gmount Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I just purchased a new 2008 Ford Edge Limited and would like to have my Garmin nuvi 700 wired in dash (love my Garmin, hate all of the wires). Any recommendations on who to take it to? Best Buy vs. Dr. Dashboard (more of a specialist)? Bought the Garmin at Best Buy, but I've heard many bad things about their installations.... Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Nap Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 I just purchased a new 2008 Ford Edge Limited and would like to have my Garmin nuvi 700 wired in dash (love my Garmin, hate all of the wires). Any recommendations on who to take it to? Best Buy vs. Dr. Dashboard (more of a specialist)? Bought the Garmin at Best Buy, but I've heard many bad things about their installations.... Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! I just snipped off the end if my wire for my Navigon and popped the panel off around the radio & a/c controls and ran it behind there. I ran it to an unused fuse and has worked great since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortec4800 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I just snipped off the end if my wire for my Navigon and popped the panel off around the radio & a/c controls and ran it behind there. I ran it to an unused fuse and has worked great since. Be careful with this, when you wire in the fusebox on your truck you'll get 12 volts - and many GPS systems (like the Garmin) use 5 volts. The cig. lighter adapter has a converter in it to bring the power down to a safe level. If you cut the end off you also cut off the converter and you can damage the unit that way. Better to use a female cig. lighter socket to wire in to the fuse box, and then just plug the adapter into the socket behind the dash. I am an installer at my local Best Buy and while I can vouch for all the people at my store, I do know there are many stores out there that do shady work. Some good things, all Best Buy locations require all of their installers to be MECP certified, where most of the smaller shops do not. Also, Best Buy is a large company and can literally afford to purchase you a new truck if the installer were to damage it that much. The lifetime labor warranty guarantees that if anything bad should happen to the GPS or the truck due to a sloppy install they will pay to take care of it. I know 100% that Best Buy isn't going anywhere (even with the economy situation Best Buy is still growing) but who knows about those smaller shops. Talk to the installers at your local Best Buy and at some of the other places to get a feel. If the guy seems nice and sounds like he knows what he's talking about, I'd go for it. The lifetime warranty is comforting. Just some food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazmink Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Was the unused fuse you tapped into switched so the Garmin turns on and off with the ignition? If so, do you recall the fuse number? Thanks, Charlie 2008 Edge Limited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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