i’m looking for a sat-nav / speed camera detector solution… preferably:
on point 3 - if anyone has a neat and tidy way to hardwire a system that looks good, and wont attract criminal fingers - then that would be better.
any thoughts?
Where you thinking of mounting it? If its on the dash have you thought of hard wiring a car charger/psu to a small jack socket in the back of the instrument binnacle?
Gav
Ps dont forget to wipe off any marks on the window if your using a sucton mount!
road angel plus
ive had a few differnt ones now and this seams to be the best so far plus it sits nice on the front screen with no cables etc
Heaven - is that hard wired? do you have pics?
Try Indago,
I’ve tried a few and this ones the best. Not cheap but works well. Also is small (Flat) enough to work as hand held if you are walking about a big city. I have all Europe mapping and also lifetime updates for speed cameras for all European countries that have a system for recording them. �600. Might be cheaper now. Has internal battery (about 3 ~ 4 hours) or plug into Cig lighter for a boost. Very programable to your taste, type of map, type of voice, scale, warnings etc.
There are lot of cheap ones out there also. Halfrauds are doing a promotion now on Sat Nav/ camera detectors.
There is a lot of choice right now.
Ex77
Try Indago,
That’s what I bought too - excellento, even in rural France
no it is rechargable and has built in gps ariel and laser detector so it can be moved to other cars
ive had quite a few others the runner up in my opinion for what its worth is the B2 but it keept on going on the blink
the road angel pics up uk only
Here’s some pics of my solution web page
It’s a Garmin Nuvi 350. It’s one of the smallest, neatest options around. It didn’t come with a speed camera database, but that’s available from the internet.
Battery life is around 4 hours. It came with a charger that plugs into the lighter socket. I took the plug apart, and wired a cable directly into it. This was then hard-wired directly to the car’s ignition circuit. I also bought a spare charger so I can keep the battery topped up if I’m travelling a long way in another car.
When it’s not in use, the power cable tucks neatly, and almost invisibly between the windscreen and the dash top panel.
I’m really happy with the system. Wouldn’t be without it.
Currently have a Mio P350 PDA with integrated GPS. The TomTom Nav6 software, I picked up at a computer fair for a fiver.
Software is obviously not perfect for that money (it doesnt remember places youve entered and favourites if you close the application) But it does remember itineries.
Dont think it would be a problem to hard wire it, but suspect you’d need a cig lighter socket, as there may be some electrickery in the cig plug. At the moment I dont have the speed cam database.
Have done one European trip with it on my bike, worked a dream, excet when pilot error tried to take me back to the start of an itinery.
…Dont think it would be a problem to hard wire it, but suspect you’d need a cig lighter socket, as there may be some electrickery in the cig plug.
This is why I took the plug for mine apart, pulled off the external metal connections, and soldered a wire straight into it. It’s a pretty simple job to do.
is wiring it into the ignition circuit also easy? do you remove some of the dash panels? complete n00b when it comes to technicals!
I would not consider wiring it in. They are easily nickable. Car crime has soraed in recent years since these aftermarket devices have become more popular. Better to keep it out of sight or better still with you when you leave the car. I know the wires are a bit of a pain but also means you can use in different vehicles or as hand held if you need to.
Ex77
It’s only the power supply that’s hard-wired to the car. It just leaves a flying lead with a plug on the end. You can still remove the sat nav and the windscreen mount. It only leaves the cable visible, and this can be tucked away unobtrusively.
is wiring it into the ignition circuit also easy? do you remove some of the dash panels? complete n00b when it comes to technicals!
Yes, it’s fairly easy if you have some experience with electrics, and access to some basic tools including a soldering iron.
I removed the right hand dash panel (the panel with the speaker in it). Only 4 screws holding that in place. You also need to disconnect the leads to the light switches. Slightly fiddly as they have locking tabs to hold them together.
I also removed the upper and lower plastic panels around the steering column. (Much easier to work around here if you have a removeable steering wheel). There’s about 6 screws holding these in place.
I was lucky in that the previous owner had fitted a radar detector, so there was already a power cable attached to the wires coming out of the ignition switch. Saved me the trouble of identifying the correct wires. At this point, it’s a simple job of soldering your new power lead to the relevant wires, and feeding it through the dash. I wrapped the modified lighter plug in some foam to prevent rattling, and stuffed it next the air vent, and pulled the rest of the wire under the dash top panel.
Reassembly is the reverse of the disassembly process
Hi,
I use a Tom Tom 910 - covers all Europe and can download speed camera locations. Also comes with a remote control (really handy if you have four-point harnesses).
Has built in battery and can connect to (& control) your ipod.
Cheers,
Peter
I just got sat nav Garmin nuv1200 �167 with money boxes (speed cameras) on the maps halfords half price. On ebay theres a radar jammer and it works.
do didnt hear it from me.
laser park i hear is a very good parking sensor that just happens to block police radar guns too 
i went with this clicky in the end and have to say its the best �99 i have ever spent
3.5" touchscreen, postcode search and for �2 www.pocketgpsworld.com gave me a file that has all fixed/mobile UK cameras on it
very impressed and highly reccomended!