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JimmyFitz · 04-10-2007, 01:20 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Fooch

I hope it doesn't have an issue with going through plastic. I am mounting it under plastic on the rear strut tower under the back window in the Z. I tried installing my last one there and it never got anything. I tried it on the dash, never got anything, HAD to be outside.

What kind of car are you trying this in? Some windshields and metalic tints are known to block GPS signals.

My BU353 is installed in the lid of my trunk in the channel outside of the weather strip underneath the deck lid. You can't see it unless the trunk lid is opened. It is in an area that gets wet but only a little. The BU353 is supposed to be waterproof . The body of the car is composite material (plastic) and does not interfere with the signal at all.

04-10-2007, 01:20 AM	#7
JimmyFitz Maximum Bitrate Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 726	Quote: Originally Posted by Fooch I hope it doesn't have an issue with going through plastic. I am mounting it under plastic on the rear strut tower under the back window in the Z. I tried installing my last one there and it never got anything. I tried it on the dash, never got anything, HAD to be outside. What kind of car are you trying this in? Some windshields and metalic tints are known to block GPS signals. My BU353 is installed in the lid of my trunk in the channel outside of the weather strip underneath the deck lid. You can't see it unless the trunk lid is opened. It is in an area that gets wet but only a little. The BU353 is supposed to be waterproof . The body of the car is composite material (plastic) and does not interfere with the signal at all. __________________ 2002 T-Bird, Via SP13000, Travla C158, M1-ATX, 1GB RAM, 120GB 2.5" drive, SlimSlot DVD-RW, XP, RR, Winamp, Xenarc 700TSV, HTC Touch PPC/Phone, BU-353 GPS/iG3, Elmscan OBDII, Griffin PowerMate, 2 Blaupunkt amps, Polk spkrs, 5 sec startup/S3 STR ~Jimmy