hidden GPS antenna?
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hidden GPS antenna?
im working on installing my AVIC unit, and im trying to find the right spot for the antenna. ive got the service manual and it shows the factory GPS antenna under the center panel but i can tell exactl where it goes. anyone have pics of the factory location, or pics of where they have kept it so it isnt out in the open?
and for those of u who just want to tell me to search, ive looked through 5 pages of results using the terms "gps" and "antenna" and found nothing that gives me the answer i am looking for
TIA for any help
and for those of u who just want to tell me to search, ive looked through 5 pages of results using the terms "gps" and "antenna" and found nothing that gives me the answer i am looking for
TIA for any help
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(Most) Plastic doesn't block radio waves so putting in up under the plastic near the triple gauge doesn't hurt. I put mine just forward of the triple gauge's front seam sitting out on the dash. It's just a tiny black lump that doesn't get noticed unless you're looking for it.
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Originally Posted by 87ARMY08
mine is run to the back and mounted on my strut brace. havent had any issues with signal reception.
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i found a spot i think will work, its all the way in the front under the dash, right in the center, its a very tight spot, but both the XM and GPS antennas seem to fit there well. if it doesnt work, ill put them in the back
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Originally Posted by TurboSam
i found a spot i think will work, its all the way in the front under the dash, right in the center, its a very tight spot, but both the XM and GPS antennas seem to fit there well. if it doesnt work, ill put them in the back
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With the center console removed, looking at the big hole that's now there...look about where the triple gauges go, just above the flat plastic piece where the cubby goes. Slightly to the right, is a small (maybe 1 1/2X2 1/2 hole that goes further forward. I put my GPS antenna there, and I get great reception. As far as XM goes, I have no clue, but I would assume that it may also work in the same place. That may help, may not...but that's what I did with mine.
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With the center console removed, looking at the big hole that's now there...look about where the triple gauges go, just above the flat plastic piece where the cubby goes. Slightly to the right, is a small (maybe 1 1/2X2 1/2 hole that goes further forward. I put my GPS antenna there, and I get great reception. As far as XM goes, I have no clue, but I would assume that it may also work in the same place. That may help, may not...but that's what I did with mine
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Originally Posted by black04ninjaZ
With the center console removed, looking at the big hole that's now there...look about where the triple gauges go, just above the flat plastic piece where the cubby goes. Slightly to the right, is a small (maybe 1 1/2X2 1/2 hole that goes further forward. I put my GPS antenna there, and I get great reception. As far as XM goes, I have no clue, but I would assume that it may also work in the same place. That may help, may not...but that's what I did with mine.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2563360390/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 280 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3027/2563360390_5e90526ebd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 280" /></a>
I cut out the thin metal sticky sheet and place it in this opening.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2562528999/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 245 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2562528999_888f9f3673.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 245" /></a>
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another crazy idea/location that my friend suggest to try to under the hood. He suggest to route it through the firewall, like by the battery or brake fluid compartment -- but I don't know about the heat from the engine bay.
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another crazy idea/location that my friend suggest to try to under the hood. He suggest to route it through the firewall, like by the battery or brake fluid compartment -- but I don't know about the heat from the engine bay.
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Originally Posted by xx2ndgenxx
Why would you go through all that trouble running the antenna to a dumb spot? The hood is going to block the signal of the satellites a lot more than the plastic in the vehicle. There is a perfectly good spot under the center gauges and it doesn't take a ton of effort to run the wiring.
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thank you very much, ill try this asap and report if the reception increases