Topic: Fitting a Sat Nav System (Read 7901 times)

Jim · « **on:** 03 August 2006, 20:24:36 »

Has anyone every fitted an omega fitted sat-nav system to an omega which hasn't, at the moment my TC traction control button is where the screen normal fit's. an idea's

TheBoy · « **Reply #1 on:** 03 August 2006, 20:44:22 »

Either disconnect the TC switch, move switch to buttons above (you can get the small TC buttons, but rare).

But the Carin system is old. Much easier to use a portable nav system such as tomtom/navman/garmin etc

Andy B · « **Reply #2 on:** 03 August 2006, 20:54:14 »

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But the Carin system is old. Much easier to use a portable nav system such as tomtom/navman/garmin etc

I agree. My car Elite has the Carin as factory fit, and although the system does work & gets you to where-ever, the newer systems are far easier to use and have a much clearer display. Sat-nav has come along somewhat in 7 years.

Elite Pete · « **Reply #3 on:** 03 August 2006, 22:04:01 »

Jim if you do decide to fit the Carin system I have a small TC button you can have.

Hillper · « **Reply #4 on:** 04 August 2006, 12:04:28 »

This is my solution:

Make one of these.

Attach a Tom Tom One.

Stick to dashboard screen.

So much easier than retro fitting a satnav.

Edit. I usually stick it over the tacho, so I can still see all the warnings and indications.
After all, what use is a tacho in a non-manual 2.2, right?

Jim · « **Reply #5 on:** 04 August 2006, 16:17:34 »

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Jim if you do decide to fit the Carin system I have a small TC button you can have.

Cheers. I'II let you know. I've not decided yet wither or not to take the carin system that i've been offered.

Kev · « **Reply #6 on:** 04 August 2006, 17:28:34 »

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Cheers. I'II let you know. I've not decided yet wither or not to take the carin system that i've been offered.

But you probably will cos you just can't resist it.

Jim · « **Reply #7 on:** 08 August 2006, 09:03:27 »

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Cheers. I'II let you know. I've not decided yet wither or not to take the carin system that i've been offered.

But you probably will cos you just can't resist it.

Aye, your right there, I've just picked it up on Saturday and guess what your helping me to fit it when I come up the road next week

x25xe · « **Reply #8 on:** 08 August 2006, 16:35:30 »

does this mean that you can change the TC switch next to the radio for a small one that goes in the row of switches? This is a question that I have been meaning to ask but not got round to it.

If you can simply change the switch, that would be great. Is it the same connector for both?

TheBoy · « **Reply #9 on:** 08 August 2006, 16:39:08 »

Its likely you'll have to move the wiring as well. The switches are different - the small switch is much less common...

Kev · « **Reply #10 on:** 08 August 2006, 19:35:38 »

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Cheers. I'II let you know. I've not decided yet wither or not to take the carin system that i've been offered.

But you probably will cos you just can't resist it.
Aye, your right there, I've just picked it up on Saturday and guess what your helping me to fit it when I come up the road next week

Oh right.

Well you'd better stock up on the breakfast provisions then. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Jim · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 August 2006, 13:25:12 »

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Cheers. I'II let you know. I've not decided yet wither or not to take the carin system that i've been offered.

But you probably will cos you just can't resist it.
Aye, your right there, I've just picked it up on Saturday and guess what your helping me to fit it when I come up the road next week

Oh right.

Well you'd better stock up on the breakfast provisions then. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

One Fat Boys Breakfast Coming Up!!!!!!!!
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Kev · « **Reply #12 on:** 11 August 2006, 13:58:34 »

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One Fat Boys Breakfast Coming Up!!!!!!!!
[smiley=grin.gif]

Fat i ain't.

Unfit, perhaps, but not fat.

How is your fitness training coming along?

Jim · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 August 2006, 16:06:51 »

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One Fat Boys Breakfast Coming Up!!!!!!!!
[smiley=grin.gif]
Fat i ain't.

Unfit, perhaps, but not fat.

How is your fitness training coming along?

EEHHH!!!!! Great, Not!!!!!

Jim · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 August 2006, 20:42:46 »

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Jim if you do decide to fit the Carin system I have a small TC button you can have.

Is the TC buttom the soft touch type fitted to the later pre-facelift or the rippled type fitted to the early type omega's.
Cheers

Jim · « **Reply #15 on:** 26 August 2006, 01:25:20 »

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One Fat Boys Breakfast Coming Up!!!!!!!!
[smiley=grin.gif]
Fat i ain't.

Unfit, perhaps, but not fat.

How is your fitness training coming along?

Passed my fitness test today

Kev · « **Reply #16 on:** 27 August 2006, 00:49:59 »

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One Fat Boys Breakfast Coming Up!!!!!!!!
[smiley=grin.gif]
Fat i ain't.

Unfit, perhaps, but not fat.

How is your fitness training coming along?
Passed my fitness test today

And a big well done to you. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Glad you told me the whole story though.

Jim · « **Reply #17 on:** 27 August 2006, 11:13:49 »

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One Fat Boys Breakfast Coming Up!!!!!!!!
[smiley=grin.gif]
Fat i ain't.

Unfit, perhaps, but not fat.

How is your fitness training coming along?
Passed my fitness test today
And a big well done to you. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Glad you told me the whole story though.

