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Navigation????
Hey whats up fellas,
I want to get a navigation system for my Z. Here's the thing I dont want to pull my factory Bose system out. I want to get a nav system that I could put into the cubby hole where the factory navigation would go. I dont want to plug it into the cigarette lighter. I want to find an alternate power source and wire it there. I dont want to see wires I want a clean install. Now my question is what nav system would you recommend? (I'm looking at germin nav systems currently.) Can this type of job be done? Does anyone have any pics of there nav system? That way I have an idea of what it would look like. Thanks in advance for your help.
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I want to get a navigation system for my Z. Here's the thing I dont want to pull my factory Bose system out. I want to get a nav system that I could put into the cubby hole where the factory navigation would go. I dont want to plug it into the cigarette lighter. I want to find an alternate power source and wire it there. I dont want to see wires I want a clean install. Now my question is what nav system would you recommend? (I'm looking at germin nav systems currently.) Can this type of job be done? Does anyone have any pics of there nav system? That way I have an idea of what it would look like. Thanks in advance for your help.
Raul
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start here! then do searches on kenwood navigation. you will see that this monitor fits great in the cubby you are talking about.
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https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ood+navigation
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https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ood+navigation
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Originally Posted by JasonZ-YA
start here! then do searches on kenwood navigation. you will see that this monitor fits great in the cubby you are talking about.
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https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ood+navigation
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https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ood+navigation
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ive been looking for that too ever since i bought my z about 4 months ago.. i dont want to spend more than 600 and i want it to be a portable yet permanent sytem that i can hide within the little compartment
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Originally Posted by BADASSTT
I see what you mean. But for the Kenwood you need the unit and a screen your looking at over a $600.00 system. I'm takin about getting a portable system and then installing it in the cubby hole to work there permantly. Can this be done?
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I just installed the Garmin Nuvi 760 (piano black) in my 06 cubby. Its hardwired to the back of the pass cig lighter. I have the Alpine/blackbird set-up but that location is too low and not comfortable for me to view. I now just use the Garmin for Nav. It works great, nice and portable.
As for external antenna,,,,my garmin picks up great in the cubby, no problems what so ever. As long as the signal is not blocked by metal,,,your GPS signa will be fine.
As for external antenna,,,,my garmin picks up great in the cubby, no problems what so ever. As long as the signal is not blocked by metal,,,your GPS signa will be fine.
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i have a garmin and ill probably take it to my nearest best buy so they can rip me off and install it without having a cable visible to the ciggarette lighter... i personally prefer the cubby rather than the windshield since i already have a radar detector up on my windshield
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Thanks for all the feedback. I guess i will be going with a garmin unit and have it wired to the cig lighter in the passenger side. I want a real nice clean install.
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If you decide to “hard wire” the portable GPS device, keep the device’s power-plug and fuse as part of your wiring. The reason for doing this is the power-plug steps down the voltage (from 12v to something like 9v) and the fuse provides an extra measure of safety for your expensive device.
Do a search on this sub-forum to see many discussions and solutions for what you are planning.
Here is a very good thread:
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....n+%2B+portable
--Spike
Do a search on this sub-forum to see many discussions and solutions for what you are planning.
Here is a very good thread:
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....n+%2B+portable
--Spike
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Originally Posted by carvalho360
i have a garmin and ill probably take it to my nearest best buy so they can rip me off and install it without having a cable visible to the ciggarette lighter... i personally prefer the cubby rather than the windshield since i already have a radar detector up on my windshield
I bought my hardwire kit for my Garmin Nuvi,,,from www.thegpsstore.com They are located in Wilmington, NC.
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Originally Posted by Lsmith9523
You can hardwire it yourself,,,Its not very difficult. Remove the upper/cubby console,,,route the wire through the back of the cubby,,(there are two small holes on each side) you will need to dremmel out just a little to get the plug through..run the cable down, behind headunit, then behind lower part of pass side dash and over to the back of the cig lighter. ,,,use the 3M splice connectors,,,clip onto the red ( add red of hardwire),,,then clip onto black(adding black of hardwire),,you are done...
I bought my hardwire kit for my Garmin Nuvi,,,from www.thegpsstore.com They are located in Wilmington, NC.
I bought my hardwire kit for my Garmin Nuvi,,,from www.thegpsstore.com They are located in Wilmington, NC.
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Originally Posted by quakerroatmeal
When it's hardwired, does the portable gps/navi turns off when you turn the vehicle off? That would be nice, rather then having to manually turn it off.
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Originally Posted by quakerroatmeal
When it's hardwired, does the portable gps/navi turns off when you turn the vehicle off? That would be nice, rather then having to manually turn it off.
As for photo's, all I have is my iphone for a camera,,I will try to snap a few photos today and figure out how to post them here...
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