tr59210

How I mounted my Motonav tn765t Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:27 am
I had my motonav mounted in my sunglass visor holder that is attached to the roof of my car. Turned out pretty well, although these pictures don't do it justice. The only annoying thing, which actually isn't very annoying, is that I cannot see the top .5" of the GPS which isn't too much of a problem. I routed the power wire behind the dash and up the side of the car. Pretty simple, actually.

The GPS doesn't block the rear-view mirror either.

The neat thing is that I can always have it plugged in and it turns on/off automatically with the car. The satellite reception is great, no problems. Just have my fingers crossed for the next map update which should be out soon, hopefully. Got this GPS from the sears thanksgiving day sale!

zac

That is an akward location for a GPS. Almost dangerous because it forces you to look up while driving.

StreetKA

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for me it look terrible and its useless... get 2din built in dash navi

nspec_ya4

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it'd be tight if you could make it pop up out of the center of the dash!

m733l

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can you see the whole screen? looks like the view is obstructed.

m733l

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NM. just read the thread....

Rapture

Pretty interesting. Good job thinking outside the box and doing something a little unique

tr59210

lol cmon guys...I know it doesn't look that good in the pics, but it's not so bad. I rather have this setup than my previous suction cup/ friction mount setup. And I hardly ever look up at it because I listen to the prompts. I'll admit, it does look sorta crappy...but for a 30 minute job I think its pretty descent. The visor opened down, but know it won't go back up lol...no bother, though.
This is a pretty low profile setup surprisingly because my friend didn't notice it up there until a several minutes later after he sat in the car.

I don't know why the other pictures aren't showing up in the thread.

And @StreetKA: This beats having a double din for me in two ways.

1) Thieves don't really notice it...good considering where I live and 2) I rather not spend $1000+ on a double din setup. This GPS has all the bells and whistles you can ask for minus the large screen.

tr59210

I was actually thinking about modifying the CD holder in our dash in a way to let a GPS pop out of it. But that was too much work, so my friend suggested that I should just put it in the visor and be done with it.

tr59210

BTW, you can always shave the lower side of the visor and slide the GPS down and thus, no more obstruction. I might do that over winter break when i'm out of school. Also I forgot to mention that it is being held with Velcro up there.

NSXNEXT

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I modded my sunglass holder to hold an Apexi VAFC. Mine is on a sliding plate that drops down when the holder opens up. That way I can see the entire screen.

StreetKA

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^ thats hot

@OP

You can get decent HU for about 500 now.

tr59210

Wilt thou honor with the knowledge and materials you used to construct such a fine piece of machinery?

tr59210

I would also like to thank the OP for making my setup look like complete CRAP compared to his...

97BlackAckCL

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Interesting idea, definitely makes it hard to view, but props for trying something different. NSX, that's just hawt!

black label

OP = original poster = you

So your set up makes your setup look like crap compared to ........your set up?

tr59210

lol my bad, didn't know forum lingo...I meant to direct that towards the mod

m733l

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civicdrivr

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Not my choice for install but thumbs up for doing it yourself.

nf3d0149ab

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Definitely some room for improvement based on NSXNEXT'S post.

If you could modify it a bit I think it would be a good spot.

tr59210

would you or anyone else know of any good mounting solutions??

nf3d0149ab

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Unfortunately...I don't know...I just critique.

But if I think of something I'll let ya know.

civicdrivr

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If you were good with fiberglass you could mold it into the steering column cover. But then you wont be able to hide it.

But if theft really is the biggest issue, most cell phones (especially Android) have GPS built in. I use that on my phone and its more accurate then any of the other full-fledged nav units Ive used since it uses Google Maps and is always updating.

nf3d0149ab

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The built-in GPS on my Droid is amazing!

97BlackAckCL

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NSXNEXT

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I used pieces of mdf (medium density fiberboard) to cut the curved shapes on the sides
The back of the mdf peices have grooves cut about halfway down from the top to accept the aluminum plate that the VAFC rides on. It slides down when you open the holder. The aluminum plate has two tabs at the top of it that ride in the groove and stop when they hit the bottom of the groove.
I used epoxy putty to make it look more molded
Shot it with SSM paint.

I did this many many moons ago. It was a lot of trial and error.

Rapture

Was considering getting a GPS unit. Thanks to this thread I dunno if I'll get an in-dash nav, or a standalone one.

civicdrivr

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Just get a gps-enabled phone.

nf3d0149ab

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StreetKA

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i use my iphone all the time... i got it jailbroken and got the tomtom on it as well for best price possible - free

nspec_ya4

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that is some impressive work there man. did you do it yourself?

Rapture

And have to pay an extra $15 a month for a data plan that I won't even use? No thanks. Verizon ftl.

civicdrivr

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New Google maps update on Android 2.3 works in offline mode, so no network connection required. Just hop on wifi to load everything and use GPS when you see fit.

NSXNEXT

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Every bit of it.

Rapture

Well with Verizon you have to sign up for a $15/month data plan just to get the phone. Even if I just wanted a phone with a QWERTY keyboard, I'd have to get a data plan with them, too.