Dynavin N6 install -Pics!

[four.8is]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

2 things and thanks for the pics!

1) I'm personally very OCD so if I wanted to "hide the antenna" somewhere where could I do it? Could I route it under the vent at the front of the windshield?

2). Is it magnetic and is the cord long enough to snake it to where the microphone is routed?

RB , under the headliner
No not enough wire to reach to the overhead console where the mic is
Yes It is magnetic!
I personally don't like to see things popping out of the dash lol

[SMOKEY53]

Originally Posted by four.8is

RB , under the headliner
No not enough wire to reach to the overhead console where the mic is
Yes It is magnetic!
I personally don't like to see things popping out of the dash lol

Mine is hidden also. I had enough wire to run it up to the centre overhead console. It basically sits where the homelink buttons are,or for me, its just a blank plate. I do admit though, I had to plug the antenna into the head unit AS i loaded it into the slot- I couldn't plug it in while it was resting on the transmission tunnel pre installation. So the cord is only juuuuust long enough.

Where four.8is has his is just as good I think.

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by four.8is

RB , under the headliner
No not enough wire to reach to the overhead console where the mic is
Yes It is magnetic!
I personally don't like to see things popping out of the dash lol

So you ran it up the A pillar and under the headliner around where the visor is? Maybe we should send Jeff an email and see if he can get Dynavin to provide a slightly longer antenna.

I'm surprised to be honest, it shouldn't be the location of the antenna that's the issue maybe the antenna itself?

I retrofitted OEM navigation on my 2008 VW GLI about 5 years ago and the universal GPS antenna I bought from ebay was magnetic and just stuck on the metal frame behind the unit and was hidden in the dash underneath the vent control.

Whats the plug like on the connection to the antenna? For probably $20 more if I can get a stronger antenna on ebay and can just hide it behind the unit in the dash I'd probably rather do that.

[Doru]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

So you ran it up the A pillar and under the headliner around where the visor is? Maybe we should send Jeff an email and see if he can get Dynavin to provide a slightly longer antenna.

I'm surprised to be honest, it shouldn't be the location of the antenna that's the issue maybe the antenna itself?

I retrofitted OEM navigation on my 2008 VW GLI about 5 years ago and the universal GPS antenna I bought from ebay was magnetic and just stuck on the metal frame behind the unit and was hidden in the dash underneath the vent control.

Whats the plug like on the connection to the antenna? For probably $20 more if I can get a stronger antenna on ebay and can just hide it behind the unit in the dash I'd probably rather do that.

The Hualigan unit I have on my e39 has the GPS antenna under the dash, and it works good. I don't know why it doesn't work with Dynavin. I also looked at the cable of the N6 GPS antenna, and I thought it was short to route it through the A pillar in the roof. Then I also thought that if I don't get signal from under the dash, I might not get signal through the roof. That's why I placed it where it is. And it's very responsive in that location. Not the "cleanest" install, but the speaker baffle is black, metal (holds the magnetic backplate of the GPS antenna) and actually blends in. The pics somehow highlight the antenna. When sitting in the car you have to know about it to "see" it.