Hardwiring up a TomTom Satnav?
11-17-2007, 11:10 AM
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I've got a brand new E60 520d - I couldn't afford the satnav option on the company lease, and so intended to use my TomTom GO 300. I (stupidly) deleted the smokers package, and now have nowhere to plug in the unit save in the rear centre console, which is really messy.
I notice a few places like Halfords (in the UK) offer to hard-wire up a satnav - has anyone uses this service, how do they do it, and are they going to damage anything in a car which isn't yet a week old. Any other (easy) options to hardwire the unit to a 12v power supply?
I notice a few places like Halfords (in the UK) offer to hard-wire up a satnav - has anyone uses this service, how do they do it, and are they going to damage anything in a car which isn't yet a week old. Any other (easy) options to hardwire the unit to a 12v power supply?
11-17-2007, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CTYankee' post='495727' date='Nov 17 2007, 04:05 PM
In US models front passenger footwell has a 12v socket. If this is in UK models you're good to go.
11-17-2007, 02:51 PM
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Damn it - I had been searching for something like that for years, then bit the bullet and bought BMW inbuilt Nav. Shame I didn't know about this a few months ago! Satnav unit with video output ... superb.
I agree, everyone should get this instead of a "stick on dash" tomtom. There are a few devices around which let you display video on your idrive screen - one of those + this unit would look superb.
I agree, everyone should get this instead of a "stick on dash" tomtom. There are a few devices around which let you display video on your idrive screen - one of those + this unit would look superb.
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Originally Posted by CTYankee' post='495727' date='Nov 17 2007, 05:05 PM
In US models front passenger footwell has a 12v socket. If this is in UK models you're good to go.
01-06-2008, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='514092' date='Jan 5 2008, 06:46 PM
Where exactly is this? I just hard-wired my radar above the rear-view mirror. Now I'd like to hard-wire my TomTom.
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