For those wondering; the antenna does work through the dash so you can mount it underneath and it will get a full signal. I mounted mine behind the cluster.

 

Did you load your POI's?

 

I finally got the springs to work with the lid will post some pictures tomorrow.

 

Quick question?? Does the Plenio 2100 have a battery or do you need to have the charger always installed???

 

I have my system up and running out of the car at the moment. THANKS to the people on this board 3hree5ive0ero got me all the software sd card and OCN8 I needed and o2sys got me my cables that I was missing. I also was provided a link to the add on serial GPS. I was able to source one from a ebay vendor who sold the units for $10us. I must admit with out the software and SD card in my unit I have about $70us or so before shipping. I cannot thank you guys enough..

Now I only have to put it in my 03 which I hope to do tomorrow. With all the guides avaiable to me I think I can do it!!!

THANX

 

There is no internal battery in the plenio

 

I have my system up and running out of the car at the moment. THANKS to the people on this board 3hree5ive0ero got me all the software sd card and OCN8 I needed and o2sys got me my cables that I was missing. I also was provided a link to the add on serial GPS. I was able to source one from a ebay vendor who sold the units for $10us. I must admit with out the software and SD card in my unit I have about $70us or so before shipping. I cannot thank you guys enough..

Now I only have to put it in my 03 which I hope to do tomorrow. With all the guides avaiable to me I think I can do it!!!

THANX

 

I have zero problems searching for POI's. Loving the unit so far. Some minor issues but nothing major.

 

It has nothing to do with POI's. Some of the places I was looking for seem to change there street names within a few years. So I had to get the garmin out.

 

Here are some pictures of my setup.

Thanks again to o2sys and 06blueZ.

 

The 06 cubby lid acts like a sun visor~ lol

 

I like your phone holder, what brand is it?

 

Looks great, just like mine.

Yea, the lid does shield the screen from the sun, and opens up far enough to not block the screen at all.

Best of all when the lid is closed, the interior looks stock still. That was one of my priorities, and why I never went with a double din/aftermarket HU.

 

Not sure if the answer to this has been posted. You can tell the GPS unit to boot straight into the navigation software (igo8) in this case without having to go through the Menu > Navigation.

In one of those folders on the SD card there should be a setting file that tells the unit what each item does and its location. For example, when you click on the game icon, the unit needs to know the path to that software etc, etc. so that it can start it.

When you first boot up the unit, it needs to know what software to load. By default it has been set to load the interface with all the icons (home screen). Go find the file that tells it what to boot up, then change the path of the default menu to the the path of the igo8 software. Therefore each time you boot up the unit, it will load the igo8 software.

By changing the startup program, you will not have access to the game/media player/ etc etc.

 

The lid is an OEM sun visor

I'm looking into to add a DVD player to the back and using my PA11-NIS for sound to my factory HU. What do you think about this one? Not looking for a fancy dvd player, just something can read dvd.

http://www.amazon.com/PLD135-Dash-Mo...6063519&sr=8-3

 

Yes but this cant be accessed through the SD card. That is the problem here. Is all about command and prompt. You would have to play with the Plenio's registry but I dunno how to connect the Plenio to the computer. You can't use the USB port, no drivers exist.

Any portable DVD will do as long as it has a video-out.

 

www.arkon.com

 

i'm going to be removing mine soon. Its making too much plastic noise. The fitment is very tight so now with the cold weather it is rattling. I'm going to sand as much as i can from the plenio's frame so it can fit smoothly.

Hopefully this will also fix the lid not opening all way w/o assistance.

 

Awesome. Thanks for the pictures. I'll be tackling mine in about a week. I'm still messing with the software.

 

Are you having issues with the DVD I gave you? It should've been real easy to understand and do, or that was my intention and what I was told anyway.