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Parallax33
 


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Good price for the TomTom...

http://www.halfords.com/sat-nav-audio/sat-...tAodHHIAbg
 Justin

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mattkirkby
 


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Cool...thanks for the quick reply Smile

I have heard that it is pretty easy to mount the power supply in to the rear of the cig lighter (hard wired)

I have been looking at lots of different sat navs, are you happy with the tomtom?

Is it pretty secure...no nasty rattles or noises when driving?

Many thanks again Smile
  
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Parallax33
 


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Absolutely no rattles or shake in the tomtom at all. Can be a bit fiddly if you want to see the screen underneath but that is a small price to pay.

The dash is so flexible you can hard wire just about anything just about anywhere, and like you say yes the central cubby is easy to remove so that may be a perfect location for the power feed. Thanks for the advice!

Justin
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mattkirkby
 


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Do you just leave yours in fitted permenantly or do you sometimes remove?
  
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Parallax33
 


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Permanent! Thumbs Up
It looks fitted unless you look very closely...
 Justin

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mattkirkby
 


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Cool...that's a job for me at the weekend I will let you know how I get on...you planning on anything further after the hardwiring?

I did look in to retro fitting a genuine disco 4 satnav but apparently it is a real pig of a job and it is not even that good compared to tomtom ect..

I have thought about trying to run an aux lead to somewhere more accessible than its current location.lol

Thanks again
  
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Parallax33
 


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Yeah future mods will probably involve fitting a nav surround and putting it behind that, although we need to find somewhere to put the existing display and I am really struggling with an enclosure for that which can be fitted into or above the glove box, depending on look.
 Justin

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Yeah...i think what you have done looks good, is it easy to take out/remove put back in the tom tom screen if needed?

E.g. Wanting to quickly see other screen behind or putting safe when parking ect

Cheers
  
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Parallax33
 


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It is easy enough to remove, but I would suggest some silicon grease smeared on the ball joint to make it easier to move out of the way.

You can pull the bracket out each time, but the solution is not really designed for that.
 Justin

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Parallax33
 


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How did you get on with this install Matt?

Idea
 Justin

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Not had a chance yet...as my car has been back with main dealer since Friday all to sort out a non locking door and wheel alignment Rolling Eyes

Hopefully get it back today Whistle

Lol
  
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MJA
 


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Sorry thread resurection by me.

After being quoted £900 to install a handsfree bluetooth kit in my GS spec LR 4 I've gone down the route of a Pure Highway for spotify and came across your solution with the TomTom.

Has anyone got pictures/confirm of how the tom tom easy mount attaches to the dashboard? I've bought it and can see Parallax33 mentions to cut off the prongs - does it go where I've drawn the red circle?



As it is quite a few years on I'm looking at a later TomTom unit to similar dimensions as the 60.

Thanks

Matt
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This is great resurrection 8) I remember doing this on my first GS Thumbs Up

So the slider part went between the top of the screen surround and the top of dashboard if that makes sense

Was a good tight fit IIRC Thumbs Up
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Parallax33
 


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United Kingdom 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 XXV LE Auto Causeway GreyDiscovery 4

Hey All, good to see you all back here and still using my thread. The method Nick mentions is one way to get the TomTom slider piece in, but I seem to remember I put it into the are Matt has marked. Either way, it’s quite tight and stays put 👍

Good luck! Hey Nick, I saw your old wagon was sold on. Nice to see it (and you) again.
 Justin

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