Chase Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Ford charge £299 plus local dealer fitting charges. About 1 hours labour taking the total to around £400. Managed to get a new one boxed for £153 some time ago off eBay and fitted it myself. I spliced into the switched power feed that connects to the rear of the stereo. The cables run behind the glove box and up the passenger A pillar where the antenna is hidden then up to the head lining. Turns on automatically on turning on the ignition and it turns off when turning off the ignition (after a 30s delay which you can override via pressing off now on the touch-screen). I don’t like the fact that the unit is on permanently whilst driving whenever the ignition is switched on. You can switch off the garmin navi unit with on- off switch ( at top of unit) but you need to be a Contortionist to find it. To get round this I bought a 12v Remote Control On/Off Switch for £20 which cuts the power feed that is behind the glove box and is controlled by a small remote control. When the ignition is switched on the power to the unit is off until I press the on button on the remote control. Fitted this with velcro tape to the windscreen so I can still easily change the battery when required. Finished the installation with a Gentax mirror cable cover to hide the wire from the mirror to the head lining. Mirror Navi £153 Gentax Trim £9.99 (eBay) http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3370c2ddbc 12v Remote switch £20 (eBay) Very pleased with unit and all works brilliantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ryan Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Never seen one of those, looks smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_sXe Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Is this the unit that also doubles as a reversing camera?? If so I am VERY tempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 No, it's just a Satnav and not compatible with a reverse camera. It should be for what they charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btmaldon Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Really neat looking job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 That looks factory fitted to me, darn nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahtar Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 nice one mate, truly neat job! thumbs up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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