Aftermarket Sat Navs - Positioning In Car - Help!

[moggie 939]

Must I put it on the windscreen? Because cars that come fitted have them where the radio is - so can I not mount it behind my gear lever where there is a space and a socket.

Thanks

[bhg481]

If you mount it behind your gear lever you might find it has trouble picking up the signal from the satellites.

[Baldric]

Would it pick up the Satellite Signals there?

[hc4361]

You can buy a mount that will attach your satnav to one of the fans near the radio. Mine isn't in the window.

[hc4361]

Somthing like this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Vent-Mount-nuvi-Navs/dp/B00B5TELRI

[Hopkirk]

You don't want it too low down, as you would take your eyes off the road ahead too much.

[bhg481]

Why don't you want it on the windscreen? If you're worried about it leaving a ring on the windscreen, which will attract thieves, fit it on the top of the dashboard. In the days when I had that sort of sat-nav I used velcro to fix something to the top of the dashboard to which I could attach the sucker of the sat-nav mount (ceramic tile/drink-coaster etc). As Hopkirk says, you want it as near to your line-of-sight as you can get it without interfering too much with your view of the road.

[Hopkirk]

There is a variety of mats and mounts you can place on your dashboard to hold a satnav.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=dashboard+mat+sat+nav&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=79448790639&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5093598760679615855&hvpone=&hvptwo=&;hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_75j7ih5asz_b

[Gizmonster]

I bought one of these for my TomTom, so I can mount it on my dashboard:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371504967631?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[mikey4444]

Hoppy has it right here...why would you want to be constantly looking down to get your directions ?

[SlackAlice]

I've got one of these. mines mounted down low on the 'A' pillar

http://www.drivesafeandlegal.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KEQiAr8W2BRD2qbCOv8_H7qEBEiQA1ErTBsHsuJ-4BW3-sR4vO4bOwIliNHTyJXkn4eFl-jfVrqkaArzl8P8HAQ

[sddsddean]

You don't have to have it on the windscreen for one very good reason...ITS ILLEGAL! You should have nothing obstructing the 'swept' area of the windscreen with a few exceptions. I have seen people driving round with the satnav directly in front of their face on the screen. How the hell they see to drive I don't know. Why is everyone so obsessed with satnav's? Always see them being used in 'local' cars all the time. Don't people know their way to the shops yet?! (Rant over!)

[Baldric]

It's not illegal to have them on the Windscreen unless they're they're in the swept area.

[sddsddean]

Read the second line.

[Baldric]

I did, reread my post.

[Baldric]

Pointless asking you, wasn't it?

[jomifl]

My car (citroen) has a windscreen that is opaque to radio waves. The only place a satnav works is on the special hatched area around the rearview mirror.