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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #30 on: 07 March 2009, 09:22:05 »
ive installed everything now and gone into the setting and gone to the part where it says gps stauts
and it says
gps status -----------

if i put a route in and flick round the guidance
it says there number of sattelets 0

i sat in the car for 5 mins with the engine runing and it never found 1

any ideas
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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #31 on: 07 March 2009, 09:25:56 »
Where is the sat nav aireal nick?

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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #32 on: 07 March 2009, 09:27:45 »
i put it at the back of the car under the parcel shelf

but i went to kfc last night and had it sat on the dash board and it still didn't find any
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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #33 on: 07 March 2009, 09:29:01 »
Have you tried it on the roof?

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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #34 on: 07 March 2009, 09:31:38 »
no not on the roof

i cant drive round with it on the roof
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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #35 on: 07 March 2009, 09:36:32 »
I know but just trying to find out whether its a signal problem or a component problem.

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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #36 on: 07 March 2009, 09:38:15 »
ive noticed a bit of taped wrapped round the wire i'm going to take a look at that now 8-)
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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #37 on: 07 March 2009, 09:39:22 »
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ive noticed a bit of taped wrapped round the wire i'm going to take a look at that now 8-)


Ah that could be the problem.

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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #38 on: 07 March 2009, 09:56:13 »
just had a look under the tape and it looks fine
there might have been 1 tiny strand touching
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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #39 on: 07 March 2009, 10:36:01 »
Is it working ok now?

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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #40 on: 07 March 2009, 11:35:04 »
worth double checking it hasn't dropped out the back of the carin unit...
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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #41 on: 07 March 2009, 15:27:49 »
ive been and got a connector to do a proper job of connecting the broken lead and its still notice recivind any satalites
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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #42 on: 07 March 2009, 15:30:55 »
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ive been and got a connector to do a proper job of connecting the broken lead and its still notice recivind any satalites
Do you get as far down south as me at any time?
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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #43 on: 07 March 2009, 15:33:29 »
im going to paul vx1 tomorrow thats reading
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Re: sat nav problems
« Reply #44 on: 07 March 2009, 15:53:03 »
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If you're going M40/A34/M4 way, I'm 6m from Jnc10 of M40 (the junc just before the A34 one at Bicester).  Dual Carriageway all the way as well :)
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