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GPS - Garmin, a tablet, or just use my phone?

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Old 03-10-2015, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SawdustBBB
I mounted this yesterday and was surprised to see that the Garmin 2597 just snapped in place without major modification. I drilled 1 hole in the plastic for the cord, ran it down to the fuse box (like the earlier post).

I have lost 'traffic' for now because of the power cord/antenna being out of site, but im sure I can either mount the cord differently or pay the $19.99 for Live Traffic.
That's a cool idea. How long does it take to acquire satellites? I thought these things needed a clear view of the sky and it seems like that mounting location would hamper the GPS's ability to get a good signal.



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