Heat Reflecting Windscreen and Tom Tom Go

[TMR7]

Hi,

I am thinking about buying a new 182. I see it has a heat reflecting windscreen. I have a TomTom Go and they are a bit funny about heat reflecting windscreens. Has anybody got a TTG that they use and can let me know if it struggles for a signal?

Thanks,

 

[Lunner]

Would imagine it does unless you get an external antenna, which sorta defeats the point in having a tomtom go.

if it was me id get an ipaq package wiht a bluetooth reciever and have it stuck in the back window or sommet

 

[182_blue]

ttg does not work under the windscreen, it sometimes works if you attach it to the drivers side window but that is far from ideal, like it says above get a pda and a bluetooth reciever, i have one and its really good

 

[Day]

For 100% signal strength you will require an external antenna!

It will work attached to the drivers side window as mentioned above but it does tend to loose a lock on satellites easily

PDA setups are ok if you have other uses for it - I dont.

 

[Dave]

Heat reflective windscreen poxes everything up. Even my Dart Tag godammit.

 

[TMR7]

poo!

 

[blue_rsi]

Not sure about the new 182 but my Mk1 172 has a rectangle about 3" x 4" at the very bottom of the screen in the middle for GPS devices. Its a completely clear bit.

Most pillars will think its a rain sensor - its not!!! My mates Tom Tom works in mine. Road Angels are a bit crap though cause they are so far away from your view.

 

[iceblue182]

the windscreen screwed the reception/sound quality up on my handsfree kit.

that was even with an aerial that cost £150

 

[Wullie]

My 182 has the rectangle area in the bottom centre of the screen like blue_rsi said above.

 

[Munson]

You could always go for the 182Cup, that doesnt have the gay windscreen as far as I know

 

[Grandpa Munster]

Ive got a TomTom Go, Ive also got a 182. You deffo need the TomTom Go external aerial. I have velcroed the receiver to the rectangle at bottom of windscreen. Works a treat.

 

[dazraffan]

the rectangle is for the french toll roads you put a little box on there and you get a bill for using the toll roads istead of paying at the boxs on the moterways

a bit of sad geeky info for you all

 

[PeteB]

Ive got an iPaq one, with external antenna under the clear rectangle in the windscreen. Works fine now, but without the ext antenna it just wouldnt work at all.

 

[Liam]

with my road angel 2 I mounted the "external antenna" to the right of the parcel shelf on the drivers side.

 

[JPW172]

i have a pda setup and have the antenna fitted to the right hand side rear window,works fine there