GPS: Overhead / Rear-View Mirror Installation Mod w/ lots of pics!!

[pwm]

Great write up and install. I wished my NUVI would fit there.

[puulboy]

Excellent mod You da man Steve
One question Do you have the side curtain air bags? I haven't tried it yet but I heard its a tight squeeze to get anything behind the front pillers with side air bags
Thanks
Don
Rep points for you

[LandCruiserSteve]

JoeUser previously said:

Nice mounting idea.

carlgcs previously said:

Excellent post Steve! I have been tossing around the same idea for my Garmin c550.

gunner5355 previously said:

Might have to change the mounting location of my GPS now, thanks for all the work now... great idea.

w5wi previously said:

I see you are up to your usual innovative mods!
Great install!!!

Mr R2FJ previously said:

killer! What a great location, and good writeup! REP!

etp095 previously said:

nice clean install,you do nice work.

alas.babylon previously said:

Most impressive

pwm previously said:

Great write up and install.

Thanks, guys. Much appreciated.

[LandCruiserSteve]

puulboy previously said:

Do you have the side curtain air bags? I haven't tried it yet but I heard its a tight squeeze to get anything behind the front pillers with side air bags.

Don, I'm going to be adding a different external GPS antenna and the speaker/power cable this weekend (if they arrive on time), so I'll be posting up pics of the A-pillar removal as soon as I get that done.

Yep, I have the side-curtain airbags.

[TomasMas]

Steve,
thanks for the great install instructions and plan on getting my GPS off my dash and mounted as you did this weekend. I love that it will block the sun in that position.
Your innovation and helpfulness is amazing.

Tomas

[LandCruiserSteve]

TomasMas previously said:

Steve,
thanks for the great install instructions and plan on getting my GPS off my dash and mounted as you did this weekend. Your innovation and helpfulness is amazing.

My pleasure, Tomas. Glad could help.

[FJ-Ollie]

Great location. I might need to do this with my 478.

[LandCruiserSteve]

FJ-Ollie previously said:

Great location. I might need to do this with my 478.

Thanks, Ollie.

BTW, other than the obvious model number and slight price difference, what are the basic differences bwtween the 276 and the 478 (and the 376)?? They all look almost identical.

[neworleansparrothead]

Steve, that is AWESOME!! I have the Nuvi 350 and am currently using the sandbag type mount so that it is closer up the dash than the windshield. Getting older and the eyesight is not as good at distances as it used to be. I wonder if I could do this with mine. I will have to do some snooping around to see if I could get a different antenna and power cord. Mine is that slinky looking cord rather than the nice flat one. Hmmmmmm......

[FJ-Ollie]

LandCruiserSteve previously said:

Thanks, Ollie.

BTW, other than the obvious model number and slight price difference, what are the basic differences bwtween the 276 and the 478 (and the 376)?? They all look almost identical.

They all do pretty much the same thing.

The differences (other than price) are...
The 376 comes with Preloaded North American City Nav Maps and XM Satellite Weather/Radio capability. I think you have to purchase the maps you want for the 276.

The 378 and 478 come with Preloaded North American City Nav Maps, XM Satellite Weather/Radio capability, and voice prompts via external speaker. The difference between the 378 and 478 is that the 378 comes with all North American inland water body software and the 478 comes with the coastalwater software to include US, Alaska, and Hawaii coasts.