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i'm assuming that nobody sells a pre-moulded cable & connector that would fit our requirements for connecting between the sat nav & an AV input?
14th Dec 2009 9:33 pm
kernowexpeditionaryforce
Member Since: 15 Jan 2009
Location: Kernow
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autoleads do fakra connectors i believe
14th Dec 2009 9:37 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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cheddarwards wrote:
i'm assuming that nobody sells a pre-moulded cable & connector that would fit our requirements for connecting between the sat nav & an AV input?
Not that i have found ..main problem is that the RG174 coax cable is so small it is hard to get a RCA/ PHONO lead to mate up .
I have a few proper fakra leads ..just need to get some other ends for them and connect themG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
14th Dec 2009 9:59 pm
IanNP
Member Since: 17 Aug 2009
Location: Lancashire, Chorley ..ish
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These are all the same Fakra connector - now standard in automotive.
The only diff is they are polorized to stop you plugging them into each other.
You will get the plug with a length of coax from any car-audio specialist, but they will prob be black ones so you will have to cut the plastic polarizing lug off.
I have some of them lying around here somewhere ...
14th Dec 2009 11:08 pm
kernowexpeditionaryforce
Member Since: 15 Jan 2009
Location: Kernow
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come on IanNP - get that second part of the retro nav fit up!
14th Dec 2009 11:12 pm
SN
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cheddarwards wrote:
i'm assuming that nobody sells a pre-moulded cable & connector that would fit our requirements for connecting between the sat nav & an AV input?
They're tricky to make but it can be done. You need coax cable (I used standard stripped back and reinsulated at the end), a crimping tool, heatshrink, a reasonable solding iron, a steady hand ... actually three steady hands and good eyeballs (starting to struggle on this last one )
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15th Dec 2009 12:02 am
cheddarwards
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: Somerset
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Does anybody have a spare SMB connector i could purchase/site donation. After looking around at the various different suppliers it looks as if it will cost me a tenner (inc p&p) for one of these connectors & i thought somebody on here may have a spare?
Doesn't have to come with the cable attached (but that would be a bonus)
Andrew
5th Jan 2010 4:14 pm
highbayrack
Member Since: 09 Jul 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
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Cheddarwards,
I bought a 2meter coax with a pre attached SMB connector at one end and an antenna at the other for £8 inc postage. Saved all that faffing about, just cut off the antenna When I get home tonight i'll dig out the name of the company for you On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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Andrew,
These are the people I used www.wifi-antennas.co.uk Part No GPS-MC 2meter external GPS antenna. Agreed it is a shame to throw away the expensive bit, but it came the next day and saved me trying to connect the SMB
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5th Jan 2010 7:09 pm
cheddarwards
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: Somerset
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Thanks to Highbayrack & Methley for the info. I have just purchased a 1m DAB aerial extension cable that i can butcher easily (£4.99 delivered). Should do the job nicely.
Thanks again guys
Andrew
5th Jan 2010 8:23 pm
highbayrack
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Better still On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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5th Jan 2010 8:28 pm
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When I get home tonight i'll dig out the name of the company for you 
