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Josh Member Since: 24 Dec 2005 Location: Here, there and everywhere Posts: 2054 |
Thanks for that info. That was close as I was tempted by the Talex. When I do this I'll have to go with the Angel that the dealer fits I think. TDV6 - gone
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Mon Mar 20 2006 10:01pm |
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_simon_ Member Since: 17 Mar 2006 Location: Shropshire Posts: 40 |
Aren't heated windscreens a eh when you want be able to speed and not et caught
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Mon Mar 20 2006 10:27pm |
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paredes_fontanals Member Since: 18 Oct 2005 Location: Miami Posts: 24 |
Does the wiring in the windscreen interfere with radar/laser detectors as also? Diego Paredes Fontanals
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Mon Mar 20 2006 11:17pm |
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_simon_ Member Since: 17 Mar 2006 Location: Shropshire Posts: 40 |
more than likely but not sure... depends on the frequencies. The spacing of the elements will let certain frequencies pass through and others not.
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Mon Mar 20 2006 11:21pm |
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paredes_fontanals Member Since: 18 Oct 2005 Location: Miami Posts: 24 |
I guess once I get mine I'll let you guys know. Unless there is someone out there that has tried it.
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Mon Mar 20 2006 11:27pm |
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d3matt Member Since: 11 Jul 2005 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 730 |
You just either have to mount them high, near the mirror (where there is wire-fee 'blackened' glass) or use equipment that you can plug in an external antenna. Matt
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Tue Mar 21 2006 12:41am |
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_simon_ Member Since: 17 Mar 2006 Location: Shropshire Posts: 40 |
or the side... there is a couple inch gap that has no elements. Gets wider further from the top edge.
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Tue Mar 21 2006 7:26am |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
This is all interesting stuff - my lowly SE doesn't have the factory fit satnav but I have a PDA with GPS and Navman routing program built in and that sits on an arm with a sucker sticking to the front screen just below the rear view mirror and I have no problem getting a good GPS signal through the heated front screen. The PDA also did good service in my last RR which also had a heated screen in the front. The company that sold me the GPS system warned me when I purchased it that they had customers who had a problem with heated front screens but neither myself nor my father who has a similar system have any problems. I don't understand why Road Angel GPS signals should be blanked out by the front screen as the signal is coming from the same satellites as my GPS system.
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Tue Mar 21 2006 9:04am |
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d3matt Member Since: 11 Jul 2005 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 730 |
That's why yours works fine, it is near the mirror where you can get a good signal. The area behind the mirror (on majority of cars) is left free for GPS antennas. If you had it down on the dash the signal would be very poor. Matt ------------------------------------------- RRS ownership for 1 yr, then D3 for 2 yrs. Then cut back to old bangers and working my way back up through two Peugeots in 6 months. Now got Saab 9-5 2.3t and enjoying the performance! |
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Tue Mar 21 2006 9:26am |
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paredes_fontanals Member Since: 18 Oct 2005 Location: Miami Posts: 24 |
Thanx Tim Diego Paredes Fontanals
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Wed Mar 22 2006 12:56am |
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pers1 Member Since: 22 May 2006 Location: Heggedal Posts: 35 |
1. Have your navigation screen on press on the display before the camera
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Mon May 22 2006 9:30am |
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MDP Member Since: 14 Jun 2005 Location: Back in an AUDI Posts: 8598 |
Good idea - but a bit late when your driving down a road you've never been on before ..... and DAMN .......... FLASH .............. its got you
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Mon May 22 2006 9:49am |
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DSL Member Since: 17 May 2006 Location: Heelands/Cobham (delete as appropriate) Posts: 1045 |
I managed to get speed camera data for my garmin palm top from http://www.pocketgpsworld.com it was free then, I think they charge now. Updated every month they say. Ended up not using it as there were so many points that the map scrolled too slowly. |
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Thu Jun 15 2006 5:04pm |
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JayMann Member Since: 19 Jan 2006 Location: Stop acting like snob when you just won the Lotto! Posts: 22898 |
That's where i got my cam info as well for my TomTom
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Thu Jun 15 2006 6:10pm |
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