Satellite Navigation System. Help required please!

maxicomm · Post by **maxicomm** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:51 pm

Hi all. I have just bought a 206cc and a beauty it is! The only thing is my TOM TOM sat nav has difficulty finding a signal through the anti something windscreen. Any advice?

Dabz · Post by **Dabz** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:55 pm

it's a pain in the neck, the windscreens on 206s strip the signal. is it a tomtom unit? I use a pda with tomtom on so just got a bluetooth receiver which I can sit under the rear window.

clairelovestlc · Post by **clairelovestlc** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:03 pm

I have the same problem with my Navman, i bought an external arial for it for about Â£20

Your supposed to stick the arial it on the little spotted section at the top your windscreen, but ive run the wire behind the dash under the trim under the backseats and up and out so the little 1cm square block which is the arial sits under one my roll over hoops, also means theres no visible wires!

I assume you can do the same thing with Tom Tom, if u need any help, just ask

maxicomm · Post by **maxicomm** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:40 pm

Thank you both. Yes it it a TOM TOM unit. I will try the aerial first if not will have to invest in something else!

Post by **Lyndon** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:53 pm

yeah i think most people have a aerial going to between the rear hoops to get a better signal

lesw · Post by **lesw** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:46 pm

I use a bluetooth Fortuna Clip-on unit and that works fine on the dash. Being bluetooth I could put it under the rear screen but the supply cable also supplies the PDA so I'd end up with cables everywhere due to the stupid place Peugeot have put the cigarette-lighter socket.
The Fortuna has something called X-TRAC circuitry which is supposed to be more sensitive and I do leave it on the more sensitive setting as it picks up better on some of the roads near here which are in woodland and the road is under trees. It has also picked up indoors.

koolholio · Post by **koolholio** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:08 am

yea, i got the same problem with my goodmans, its the anti GPS film on the windscreen, bas*ard french!

boz · Post by **boz** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:42 pm

I have a tom tom one and it works fine in my 206cc and works in our C4 aswell, we were told that it wouldnt work but it does in both maybe the cheaper gps have a weaker signal .

There was a post on here some time ago that some one put the aerial in the false air intake box in the bonnet what is covered by plastic black mesh which seems a good idea as it is outside the car covered and no drilling holes as there is a rubber grommet behind the glove box to put the wire through .

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:39 am

Mine is an external sensor and I put it in the back window.

plymcouple · Post by **plymcouple** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:01 pm

I have used several gps units in the 206 all need an external aerial, one went onto the roof, another wnet to the rear off the car. Presently I have a GPX Navigator,this is a basic gps unit which is mainly for speed camera location. This fits in the window low down (drivers side lower right corner) and works really well without external aerial! Its a neat unit, cheap and simple!

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:55 am

my tom tom works fine.