Sat nav Units on ebay.....

DSG4ME · 01-06-2010,09:49 AM

Originally Posted by redrolo

Tried it, the reception is rubbish. In the Golf there is a ledge to house it at the top of the dash, on the Passat there isn't, so tried it elsewhere in the dash. The reception and start up took forever, so put it discretely in the corner and it is fantastic. The best solution is as per CC with the Shark fin approach.

The only other thing if it will fit I can think of is to use an ariel from a well known brand, i'e Navman etc, it could be the unit comes with a very cheapo unit, I had a Chinese unit myself in the Superb for a while, did almost everything well except the bluetooth phone, ppl would moan they couldn't hear me, I put it down to the internal mic, but I reckon if I'd bought an ext mic for it, it would probably have function every bit as well as a Parrot kit.

**g-black** · 02-06-2010,01:50 PM

I bought a parrot mic for mine and it worked 10x better.

I put the nav ariel behind the tax disk holder on the dash board. Very easy to place, can't see it from out side, barely noticable inside and reception is spot on.

I'm selling my unit so if anyone is interested let me know. Still in perfect working order and looks like new.

**manity** · 05-06-2010,11:51 AM

sat nav arrived today fitted it fine i removed the glove box and stuck the ariel up on top of the middle airvents in the dash perfect signal and all out of view easy install...

DSG4ME · 05-06-2010,12:44 PM

Originally Posted by manity

sat nav arrived today fitted it fine i removed the glove box and stuck the ariel up on top of the middle airvents in the dash perfect signal and all out of view easy install...

Whats the video side of things like?

Is it BT and DVB-T, if so what are they like

tia.

**manity** · 05-06-2010,01:29 PM

yes its blue tooth good voice pick up off the onboard mic aswell. DVB menu is there but the model i have doesnt come with the tv card inside not that im really worried about it. picture quality for the dvd is very good and clear.

**rapport25** · 05-06-2010,02:10 PM

Just picked this thread up. T.B.H the free maps you get from Nokia is due to Nokia trying to get some of the old customers back. Back in the day

nokia was the generic name for a mobile but times have changed.

Like you would say where is the hoover not vaccum. Or should i say Dyson now

. The same applies for sat nav.

I have a top spec Tom Tom around 2 yrs old but still works excellent and has far better features than my nokia company phone. Dont get me wrong the nokia is great if on foot and a little lost but the tom tom wins hands down on the road. Also it links to my mobile and i get the sound out of my car speakers.

I would love a headunit that combines it all decent quality. excellent tv pic & sat nav. But i feel you need to be paying around a £1000 for a decent unit.

I'm not in to the use for a couple of years and throw away. All my electrical gizmo's normally are the top spec so I expect them to out last cheaper alternatives. Thats my take on it

**manity** · 05-06-2010,02:42 PM

[IMG][/IMG]im happy with mine cost £326 delivered no tv but has ipod and usb output which i now access in glove box came with latest igo 8 nav software. will keep it in the car when i sell in 3 yrs. will need a new radio then as i was told anologe fm is being switched off in 2015 not sure if thats true will mean a lot of scrapped car radios about..

**ToMBoY_C** · 05-06-2010,08:18 PM

Where did you get this from please? I'm interested, however I'd like the TV option!

**richiemac** · 05-06-2010,10:13 PM

Thats the exact same unit i fitted yesterday..........had a good play around with it today and i have to be honest its very good for the money, Using the SD card for mp3's is great i find. Sat nav is spot on and BT excellent too. I have an external mic to fit to it tomorrow but the units own one is fine. I'll put up a few more pics tomorrow. Cost me € 356 all in............so far so good.

**ToMBoY_C** · 05-06-2010,10:20 PM

Originally Posted by richiemac

Thats the exact same unit i fitted yesterday..........had a good play around with it today and i have to be honest its very good for the money, Using the SD card for mp3's is great i find. Sat nav is spot on and BT excellent too. I have an external mic to fit to it tomorrow but the units own one is fine. I'll put up a few more pics tomorrow. Cost me € 356 all in............so far so good.

TV matey?