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Originally posted by ZOSO Runner
What is an anytime NAV? Where did you end up getting the eclipse antenna? What is the model number? I am curious as to why tinting on the side windows would interfere with the GPS reception from an antenna that is mounted behind the windsheild. I wonder because that is where my antenna is, and I want to tint my side windows.
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I think they use the term "Anytime NAV" on another board but basically, it allows "your passenger" to have a full function of the system even while in motion. It is discussed in this forum as well. Many features are blocked once vehicle is going more than say 3MPH. I found it so frustrating that while on the highway we couldn't use the nav to find a local resturant. This mod cuts the speed sensor, tricking the nav into thinking you are actually not moving. Once done, it takes some time to re-establish your position. With the old antenna this took some time. With this antenna, within say 10 seconds, it corrects itself.
I got the gps antenna from tweeter. I never got a part number.
As for the window tinting, I am only going on what the aftermarket installer told me. He apparently had customers with a nav that had a big drop in gps reception after install. Now, he warns his customers before hand. I guess the metal in the tinting blocks the gps signal.