GPS and Renault Lagunas

[nickbooth]

Hi all

I have a few hundred quid burning a hole in my pocket right now and want to get a pda and gps system gor my car a Renault Laguna (new style) The problem is that it has a shielded windscreen and I know this affects mobile phone signal so am I going to have problems with a Gps also.
Thanks in Advance

I have a Peugeot 406 with athermic (shielded) windscreen and my way round this was to get a CF GPS card with extended aerial plugin, which I routed to the rear window (estate car) from where there is no shielding and it works fine.

[Stevie]

You can get a Reradiating Antenna

Give your GPS signal a boost by installing this product on the outside of your car. The RA-45 reradiating antenna increases your GPS signal. If you drive a car that has a heat reflective windscreen then this product is essential for the operation of your Satellite Navigation System.

You simply place the antenna at a point in your car where a signal can be received, then trail the cable so it is close to your original GPS receiver. It needs to be powered from your 12V accessory socket, but is carries a pass-through connector so you can have two devices powered at the same time.


http://www.totalpda.co.uk/product4481_0.aspx

[johnny]

Hi, I have a laguna and have placed the gps reciever just behind the rear passenger seat in the quaterlight wind and it works fine

Originally Posted by nickbooth

Hi all

I have a few hundred quid burning a hole in my pocket right now and want to get a pda and gps system gor my car a Renault Laguna (new style) The problem is that it has a shielded windscreen and I know this affects mobile phone signal so am I going to have problems with a Gps also.
Thanks in Advance

[Stevie]

Alot of cars that have the heat reflective windscreens have patches at the bottom of the glass for GPS, Ford Focus and Range Rover have the blank patches.

[Tomo]

Another altrenative is "Hope" (nudge nudge) that a stone smashes your windscreen and you go into Autoglass and ask them nicely if they can fit a normal windscreen rather than a heat reflective one. Its only the w/s thats heat reflective anyway so the heat from the sun(what sun, were in england) will get through the other glass.

Steve

[Charlie]

Check your windscreen for an area without the coating along the bottom edge or near the lower corners. I have heard that there are spaces left for GPS/GSM equipment to combat this...not sure if the Laguna has them though.