Looking for GPS Pictures

Has anyone mounted a GPS under the dash in the small area just below the cigarette lighter? Can you post pics and let me know which unit you have? I am looking for one that will fit in that area, as well as hard wire it in to keep everything clean. Thanks.

 

you can put it there, but i found the reception was not as good

as when you put it in the window.

i put mine in the upper left corner, ran wires behind door seal

and then under dash.

 

too low makes it difficult to look down quickly while driving...thats just my opinion though

 

I used to have a Garmin Nuvi down there, it was clean looking, but honestly gave me a little vertigo when I was having to look down at it a lot and back up to drive.

I think a Garmin 478 or similar would be sick down there, and you can run an external antenna on those, so reception would be fine.

Here's what I did with my Garmin 60. Hard wired through the back of the little tray, wire lays in there when GPS not in:

 

Im actually looking to at some point in future get a removable fiberglassed piece that could drop down into that area and have the gps sitting in it once it finds satelite.

 

Yeah that would be slick. Running a GPS with an external antenna would be best. I am considering doing a fiberglass piece down there and mount CB and XM receivers down there. Post pics when you get it done.

 

Personally, I thought these installs were quite impressive and required no damage to the vehicle dash or consoles.


http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/93807-ram-gps-mount.html


http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/113271-garmin-60csx-install-05-tacoma.html

Regardless of the direction you go would be interested in hearing back from you about it as I'm close to tripping the trigger on a unit for my truck as well.

 

I am looking at something similar to what Shadow Warrior did on the FJ forums where he installed a Lowrance 540, Mine would go in place of my rear view mirror.
Check it out here.
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/member-build-ups/39068-raptor-shadow-warriors-build.html

 

I have a picture of mine mounted down there. I'll post it up when I find it, it was posted in TW live.
Actually, my phone isn't letting me copy and paste it. But search for my name and gps and select post vs. thread and it's there.

 

I use to run an external antenna, but the cable connector was weak and eventually broke. I have no problem getting reception with it down in this position.

I prefer this mounting location because it's much less in plain sight; because I don't take the GPS in and out, I like having it at the ready.