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CyberPunk223 · 06-02-2013, 01:12 PM

I hated it being on the windshelid & falling off all the time, so came up with this permanent mounting by bending some brackets, this gps has an input for a antenna so I could get an antenna to improve reception although it is not that bad now,, may work on hiding the wires better later, maybe just cut some notches in the trim piece for the wires to run through, also now I can play music off of the GPS with a SD card and keep my phone in my pocket and not have to unlock it everytime I want to skip songs. I can put a spitter at the 3.5mm input so I can use my phone when I want for Podcasts.

CyberPunk223 · 06-02-2013, 01:28 PM

also while I'm here, here's my amp Mounting, used a black piece of pegboard from home deport so I could put lots of screws in to hold it to the seat, all wires are ran under the seat.

Macario Marino · 06-02-2013, 10:09 PM

Nice idea there with the gps, on your amp please tell me that red wire closest to the left speaker is not your ground

lfree11012 · 06-02-2013, 10:22 PM

Yup that look like a ground to me Walk like a duck talk like a duck it's a duck. The funny thing is that the batter is in the truck just run a little longer ground to the batter

But the GPS instill works for a poor man GPS

Blue17CamaroZL1 · 06-02-2013, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macario Marino

Nice idea there with the gps, on your amp please tell me that red wire closest to the left speaker is not your ground

it doesn't matter what color his wire insulation is as long as it's plugged into the appropriate spots.

My ground wires are silver and my power wires are blue:

lfree11012 · 06-02-2013, 10:41 PM

^^^ I don't think he is saying anything about the color just where it is at And as long as it is inside of making a hole and scraping the Paint just run it to - side of the batter

CyberPunk223 · 06-03-2013, 07:22 PM

yep, that's my ground, people said not to run it to the battery, it could cause a fire, because the battery is a negative voltge, not a ground,,,, so I made sure to put it away from the battery,,
is there somethiign wrong with it? I think it's working okay,

it's not long, it goes to the amp.

Also I did not want to drill through the floor & chance hitting a fuel line, wire or something.

JimE · 06-03-2013, 07:29 PM

There's a mount (for the Garmins and likely other brands) to hold the GPS above the radio...it attaches to the center vent. Just a thought...higher is better in my opinion.

lfree11012 · 06-04-2013, 02:58 AM

The risk of fire comes from the + side of the batter and that why there is a fuse on it I have never seen or hard of a fire from the - side of the batter the fire would start because the + side or wire some how touch or Energized the frame of the car if this were to happen the + wire would heat up then catch fire and that is why you always have to put a fuse on The batter + side of the batter Also you would not ha e to drill anything just run wire

06-02-2013, 01:12 PM	#1
CyberPunk223 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 LS Camaro Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Hagerstown, MD Posts: 383 View My Garage	Poor Man's GPS I hated it being on the windshelid & falling off all the time, so came up with this permanent mounting by bending some brackets, this gps has an input for a antenna so I could get an antenna to improve reception although it is not that bad now,, may work on hiding the wires better later, maybe just cut some notches in the trim piece for the wires to run through, also now I can play music off of the GPS with a SD card and keep my phone in my pocket and not have to unlock it everytime I want to skip songs. I can put a spitter at the 3.5mm input so I can use my phone when I want for Podcasts. Last edited by CyberPunk223; 06-02-2013 at 01:25 PM.

06-02-2013, 01:28 PM	#2
CyberPunk223 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 LS Camaro Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Hagerstown, MD Posts: 383 View My Garage	also while I'm here, here's my amp Mounting, used a black piece of pegboard from home deport so I could put lots of screws in to hold it to the seat, all wires are ran under the seat.

06-02-2013, 10:09 PM	#3
Macario Marino Drives: 2012 IOM camaro Join Date: May 2013 Location: US Posts: 77	Nice idea there with the gps, on your amp please tell me that red wire closest to the left speaker is not your ground

06-02-2013, 10:22 PM	#4
lfree11012 Drives: 2018 1LE Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: delaware Posts: 319	Yup that look like a ground to me Walk like a duck talk like a duck it's a duck. The funny thing is that the batter is in the truck just run a little longer ground to the batter But the GPS instill works for a poor man GPS

06-02-2013, 10:41 PM	#6
lfree11012 Drives: 2018 1LE Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: delaware Posts: 319	^^^ I don't think he is saying anything about the color just where it is at And as long as it is inside of making a hole and scraping the Paint just run it to - side of the batter

06-03-2013, 07:22 PM	#7
CyberPunk223 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 LS Camaro Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Hagerstown, MD Posts: 383 View My Garage	yep, that's my ground, people said not to run it to the battery, it could cause a fire, because the battery is a negative voltge, not a ground,,,, so I made sure to put it away from the battery,, is there somethiign wrong with it? I think it's working okay, it's not long, it goes to the amp. Also I did not want to drill through the floor & chance hitting a fuel line, wire or something.

06-03-2013, 07:29 PM	#8
JimE Drives: 2013 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 3,087	There's a mount (for the Garmins and likely other brands) to hold the GPS above the radio...it attaches to the center vent. Just a thought...higher is better in my opinion.

06-04-2013, 02:58 AM	#9
lfree11012 Drives: 2018 1LE Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: delaware Posts: 319	The risk of fire comes from the + side of the batter and that why there is a fuse on it I have never seen or hard of a fire from the - side of the batter the fire would start because the + side or wire some how touch or Energized the frame of the car if this were to happen the + wire would heat up then catch fire and that is why you always have to put a fuse on The batter + side of the batter Also you would not ha e to drill anything just run wire