Garman C330 GPs - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

ZR1FUN · 01-16-2007

I am looking at buying this for a cross country trip. I dawned on me that the ZR1 special windshield may interfer with it's operation. Does anybody have any experience with this?
Doug

tomtom72 · 01-16-2007

I have no direct knowledge but my EZPass would not work consistantly so I had to get the one mounted on the license plate. Also, my apt complex got a new Transmitter/reciever system for the garage doors and the remote works thru any part of the windshield....go figure?

Maybe a stick on antenna for the hatch glass & run the wire over the weather strip, it seems to be soft enough not to have a problem??

Good luck on the trip & have fun!

Tom

Hammer · 01-16-2007

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Originally Posted by ZR1FUN

I am looking at buying this for a cross country trip. I dawned on me that the ZR1 special windshield may interfer with it's operation. Does anybody have any experience with this?
Doug

I have a Garmin Quest mounted high in the windshield and it doesn't seem to present any problems.

GrayZ · 01-16-2007

my solo s2 works perfect...and i've stuck it all over the place

4DSZR1 · 01-16-2007

I drove last October from Seattle to Las Vegas and back while using a Garmin Palm Pilot. Worked fine the entire trip. I had the clear roof installed at the time, so that may have helped getting a signal inside the car. There were a few times that the signal strength dropped down, but never really affected the performance.

You can see in the picture where my "co-pilot" had it mounted.

ZR1FUN · 01-16-2007

4DRSZR1 Do you still have the original windsheild in your ZR1?

4DSZR1 · 01-17-2007

Yes.

ZR1FUN · 01-18-2007

Thanks guys! I got it. It should get here next week. Now I have to come up with a way to keep everything hooked up to power. Phone, detector and GPS. Oh the fun we have.

spl642 · 02-05-2007

I have a Garmin GPSMAP 496 and it didn't recieve a quality signal until i place a remote antena in the clear opening at the front of the dash. But my GPS does not stick to the window like some of the ones already talked about

01-16-2007	#1
ZR1FUN Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Olympia Posts: 161	Garman C330 GPs I am looking at buying this for a cross country trip. I dawned on me that the ZR1 special windshield may interfer with it's operation. Does anybody have any experience with this? Doug

01-16-2007	#2
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,609	Re: Garman C330 GPs I have no direct knowledge but my EZPass would not work consistantly so I had to get the one mounted on the license plate. Also, my apt complex got a new Transmitter/reciever system for the garage doors and the remote works thru any part of the windshield....go figure? Maybe a stick on antenna for the hatch glass & run the wire over the weather strip, it seems to be soft enough not to have a problem?? Good luck on the trip & have fun! Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

01-16-2007	#4
GrayZ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Innsbrook, Missouri Posts: 1,720	Re: Garman C330 GPs my solo s2 works perfect...and i've stuck it all over the place

01-16-2007	#5
4DSZR1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 688	Re: Garman C330 GPs I drove last October from Seattle to Las Vegas and back while using a Garmin Palm Pilot. Worked fine the entire trip. I had the clear roof installed at the time, so that may have helped getting a signal inside the car. There were a few times that the signal strength dropped down, but never really affected the performance. You can see in the picture where my "co-pilot" had it mounted.

01-16-2007	#6
ZR1FUN Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Olympia Posts: 161	Re: Garman C330 GPs 4DRSZR1 Do you still have the original windsheild in your ZR1?

01-17-2007	#7
4DSZR1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 688	Re: Garman C330 GPs Yes.

01-18-2007	#8
ZR1FUN Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Olympia Posts: 161	Re: Garman C330 GPs Thanks guys! I got it. It should get here next week. Now I have to come up with a way to keep everything hooked up to power. Phone, detector and GPS. Oh the fun we have.

02-05-2007	#9
spl642 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5	Re: Garman C330 GPs I have a Garmin GPSMAP 496 and it didn't recieve a quality signal until i place a remote antena in the clear opening at the front of the dash. But my GPS does not stick to the window like some of the ones already talked about