Hi scotster, many thanks for the splash screen, thats really cool

After nearly 15 months of owning the car, a reliable radio is something I've yet to achieve. They've had the head unit out a couple of times (changed it once), if there was any sign I'd been near it I know they'd give me even more grief.

avtur wrote:

That's a cracking job there scotster,


Given the number of times my car has returned to the dealers I decided not to go the custom fit route. That would be just another reason for them to pi55 me about.


So, here's my solution for mounting the 720 .....

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Yes, thats a piece of glass custom cut to fit snugly in the cubby in the dash. The standard TomTom mount fits onto the glass. It is very secure. It goes without saying the edges of the glass have been and its perfectly safe to handle. At the end of a journey the mount stays on the glass and it is thrown into the glove box.

I would think this would work for any aftermarket SatNav, have also tried it on Garmin Nuvi 200 Widescreen

Not a Tom Tom but a Garmin Nuvi 760. Don't yet fancy cutting out any holes to conceal cable (only one), but found that device attached to it's cradle fits snugly in the aperture and the cable doesn't look too bad.

Even better if running it on batteries (4-5 hours) as it fits VERY snugly but further into cubby. This acts as a sun cowl and keeps most sun and reflections off of the screen and it's fully visible from normal driving position. See gallery. Was GS TD4 Auto, Privacy, Santorini with Tundra & Alpaca, Cold Climate Pack. Traded for Discovery Sport HSE Auto.

Forgot to say thanks to scotster for splash screen which I copied and edited with Garmin logo. Was GS TD4 Auto, Privacy, Santorini with Tundra & Alpaca, Cold Climate Pack. Traded for Discovery Sport HSE Auto.

And talking of sat nav, has anybody got an opinion on the best 'safety camera' POI info to use. Garmin have a very good pre-loaded set which can be updated by subscription £30 p/annum, but I see that there are other FREE camera POI downloads at various sites. Don't want to pay-up if no need, but do want up to date info. Was GS TD4 Auto, Privacy, Santorini with Tundra & Alpaca, Cold Climate Pack. Traded for Discovery Sport HSE Auto.

xxtrail wrote:

And talking of sat nav, has anybody got an opinion on the best 'safety camera' POI info to use. Garmin have a very good pre-loaded set which can be updated by subscription £30 p/annum, but I see that there are other FREE camera POI downloads at various sites. Don't want to pay-up if no need, but do want up to date info.

there is also a wbsite called www.poihandler.com/ which is a useful source to download various databases that people have put together

Things like McDonalds, Burger King, LPG Gas Stations, Red Light Districts, etc etc Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

npinks wrote:

there is also a wbsite called www.poihandler.com/ which is a useful source to download various databases that people have put together

Things like McDonalds, Burger King, LPG Gas Stations, Red Light Districts, etc etc

Are paint and body shops in the poi's so grey fl2 owners can get their cars re-sprayed black?  At work
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chicken george wrote:

npinks wrote:

there is also a wbsite called www.poihandler.com/ which is a useful source to download various databases that people have put together

Things like McDonalds, Burger King, LPG Gas Stations, Red Light Districts, etc etc

Are paint and body shops in the poi's so grey fl2 owners can get their cars re-sprayed black?

Yes but my favourite poi files are caravan sites and caravan dealers

i had that too on the Navman  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

avtur wrote:

Yes but my favourite poi files are caravan sites and caravan dealers

Dont start on the caravans its a banned topic Buts it's highly commendable that you vaners have those poi's to get you to your destination without diversions, keeping the roads clearer for normal folk . Maybe in the future your sat-nav will relay to mine that there is a van blocking a certain road so I can be forewarned and avoid it


Npinks, when your cruising those red light districts do you take the van with you so you have a convenient bed? At work
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CG I know you jest, but on TomTom you can set up buddy lists, we could do that, just for you

What all of you? my sat-nav screen would just be a mass of caravan icons every bank holiday!  At work
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avtur wrote:

CG I know you jest, but on TomTom you can set up buddy lists, we could do that, just for you

does that mean we can track npinks to see if he is kerb crawling?  At work
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