Any recommendation for my setup?

WakeBdr · 10-01-2004, 08:21 PM

What units can be used with an external antenna? I have a 2003 Tahoe that had Onstar in it. I'd like to get a GPS unit that I can hide somewhere inside the dash and hook to the Onstar antenna. I had the Onstar unit from a 2002 Tahoe that I tried to solder a RS-232 level converter onto, but I suck at soldering and messed it up.

So, any recommendations on a unit I can hook to my external antenna and bury in the dash?

Thanks

blurp · 10-01-2004, 08:48 PM

Several of us have our receivers in the dash with no external antenna, and they work just fine.

xBrady · 10-01-2004, 08:55 PM

Have you tried using a receiver without the antenna? Should work just fine without.

WakeBdr · 10-01-2004, 09:53 PM

I don't have any GPS receiver yet, but don't they all need to be on the dash or somewhere like that? I want to be able to hide the receiver in the dash. That is the main reason I was inquiring about a receiver that can hook to an external antenna.

Change · 10-01-2004, 10:08 PM

Why not use the OnStar GPS unit itself?

http://members.cox.net/onstar/
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/15/45/

WakeBdr · 10-01-2004, 11:17 PM

The 2003 Onstar unit has not been hacked yet. I had the Onstar unit from a 2002 Tahoe that I tried to solder a RS-232 level converter onto, but I suck at soldering and messed it up.

blurp · 10-01-2004, 11:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by WakeBdr

I don't have any GPS receiver yet, but don't they all need to be on the dash or somewhere like that? I want to be able to hide the receiver in the dash. That is the main reason I was inquiring about a receiver that can hook to an external antenna.

Again! Several of us have our receivers in the dash with no external antenna, and they work just fine.