Extending 2610 power cord?

[Rockatansky]

Ok, granted I haven't received my 2610 unit yet (arrives on Friday) but I already know I want to mount the unit overhead in my Jeep, and I want to "permanently" wire it. I'm quite uninterested in having the power cord dangling in the way. My concern though is with the length of the factory cord, and the fact that the audio is integrated.

Has anyone done a more or less permanent wiring to the fuse box in their rig, and if so , how do you accomodate the audio?

I just joined the site in prep for the new arrival. Great site - thanks for the help!

[Darren]

I'm sure it is possible, I saw a post a while back where the guy had made his own hot dock cradle:




I'm not sure if the 2610 has an external speaker socket? The problem is the speaker contained in the power plug, if you seperate power to take a feed direct from the battery then you'll need to power the speaker as well. Also you need to assess whether there is any voltage reduction in the ply assembly or if it's 12v at the socket on the rear of the 2610. I'm sure you could take the guts out of the speaker casing and relocate them somewhere nearer the top of the dashboard. Could be an interesting project!

As Garmin offer a dealer installed version with the speed sense etc I wonder how this is wired in? Perhaps there is already a wiring harness available as a spare part?
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Darren Griffin

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