Nice post, you are lucky to already be getting Christmas presents. Plus I am sure that I read somewhere that GPS adds tons of horsepower, doesn't it? Install looks great. :cheers:
How-to: 10 Minute GPS Install - PBR
Woohoo, my wife was too excited and decided to give me an early Christmas Gift... A Lowrance Ifinder H2Oc!
It's not my dream unit, but it's basically the best Lowrance Handheld available... Which in reality is what best suits my needs. With all the Kayak Fishing I do I needed something I could take with me. It has a great Color Display with good Base Maps and an SD Slot for all the other overlays I could ever need.
I decided to go with an Overhead Mount instead of on the Dash. I don't have the Sunglass Holder so I was able to use that area of the Headliner and had enough space as to avoid any Rearview obstruction. The RAM Mount just needed 3 screws and I was able to drill into the Supports in the Roof where the Sunglass Holder would go for holding power.
1/8x1" machine screw... I had 3 of these in my can-o-nuts and bolts;
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Remove Interior Lights, find position for RAM Base... only 2 screws are able to go thru the Support in Headliner;
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The 3rd screw is backed with a large 3/4"dia. washer... Once holes are drilled just place Base and tighten up;
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Then connect GPS Mount to Base, insert GPS and adjust to best position... I also found that there's a good deal of adjustability in the Mirror so you can move it to the left about an inch for best rear view;
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Enjoy!
And MERRY Christmas... Hopefully we'll be seeing a lot more posts and how-to's after everyone gets there new toys!
It's not my dream unit, but it's basically the best Lowrance Handheld available... Which in reality is what best suits my needs. With all the Kayak Fishing I do I needed something I could take with me. It has a great Color Display with good Base Maps and an SD Slot for all the other overlays I could ever need.
I decided to go with an Overhead Mount instead of on the Dash. I don't have the Sunglass Holder so I was able to use that area of the Headliner and had enough space as to avoid any Rearview obstruction. The RAM Mount just needed 3 screws and I was able to drill into the Supports in the Roof where the Sunglass Holder would go for holding power.
1/8x1" machine screw... I had 3 of these in my can-o-nuts and bolts;
Remove Interior Lights, find position for RAM Base... only 2 screws are able to go thru the Support in Headliner;
The 3rd screw is backed with a large 3/4"dia. washer... Once holes are drilled just place Base and tighten up;
Then connect GPS Mount to Base, insert GPS and adjust to best position... I also found that there's a good deal of adjustability in the Mirror so you can move it to the left about an inch for best rear view;
Enjoy!
And MERRY Christmas... Hopefully we'll be seeing a lot more posts and how-to's after everyone gets there new toys!
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What you probably meant to say was "... I can get the GPS receiver to report an Estimated Position Error(EPE) of 30ft indoors with just a window" ;-)muzikman said:
A consumer-grade GPS receiver cannot report "accuracy", despite the fact that various GPS receivers will use that term. What they can, and do, report is the EPE, which is a statistical probability that the position they are reporting is the true position.
And remember, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics
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