xlewisbdx Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 So I have a 2010 1.6 Zetec and I have a sat nav built in. For some reason it says I am in the middle of the North Sea when i live in Manchester. It will also not calibrate manually. I have the SD card in correctly. I seen a post from a while ago saying it could be the gps antenna which is located under the drivers dash, I need to look for a blue connector that I can't see. wondering if any of you guys had any ideas? I will post some pictures showing what sat nav I have and where I think the gps atenna should be. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Most likely a defective GPS antenna. The GPS antenna is fully integrated into the antenna base on top of the roof. A defective GPS antenna is a known problem of most Ford models. During time the antenna base suffers from deteriorating seals which causes water ingress into the antenna base. As a result of the water ingress the GPS antenna circuit board corrodes and the GPS antenna will no longer work correctly. Because of this known problem Ford no longer produces the original Focus MK2/MK2.5 GPS antenna base. As a solution for this problem ford introduced a GPS antenna replacement kit which basically consists of a normal FM antenna base and a seperate GPS antenna which must be installed behind the windscreen. Unfortunately the Ford GPS antenna replacement kit is quite expensive. As a much cheaper alternative you can install an aftermarket GPS antenna with a Blue Fakra connector. These aftermarket GPS antennas can be found on eBay for under €10,- including P&P. An aftermarket GPS antenna can easily be installed behind the A-pillar cover. This way the GPS antenna is invisible and the GPS reception is still great. Most times even better than the GPS reception of the original GPS antenna. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlewisbdx Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 Thank you. I will look into this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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