it would need to see the sky. Hopefully should come today!Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :grin: Just wondering how the cable would be run so it comes from the back and on top of dash, so you don't see any wire from the front, havent had a proper look yet.
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: Dom Mk3 on 13 September 2005, 12:49: behind the windscreen I'd have thought, then go across to the sides...
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: kr1s77 on 13 September 2005, 20:38: :cry: it didn't come today, maybe tomorrow
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: kr1s77 on 14 September 2005, 20:44: :cry: Nope, still no sign today. i'm starting to wonder if i got skanked cos i got it off Ebay! :embarassed:
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: kr1s77 on 15 September 2005, 10:48: Missed the post person this morningÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :sad:, they left the red card, so i have something to collect at the post office. Hope this is itÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :laugh:
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: Dom Mk3 on 15 September 2005, 12:20: if you get any trouble finding somewhere to get the lead into the dash I'll have a look at where my phone aerial goes... know there's a gap on the passenger side facing the door somewhere!
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: kr1s77 on 15 September 2005, 23:56: :grin: yeh, it was it. fitted it now aswelÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :cool:. Only one problem nowÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :sad: the navi disc i have aren't working, it comes up as error n001, the book rekons the wrong disc's, gotta try and find the right ones. fitted it from the back of the head unit then down by the fuse box and up to the top of the dash by the speaker.

Thanks for all the help.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :wink:
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: CamelJockey on 27 September 2005, 13:02: Might sound a bit dumb here, but I was in South Africa for a while. This GPS thingy, was do you use it for in the car. I have heard in the uk that people are able to use there laptops in their cars, coneting to the internet etc. Is this being doing via a cellphone or what. I want these things in my car now.
Title: Re: Fitting alpine gps aerial
Post by: kr1s77 on 27 September 2005, 18:59: You can get GPS network cards for your laptop, so you can connect to the internet on the move, i think they are pay monthly contract?