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Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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.
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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.
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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?
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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.
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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.  ;)
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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 :D
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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?
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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...
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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 :D

Oh right.

Well you'd better stock up on the breakfast provisions then.  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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 :D

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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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« Reply #12 on: 11 August 2006, 13:58:34 »

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One Fat Boys Breakfast Coming Up!!!!!!!!
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Fat i ain't.  >:(

Unfit, perhaps, but not fat.

How is your fitness training coming along?  ;)
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« Reply #13 on: 11 August 2006, 16:06:51 »

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One Fat Boys Breakfast Coming Up!!!!!!!!
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Fat i ain't.  >:(

Unfit, perhaps, but not fat.

How is your fitness training coming along?  ;)

EEHHH!!!!! Great, Not!!!!! ;D
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Re: Fitting a Sat Nav System
« 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
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