Sat Nav in Centre Console??

  1. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Bognor Regis, W.Sussex Posts: 506 Ice Grey VTS
    #1
    Just wondering if anyone has got a custom centre console with a sat nav where the air vent used to be.

    Was thinking this would look pretty good and saves having to stick the sat nav to your window/wires dangaling etc.

    Could you just take the vertical slats out, then mount the sat nav in the space. Then use some fibreglass/filler surrounding it to make it look decent.

    Pics anyone??
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2008 Notts Posts: 6227 White pug 106 1.6
    #2
    could be done with a tom tom or /we sat nav you have, build a cheap wooden frame that will fit in the vent and make if flush with fibre glass then paint maybe even wire up the charger hidden behind
  3. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Bognor Regis, W.Sussex Posts: 506 Ice Grey VTS
    #3
    Yeah thats what I was thinking. I'll probably get a tom tom one. Hopefully I could keep the tilting part of the vent so I can angle it to suit.
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Nov 2008 Bedfordshire Posts: 478 Saxo 1.1 Desire
    #4
    gd idea mate
    wud look sweet wen it was done if dun right
    im sure u can do it lol!
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2008 Notts Posts: 6227 White pug 106 1.6
    #5
    ha that would be cool, make sure you angle it towards you like , would it be a perminant fix or removable ?
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Bognor Regis, W.Sussex Posts: 506 Ice Grey VTS
    #6
    Yeah lol. I dunno cos it would look better if it was a permenant fix but i'm just thinking about access to the on/off button and memory card slot.
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2008 Horsham Posts: 415 1.1i east coast
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by VTEC-Saxo View Post
    could be done with a tom tom or /we sat nav you have, build a cheap wooden frame that will fit in the vent and make if flush with fibre glass then paint maybe even wire up the charger hidden behind
    j/w putting it in the vent wouldent that it be effected if the air con was turned on?

    cool vid, might be worth having a look at.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xn_EaeU0IkQ
  8. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Bognor Regis, West Sussex Posts: 1388 1.1 Desire
    #8
    would be fuckin sweet iff you did it Lee

    youd just get cold haha
  9. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Bognor Regis, W.Sussex Posts: 506 Ice Grey VTS
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by infinitym4ge View Post
    j/w putting it in the vent wouldent that it be effected if the air con was turned on?

    cool vid, might be worth having a look at.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xn_EaeU0IkQ
    Well I'd have to find a way of disabling that vent. Maybe redirect it to the front windscreen or something. Don't really know as yet lol.


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Roj View Post
    would be fuckin sweet iff you did it Lee

    youd just get cold haha
    I know mate!!

    Well theres other vents so not too worried about that
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2007 edinburgh Posts: 142 citroen saxo vtr 1.6 8V mk2 & BMW 318ti compact
    #10
    Yea i was thinking of doing this aswell a while ago but my navman was too large. good idea though, would look good with something like a tom tom 1
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 Billericay, Essex (England) Posts: 6774 1.1.1i, 2.Mk2 VTR 3.Astra SRI 150
    #11
    why not jjust buy a flip out screen with sat nav in that way it wont scream to people nick me. lets face it paxos are hardly difficult to break into either. nice idea though. DJRem was planning to put a carputer into his old 106 project but didnt get as far as installing it...
  12. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2008 Horsham Posts: 415 1.1i east coast
    #12
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ben_L View Post
    why not jjust buy a flip out screen with sat nav in that way it wont scream to people nick me. lets face it paxos are hardly difficult to break into either. nice idea though. DJRem was planning to put a carputer into his old 106 project but didnt get as far as installing it...
    the beauty of having it in the dash is you could run a bloody big heavy duty chain to the chasy! muhaha!
  13. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2005 Billericay, Essex (England) Posts: 6774 1.1.1i, 2.Mk2 VTR 3.Astra SRI 150
    #13
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by infinitym4ge View Post
    the beauty of having it in the dash is you could run a bloody big heavy duty chain to the chasy! muhaha!
    Whats saying some1 doesn't want that chain too? Failing that if they cant get it out they will probably just smash the fuck out of it anyway...
  14. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2008 Horsham Posts: 415 1.1i east coast
    #14
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ben_L View Post
    Whats saying some1 doesn't want that chain too? Failing that if they cant get it out they will probably just smash the fuck out of it anyway...
    too true.
  15. Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Bognor Regis, W.Sussex Posts: 506 Ice Grey VTS
    #15
    How much are cd players with sat nav monitors though....bout £800 aren't they?
  16. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2008 Notts Posts: 6227 White pug 106 1.6
    #16
    tom tom 1 89.99 with 30 quid off on top of that if you get a code additions.com
  17. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5387
    #17
    i very much doubt you would have problems with people trying to nick it if it was built into the dash so you could just see the screen.

    1 they probably wouldnt know what it was. probably just think its a screen. and 2 it wouldnt be easy to pinch like a stereo and they probably wont know how to remove the centre console to get to it.

    there may be a few problems with the idea though.
    1. on/off button
    2. memory card
    3. reset button incase it crashes
    4. updating the satnav as it needs to be connected to a computer.

    may be more hassel than its worth.

    i think it could be done but you would need to take the satnav apart to relocate all the above parts so that you can access them.