In dash Sat Nav

[Lib 3.0LR]

Not a bad idea
http://legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php ... stcount=22

[senator]

Great fit, but I wonder how hard the screen would be to see in direct sun …..maybe mounting the unit further back and angled toward the drive would be better.

[Roddez]

I have often thought that this would be a good solution to get a GPS into a Liberty. You could even think about removing the door and making a small frame to fit around the GPS.

[teK--]

What a butcher job... (Hard to return to stock since you have cut a hole in the door). Better off having it inside, then open the door to reveal the whole unit and close it to hide it.

Also the LHD cubbies are different from RHD ones, the spring return mechanism is different so you will also need to fabricate an arm to retain the spring for RHD cars:

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=8129

[nytrojen]

I'd prefer having the door intact and the GPS hidden underneath, so i could tuck it away when not in use, since i only actually NEED my gps maybe 2% of the time when driving.

Still have an idea to make a sliding/folding mechanism to pull the gps outta the cubby and rotate to display, but then be able to be hidden away inside when not needed. Just haven't gotten around to doing anything about it

[Hobber]

Nah you need a carputer...

[senator]

Nah you need a carputer...

Can you get them in water proof versions???????

Seriously, did yours survive the "great flood"?

Have tired fitting it into your "loan car"

[Hobber]

hehe...

The netbook got wiped out as it was under the passenger seat... the rest I pulled out in about 1.5hrs to get it back to stock before the car went to the insurance company...

The loan car is a 2010 2.5i so it wouldn't quite fit, and besides, the GT is supposed to be ready to be picked up Friday

[The Sean]

I agree with Tek, it is a butcher job, a Dremel cut is never as good as a cast formed edge

Nytrojen, strange how you were thinking about the swinging, pack-away rotating idea, I was contemplating the same.

Unfortunately for me, it has been many years since I did Machine Dynamics at uni and I struggle to conceptualise the idea before fabricating the curved brackets...that and I don't have a shed to work in with beer anymore so I'm probably doomed from the start.

The worst thng for me was when I was test driving the car, I was totally convinced that the GPS would fit in that cubby hole without cutting away anything, unfortunately the Garmin one I have (it is the same physical size as the one in the Legacy forum but a newer model) is about 4mm too tall once the bracket (with power and swivel holder) is attached and it sticks out about 5mm too far. Seeing as estimate lengths most of the day and am freakishly good at it, I took this as a personal failure

Things get more complicated for me as I use the GPS a lot as it plays MP3s from the onboard SD (HC) card via the built in radio transmitter and I take it out of the Lib every second day to use in my company pool car.

Mind you, I think I can get it to work (i.e find that extra 4mm -ish) if I remove the inner skin of the door and chop the suction part off the swivel mount and mechanically fix it to the rear of the cubby, that way it would still be removable and concealed with the door down. I've got a concealed 12V socket wired under the dash already with power cord so I'd only need to re-run the wire to the cubby (not a big deal)

I'd probably just get a second cubby to return the thing to stock at sale time, cost wise, I'd still be miles ahead if went for a replacement in-dash aftermarket system or Car PC

[teK--]

Remove the bottom of the cubby and you will have a lot of space (same as the process to install a cubby gauge pod). You will just need to fab a bracket out of MDF or acrylic/perspex/ABS to support the GPS.

[The Sean]

Cheers Jim, I didn't think of digging down!

That's a fire proofing mentality for you, we always look to fix things above the head rather than below your feet...

[senator]

the GT is supposed to be ready to be picked up Friday

good news...... just in time for track day

[Hobber]

the GT is supposed to be ready to be picked up Friday

good news...... just in time for track day

Although that was yesterday... now they are humming and haaing again... :/

[Hobber]

the GT is supposed to be ready to be picked up Friday

good news...... just in time for track day

Although that was yesterday... now they are humming and haaing again... :/

Yeah, not tomorrow now.