Permanent mounting of Nuvi...thoughts anyone?

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I have a Nuvi 300T and to use the Traffic module I have to dangle the receiver cable across the bottom of the windscreen and have the unit plugged into the cigarette lighter. I know that Halfords offer an installation service whereby the will wire it directly to the battery and have the traffic module go to the car aerial.
I reckon I will need a different traffic module but are there any other drawbacks to having this done and is there anyone better than Halfords?

Sorry if this question has already been asked, but I can't find a topic search facility on here.

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Will they? Will they actually wire that into the car aerial? I thought they only hid the wiring behind the dash and gave you a permanent power feed....

If you want to connect your Garmin to your car aerial, the best thing to buy is a Garmin GTM10, which comes with all the connectors to connect it inline with your stereo (*) (**). This will set you back a fair amount of money though, and isn't compatible with the 6xx series in case you plan to upgrade.

(*) In nearly all cases - in my case the correct connectors were there, but didn't quite fit, so I had to resort to another plan.

(**) No, a Kenwood GTM10 is not the same unit, it may or may not come with a lifetime subscription to Trafficmaster, and will not come with all the variety of connectors in the box that the Garmin one comes with. Any car audio dealer selling a GTM10 is likely to be selling the Kenwood version, especially if you find one at over half the price of the Garmin unit.

One option, although it voids your warranty is to fit a car aerial splitter behind the dash, and then use the second feed from the splitter to connect to the single wire of the GTM12 - then you can hide the wires behind the dash and get some better reception, although it may not be as good as a GTM10, and you will still not get perfect reception coverage with either solution.

If you are looking for a permanent mounting solution, you may also want to look at the Brodit Nuvi mount paired to a car specific Brodit ProClip - this will make the installation look more permanent too, and remove your need to use the suction cup (unless you've already got one of the Garmin alternatives in use).
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