SV6 with GPS

baracuda · #1 22-11-2008, 02:11 PM

Today fitted my SV6 with a tom-tom GPS. bought another sunglass holder/interior light unit out of Calais ($44) and fitted in the tom-tom car kit had lying around.although the sunglass compartment was a lil too small it still fitted in nicely and is better then ruining the interior.as the unit can be swapped out and original put back in. and no suction cap marks on the glass etc.

Ozzie · #2 22-11-2008, 02:23 PM

its a good idea if it was a bit smaller.
is it in the way of the rearview at all?

andyman · #3 22-11-2008, 03:33 PM

is it removable and how does it get fixed to it?

also how did you get holden written in the screen

danja · #4 22-11-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by andyman

also how did you get holden written in the screen

TomTom's come with software that lets you customise a lot of the features, including the startup/shutdown screens.

baracuda · #5 22-11-2008, 05:38 PM

its removable as it slides into a car kit from behind but if it was a navman i think the fit would have been better and less modifying as tis not so high and wider.power i got from a hidden acessry plug located under the radio behind the trim (driver side)
as danja said tom-tom comes with a lot of online software through tom-tom home to customise the screens at start up and shutdown

not in way of rear view mirror otherwise i woudnt have dun it

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Originally Posted by andyman

is it removable and how does it get fixed to it?

also how did you get holden written in the screen

andyman · #6 22-11-2008, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by baracuda

its removable as it slides into a car kit from behind but if it was a navman i think the fit would have been better and less modifying as tis not so high and wider.power i got from a hidden acessry plug located under the radio behind the trim (driver side)
as danja said tom-tom comes with a lot of online software through tom-tom home to customise the screens at start up and shutdown

not in way of rear view mirror otherwise i woudnt have dun it

ok cool, i think i might have to start looking through the software then, i have a ONE XL,

on a bit of a hijack when you turn yours off, does yours show a picture of the gps in a hand going into a breifcase? does this mean its fully turned off or just in standby, cause mine seems to go flat rather quick and being only a year old.......

baracuda · #7 22-11-2008, 10:10 PM

mine used to show the picture of hand moving into briefcase and changed it too bart simpson swimming naked like nirvana album cover.yehh the unit is switched off fully. and yes have noticed lately my battery drains quick too hopefully installed full time in car will give it a good charge.
plug the ONE XL into your computer via mini usb and it shoud install tom-tom home from the unit. then via the net will ask u to update the home software and that of the unit.

have fun

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Originally Posted by andyman

ok cool, i think i might have to start looking through the software then, i have a ONE XL,

on a bit of a hijack when you turn yours off, does yours show a picture of the gps in a hand going into a breifcase? does this mean its fully turned off or just in standby, cause mine seems to go flat rather quick and being only a year old.......

RichoVZ · #8 23-11-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by baracuda

Today fitted my SV6 with a tom-tom GPS. bought another sunglass holder/interior light unit out of Calais ($44) and fitted in the tom-tom car kit had lying around.although the sunglass compartment was a lil too small it still fitted in nicely and is better then ruining the interior.as the unit can be swapped out and original put back in. and no suction cap marks on the glass etc.

looks good. i might look at doing the same except mould it in the glasses holder a bit better. kinda like so it looks like a gps holder, instead of just being stuck into a glasses holder. just a couple questions with yours. when you close up, does cords get in the way? how do you get reception for it if you arent using suction cups? also, how did you fit it in there? it looks good mate

PhantomSV6 · #9 23-11-2008, 12:50 PM

That's clever. I like it.

baracuda · #10 23-11-2008, 04:48 PM

this is the Mk2 version and hence still looks like tis a sunglass holder(...was experimenting and didnt wanna chop to much up) i was considering removing the sunglass thing all together and fit a black plastic squarish box to encase the gps.also this version was a bit of a tinker over saturday(had the day spare and was bored)so it doesnt close but hey better then obvious gps suction cup marks or holes in the dash or trim.reception is sweet better then when it was sitting below the radio in the cup holder.managed to fit the gps in there coz i aquired a tom tom car kit when i was in europe so its sits nicely in a cradle.which is fitted inside the sunglass holder.

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Originally Posted by RichoVZ

looks good. i might look at doing the same except mould it in the glasses holder a bit better. kinda like so it looks like a gps holder, instead of just being stuck into a glasses holder. just a couple questions with yours. when you close up, does cords get in the way? how do you get reception for it if you arent using suction cups? also, how did you fit it in there? it looks good mate

Benboy · #11 23-11-2008, 04:57 PM

Might be a neat location for the GPS but not a very intelligent one. With it above the driver's line of vision it will mean taking the eyes off the road ahead, re-focusing to the short distance that the GPS is away from the eyes and then having to refocus back onto the road ahead. NOT a good idea and far from safe.

baracuda · #12 23-11-2008, 07:36 PM

thank you for the comment from the peanut gallery........looks like u never use yahh rear vision mirror or any mirrors and drive with blinkers on so you dont get any distractions from your line of vision. but thats ok you pay your road tax and therefore you can drive like a moron on the road and give other drivers grieve.

seeing i listen to the directions and program it when i park and glance at it when i not moving its in a better spot then near the radio.

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Originally Posted by Benboy

Might be a neat location for the GPS but not a very intelligent one. With it above the driver's line of vision it will mean taking the eyes off the road ahead, re-focusing to the short distance that the GPS is away from the eyes and then having to refocus back onto the road ahead. NOT a good idea and far from safe.

Calaber · #13 24-11-2008, 07:17 PM

Hi Barracuda

I like what you've done with the mounting, but I have a couple of questions.

What width is your Tom Tom - 3.5 inches or 4.3? It looks like it's the smaller size.
What is the large black connection under the GPS? My Tom Tom One 4.3 unit only has a very small and neat plug that is almost flush with the bottom of the unit.
How did you route the wiring from the GPS to the power socket below the radio?
It looks like you might have modified the sunglass compartment lid slightly. Did you cut it out much?

I also checked how the rear vision is affected and there is a definite loss of vision in the top of the rear view mirror. I'm over 190 cm tall so I have the mirror set at its highest angle and don't have the option of dropping it down. How is your rear vision affected?