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Offline MJR

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Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« on: October 05, 2011, 11:16:07 pm »
Howdy All,

Has anyone done this?
As gonna look into hard wiring my tom tom one into the car because I have had enough of the cable dangling everywhere  :signLOL:
So just wondered if anyone has actually done it, if so, how?  :laugh:

Cheers  :happy2:
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2011, 11:17:58 pm »
Not seen it in a Golf but seen it in a Focus - it pops up from the dash.
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2011, 11:20:30 pm »
Just done it at the weekend, piece of cake.  :happy2:

I used a blade connector into a spare slot in fuse box (switched live) to an inline fuse holder (Maplins) for live.  Soldered into a female 12v socket (Maplins) earthed to metal cage behind fuse box (soldering one end to 12v female socket and crimping ring connector to other end)

Positioned satnav next to rear view ran power lead in roof lining, down pillar trim (hidden inside) and into fuse box where I plug sat nav plug into my new 12v socket hidden in fusebox

Cost a tenner max for bits  :happy2:

hope that makes sense to you helps,
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2011, 12:20:30 am »
Thats the way id do it Mike  :happy2:
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2011, 06:15:25 am »

Have seen it done where the wires were soldered to the metal bits directly on the cigarrette plug and wrap the plug in insulation tape.

Better to have the option to remove it and / or use the spare 12v plug for something else  :smiley:
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2011, 06:35:00 pm »
Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on October 05, 2011, 11:20:30 pm
Just done it at the weekend, piece of cake.  :happy2:

I used a blade connector into a spare slot in fuse box (switched live) to an inline fuse holder (Maplins) for live.  Soldered into a female 12v socket (Maplins) earthed to metal cage behind fuse box (soldering one end to 12v female socket and crimping ring connector to other end)

Positioned satnav next to rear view ran power lead in roof lining, down pillar trim (hidden inside) and into fuse box where I plug sat nav plug into my new 12v socket hidden in fusebox

Cost a tenner max for bits  :happy2:

hope that makes sense to you helps,

Thanks dude  :happy2:
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2011, 07:07:42 pm »

Not a problem, is a neat little touch  :happy2:
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2011, 12:42:16 pm »
Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on October 06, 2011, 07:07:42 pm

Not a problem, is a neat little touch  :happy2:

Do you have a picture of yours at all? ie how the TomTom sits?

Ich danke dir  :happy2:
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2011, 12:46:22 pm »
Quote from: MJR on October 07, 2011, 12:42:16 pm
Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on October 06, 2011, 07:07:42 pm

Not a problem, is a neat little touch  :happy2:

Do you have a picture of yours at all? ie how the TomTom sits?

Ich danke dir  :happy2:

There should be one on my build thread, Ill see if I can find one.
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2011, 12:48:15 pm »
Will take some better ones and a shot of fuse box when I get chance



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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2011, 01:24:52 pm »
Me likey  :happy2:

Cheers dude.
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2011, 01:38:41 pm »

Yes it's a Leon Cupra icon on my satnav   :ashamed:
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2011, 08:16:22 pm »
I was sick of the wire getting in the way on my Navigon. The windsreen is so far away on modern cars also, making the touch screen very difficult to reach and use.

Splicing into the 12v supply to the cigarette lighter and hard wiring through the centre console was best for me. The Sat-nav sits in front of the instrument cluster.







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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2011, 08:18:58 pm »

Very neat jon.  Unsure if it would get a decent signal there and the need to buy a slimmer Nav prevented me from mounting there.

I am a short arse though so sit close enough to the screen lol
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Re: Hard-wired Sat Nav?
« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2011, 08:31:28 pm »
was it luke of plush do this to his golf and put it in the roof or have i got it wrong :signLOL:
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