Sat nav gps problem

[jabber]

My sat nav keeps losing gps lock,I had fitted a second hand replacement gps unit and it is still the same am I correct in thinking the dvd sat nav drive is the next likely culprit?

 

[srhutch]

Have you checked how many satellites are being seen in the hidden menu.

Also, get a new gps antenna. Under a tenner for one off eBay.

 

[jabber]

Have you checked how many satellites are being seen in the hidden menu.

Also, get a new gps antenna. Under a tenner for one off eBay.

I have tried a new antenna from ebay but it would only work 100% if it was mounted on top of the dash board if I left it in its correct position above the interior light it only locked intermittently, which leads me to believe there is a problem elsewhere

 

[jamesditchy]

I bought one from eBay and mounted it by the magnet on the inner rear wing and it works there no problem. If it works 100% mounted on the dash then surely that must be the problem

 

[jabber]

I bought one from eBay and mounted it by the magnet on the inner rear wing and it works there no problem. If it works 100% mounted on the dash then surely that must be the problem

Where in the rear wing have you positioned it?

 

[mac27040]

check the cable to the antenna as i had a similar problem, the wire is very thin and i had a break within the wire, luckily it was close to the joint so bent the cable and struck it in position, problem solved.