Many Thanks

Jim · « **Reply #18 on:** 20 September 2006, 20:59:30 »

OK, Myself and Kev have just spent the last few hours fitting a carin sat-nav system to my 1996 omega elite which I removed a few weeks ago from a 1998 elite in a scrappie. The only problem was that the disc inside the sat-nav unit only cover's the south and central England the date on the disc is NT-gb 97.1.

I'II post photos of the full retro fit in the morning when I've tided up the last few bit's. 8-)

Del Boy · « **Reply #19 on:** 20 September 2006, 21:05:51 »

Well done m8

Jim · « **Reply #20 on:** 20 September 2006, 21:24:32 »

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Well done m8

I'd like to Thank kev, he's the one who did all the eletricial work, I just sat there

Del Boy · « **Reply #21 on:** 20 September 2006, 21:28:23 »

Ok then well done Kev well done Jim for advising

Kev · « **Reply #22 on:** 21 September 2006, 11:13:12 »

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Well done m8
I'd like to Thank kev, he's the one who did all the eletricial work, I just sat there

No probelm.

That's what friends are for.

Phil · « **Reply #23 on:** 21 September 2006, 21:15:20 »

Just a question but how did you get over the GPS antenna bit?? :question

Kev · « **Reply #24 on:** 21 September 2006, 21:21:49 »

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Just a question but how did you get over the GPS antenna bit?? :question

How do you mean?

There was an antenna supplied, which sits on the back parcel shelf, or on the dash.

Looked exactly like the GPS antenna on my Origin B2.

Phil · « **Reply #25 on:** 22 September 2006, 10:06:23 »

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Just a question but how did you get over the GPS antenna bit?? :question
How do you mean?

There was an antenna supplied, which sits on the back parcel shelf, or on the dash.

Looked exactly like the GPS antenna on my Origin B2.

I was under the impression it was built into the radio/ phone antenna on the roof, didnt realise there was a seperate antenna

Jim · « **Reply #26 on:** 22 September 2006, 10:47:10 »

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Just a question but how did you get over the GPS antenna bit?? :question
How do you mean?

There was an antenna supplied, which sits on the back parcel shelf, or on the dash.

Looked exactly like the GPS antenna on my Origin B2.

I was under the impression it was built into the radio/ phone antenna on the roof, didnt realise there was a seperate antenna

The GPS antenna is similar to the one pictured below, when I removed it from the scrap omega the antenna was located on the passenger side of the dash just next to the barcode but when I fitted it my omega elite I located it on the back parcel shelf , In a few days I'II post picture's of the whole instalasion;

Martin_1962 · « **Reply #27 on:** 22 September 2006, 13:15:32 »

Well done!

Jim · « **Reply #28 on:** 22 September 2006, 14:19:10 »

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Well done!

Cheers Mate 8-)

Kev · « **Reply #29 on:** 22 September 2006, 17:34:30 »

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I was under the impression it was built into the radio/ phone antenna on the roof, didnt realise there was a seperate antenna

The antenna is on the roof on facelift models with the Siemens/Navteq system, but on pre-facelift models with the Philips Carin system, like the one i've fitted to Jims, the antenna is seperate.

Jim · « **Reply #30 on:** 22 September 2006, 17:53:14 »

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I was under the impression it was built into the radio/ phone antenna on the roof, didnt realise there was a seperate antenna
The antenna is on the roof on facelift models with the Siemens/Navteq system, but on pre-facelift models with the Philips Carin system, like the one i've fitted to Jims, the antenna is seperate.

I thought you said you had to get back to work, going by the time your reply was left you must have gone straight tothe computer

Kev · « **Reply #31 on:** 22 September 2006, 17:56:41 »

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I was under the impression it was built into the radio/ phone antenna on the roof, didnt realise there was a seperate antenna
The antenna is on the roof on facelift models with the Siemens/Navteq system, but on pre-facelift models with the Philips Carin system, like the one i've fitted to Jims, the antenna is seperate.
I thought you said you had to get back to work, going by the time your reply was left you must have gone straight tothe computer

It's Friday, so i'm working as hard as you would on a normal weekday. Basically arsing about on the PC.

Besides, you're supposed to be polishing that car. 8-)

Jim · « **Reply #32 on:** 22 September 2006, 18:09:05 »

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I was under the impression it was built into the radio/ phone antenna on the roof, didnt realise there was a seperate antenna
The antenna is on the roof on facelift models with the Siemens/Navteq system, but on pre-facelift models with the Philips Carin system, like the one i've fitted to Jims, the antenna is seperate.
I thought you said you had to get back to work, going by the time your reply was left you must have gone straight tothe computer
It's Friday, so i'm working as hard as you would on a normal weekday. Basically arsing about on the PC.

Besides, you're supposed to be polishing that car. 8-)

I'm just polishing something else first

Kev · « **Reply #33 on:** 22 September 2006, 19:48:33 »

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I'm just polishing something else first

A spot of DIY?

Hope you're better at that than plumbing.

Jim · « **Reply #34 on:** 22 September 2006, 21:08:58 »

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I'm just polishing something else first
A spot of DIY?

Hope you're better at that than plumbing.

Well it's not my plumbing I'm :-Xservicing

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