My Custom TomTom Mount...

[f0xy]

I sold my road angel 2 a couple of months ago and it was probably the worst thing ive ever decided to do...

i'd been lending my parents tomtom go 300 but id had enough and wanted my own so i could put it in the car and have it how i like...

i picked up a tomtom go 700 on ebay for 55 quid, the guy said it wasnt booting up... i recieved it and re-flashed it with the latest firmware and it works perfectly.

so i decided to build it into my car out of the way, and have it mainly for speedcameras plus it also having the option of planning my way when i rarely need it.

i modified the tomtom mount and got it permenantly(sp?) in the cup holders, it just fits and gives a good viewing angle for the driver. Its hard wired into the power, the ignition; so it comes on and off as the car does, and a cable to mute audio which i cant be bothered using yet... i got a pretty good signal without an additional antenna, although it took a very long time to lock... so i got an additional antenna which is now on the back shelf, and i get a lock within 20 seconds.

couple of pics:

the pictures dont really do it much justice, its alot lower than it looks to the driver.. its also twisted and angled towards the driver...

...anyway i know its not good having to look down while driving, but this dosent really affect me as im not really using it to plan routes... just make a sound when near cameras and certain POI's

comments please:approve:

 

[geo rsi]

sweet.... i like it

 

[DH_GTI]

ur car is dirty lol,

 

[f0xy]

i know the floors are, the college car park is pure gravel just a nightmare lol!

as for the rest, yeah il admit that looks dirtier on the pics tho lol

 

[Mikey]

looks cool man, but get ya interior cleaned man its a pig tip in there ^^

 

[kingy100]

dirty haha i can tell u he did clean it well doesnt look like tht now.clean it foxy

 

[Dave S2K]

Smart, my old one was a 4 inch long piece of sticky back velcro, worked a treat.

 

[f0xy]

dirty haha i can tell u he did clean it well doesnt look like tht now.clean it foxy

lol i might do it tommorow

 

[Gareth]

not as good as Has's.

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'd been lending my parents tomtom

one means, "one had been borrowing ones parents GPS navigation device"


Queens english on the forum please!

 

[f0xy]

lol... at least i dont have to any more, the 300 series is nothing like this 700

 

[f0xy]

not as good as Has's.

yeah his was good, i was tempted to the same but i wanted it down below because i cant be bothered taking it out all the time, its bolted in down there too so its not exactly easy to nick

 

[Clart]

isn't that a bit dangerous?

 

[f0xy]

...anyway i know its not good having to look down while driving, but this dosent really affect me as im not really using it to plan routes... just make a sound when near cameras and certain POI's

i suppose, but im not really using it for navigation... just wanted a cheap speedcam device

 

[Has]

Just seen this.

Looks sweet. I cudnt live with it down by the cup holders tho! id be looking down every so often.

Is that using the origional mount that the TomTom came with?

 

[f0xy]

Just seen this.

Looks sweet. I cudnt live with it down by the cup holders tho! id be looking down every so often.

Is that using the origional mount that the TomTom came with?

yeah, after a few adjustments to the bigger bit with a hacksaw... also a few bolts and a bit of soldering later lol

 

[Has]

hehe good job

The mounts on the *00 range are much nicer to work with then the new *10 range.

 

[Andi-B]

isn't that a bit dangerous?

Was just thinking the same... Your having to remove your eyes from the window altogether to view that.. Naughty :nono:

 

[JD]

not as good as Has's.

looks good foxy but Has, post a pic of yours mate!

jamie

 

[f0xy]

theres a bit thread about it somewhere i saw it yesterday, il try to find it

 

[FiDoDiDo]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=175774

 

[ChrissyDCI]

How you get it to turn on and off with the ignition? I have mine hardwired in but when i switch the ignition off the satnav stays on switchs to using the batt.

 

[Leeshez]

Nice .

 

[Blue4Ever]

How you get it to turn on and off with the ignition? I have mine hardwired in but when i switch the ignition off the satnav stays on switchs to using the batt.

I'm not sure coz I'm s**t on electrics but I'd guess wiring it to the cig lighter would solve this problem as that is on/off with ignition.

 

[bendee]

never seen dials like them before :S you got a better pic of them?

as has been said looks dangerous down there id much rather it on the top of thr dash.

 

[chrisg3110]

looks good