elchorizon Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Will be getting my D3 tuesday and just trying to get ready. Can the GPS antenna be installed in any direction? TIA.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FiremistSLK Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Well... I believe the base of the antenna should be on a metal surface with the top of the antenna being parallel to and having a clear view of the sky. That is, the antenna can NOT be mounted where the signal from the sats must pass through anything except glass to reach the antenna. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfan21 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Yes it can be installed in any direction, so long as the bottom of the antenna is on some metal surface. Its best to just use the 3x3 magnetic pad that comes with it. You can also mount the antenna underneath your dash. Just make sure that its on the pad and that there is no metal above it. Glass and plastic are fine and won't interfere with the signal, but metal will. If you do this, before you finish your installation go to 'Hardware info' -> 'Connection status' and check your signal strength. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elchorizon Posted April 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Awesome, thanks for the great info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfan21 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Anytime. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coocho Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 yes they can be mounted in any direction, just take care not to mount it upside down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgill5483 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 I have mine mounted under my dash and it works great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elchorizon Posted April 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 I have mine mounted under my dash and it works great! When you say under the dash, do you mean like inside where you cant see it? Or on top of the dash? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
innuen6o Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Under the dash as well! Hidden. I get nearly all satellites and 2-3 bars most of the time! Perfect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VT FIJI Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 yes they can be mounted in any direction, just take care not to mount it upside down. What will happen if it's mounted upside down? I have mine inside my dash and just stuck it to some metal bar that goes across my car. I'm pretty sure it's mounted upside down, but GPS has been working fine thus far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coocho Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 That isnt the optimal position. It will reduce the amount of bars you get. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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