Portable Navigation Device
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
I bought one of those cigarette lighter sockets and wired it in (fused) up under my dash and plugged the GPS wiring in there so it's technically still portable. I then snaked the wiring up out of the dash by the A pillar and keep the GPS in the lower left corner of the windshield.
Make sure to get whatever updates are available to you. A handy feature is the POI search where you can find a place to eat near you.
Make sure to get whatever updates are available to you. A handy feature is the POI search where you can find a place to eat near you.
If you cut it, was it simply a two wire cable, pos and neg?
WARNING!! WARNING!!
If you ask the Garmin to take the shortest distance you may find yourself on trails made for a motorcylces or quad while towing your trailer. This will cause stress for your wife, which in turn causes stress for you, especially while going over narrow bridges made of planks of wood..
But it got us there..
If you ask the Garmin to take the shortest distance you may find yourself on trails made for a motorcylces or quad while towing your trailer. This will cause stress for your wife, which in turn causes stress for you, especially while going over narrow bridges made of planks of wood..
But it got us there..
It then asks me if I want to stay on the pavement.
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From: Twin Falls Idaho
Hey Dan,
I use mine every day. looking for addresses across and around the country. I chose a Garmin 255t more simply because of price and availability than anything else. that being said its done everything I can ask it to do. If you've got the money you may want to check out the truck/Rv model. I don't recall the # but it calculates trips factoring in height and weight restrictions, length limitations and the POI include truck stops and other RV friendly stuff. Also get the life time updates, its cheaper that paying annually. Good luck on your trip. Save yourself some hassle, print the RHN list before you take off, that way you won't need it. I'm in N CA right now if you're coming this way.
Barney
I use mine every day. looking for addresses across and around the country. I chose a Garmin 255t more simply because of price and availability than anything else. that being said its done everything I can ask it to do. If you've got the money you may want to check out the truck/Rv model. I don't recall the # but it calculates trips factoring in height and weight restrictions, length limitations and the POI include truck stops and other RV friendly stuff. Also get the life time updates, its cheaper that paying annually. Good luck on your trip. Save yourself some hassle, print the RHN list before you take off, that way you won't need it. I'm in N CA right now if you're coming this way.
Barney
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Glad to hear you made it to your new location OK.
That blown hose incident could have been a lot worse.
I'll be traveling through Nevada, 50 miles shorter and higher speed limit.
That blown hose incident could have been a lot worse.
I'll be traveling through Nevada, 50 miles shorter and higher speed limit.
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Chris, when you hard wired the installation, did you cut the head off of the accessory cable and wire it in, or did you buy a socket with a pigtail on the end and wire that in, then plug in the accessory cable?
If you cut it, was it simply a two wire cable, pos and neg?
If you cut it, was it simply a two wire cable, pos and neg?
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
I didn't think of that. A socket it is. Thanks.
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A follow up is due.
I ended up buying a Garmin Nuvi 1450.
It works very well.
The fun part about it, you can download some software that allows you to record the turn by turn instructions with your voice or whoever you want and then transfer them to the device.
I had the kids all take turns recording the instructions.
One of them is a riot, Devin put on his best Arnold Shwartznegger voice.
I ended up buying a Garmin Nuvi 1450.
It works very well.
The fun part about it, you can download some software that allows you to record the turn by turn instructions with your voice or whoever you want and then transfer them to the device.
I had the kids all take turns recording the instructions.
One of them is a riot, Devin put on his best Arnold Shwartznegger voice.
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