GPS antennas on Snorkels

My GPS is held with a blob of black silastic and the cable run down the outside of the snorkel (largely out of view) and inside the door, then up under the rooflining to where the GPS sits above the rear view mirror. The cable is simply stuck to the snorkel with silastic.

Hi Alan

My antenae is mounted on top of the snorkel (~1/2" hole drilled on top of snorkel and nut inside retaining antenae - cable exits from the threaded section now inside the snorkel) The cable exits from the snorkel at the water drain at the back of the "ram head".

The cable is then cable-tied on the outside of the snorkel and then enters into the passenger door opening just below window height. The snorkel is only ~15mm from the door here so the cable is barely noticeable as it tucks into the door. I had a similair setup on my 80 series and have never had a problem with the cable as it enters the door opening.

Hope this makes sense, can take a few pics if you need.

Cheers

Captain

Alan,
I have the gps antenna on top of the snorkel and the cable running down the inside the snorkel and it exit in to the engine bay via a small hole in the rubber sleave. The cable then goes through the fire wall into the cabin, no risk of squashed cables.

Wayne

I run a temp sensor for outside ambiant on under the air ram of the snorkel and run the wire between the snorkel and the body of the car. There is a little gap I found in there (on mine anyway) where there is some foam. Wedged it in and it's never come loose. Bit of silicon here and there as glue helps. It then runs through the gap of the bonnet and then through the firewall gromit into the cab.

Personally thought with my Garmin GPS II I just have a sunction cup antenna stuck to the windscreen in front of the rear view mirror and it works a bloody treat, always got 3d readings even in bad weather and normally have between 4-6m accuracy with it. It never falls off either (which suprised me!!)

G'day Alan,

I've got a std 100, 2001, Installed my own snorkel (had 5 mates come over, just to watch me drill the two 3-1/2 inch holes!!!) My remote GPS antenna had a magnetic base, so I used silicone to glue a large flat washer ( you could use any old piece of metal) the size of the gps, to the top of the snorkel. If you got the safari job, you'll notice the top of the air ram is not quite flat - the silicon took up the difference. Cable runs down the back of the air ram, then inside via a water drain gap. Inside the air ducting, then exits the air duct just inside the gaurd, inside the engine bay then through the firewall. You can go anywhere from there. - I extended my ant. cable to about 5 mtrs to do this, I found the suctioncup position for the gps inside the dash worked in flatter terrain, but in my playground ( the Vic high country) deifnitely needed it exterior, and up high!!

Good luck,

Jarrod.

P.s., now you've got a snorkel, you'll need to update your member photo!!! - nice rig.

Hi Alan ,

I went away with a car that had it mounted on the snorkel and in our excursions north and south of the CSR in August , I noticed that his aerial copped a caning from bushes on the side of the track . My snorkel has battle scars all the way up it .

I bought a Magellan FX 324 this month and mounted the aerial on the centre / front of the roof rack .It is well away from trees there . I mounted it using a tilt boating fitting made of white nylon which allowed me to tilt it vertical after mounting it on a sloping near vertical surface .

I have a 2001 TD Cruiser and I ran the GPS aerial wire down the leg of the roof rack , into the channel for the roof rack mounts , then down the side of the windscreen ( there is an overhang here and you can push it under and out of sight ) and then into the corner of the bonnet and down through the firewall and up to the unit which sits on top of the dash .

It's a realy neat installation .

Cheers ,

Willie .

Alan

When in use mine now mounts on a spare aerial mount on the bull bar using its magnetic base.

I have stuck a piece of self adhesive velcro on the top of it for when its not in use.

All I do is lift it off the bull bar and attach it to the 'opposite' matching piece of self adhesive velcro strategically placed in the engine bay and all is kewl as Truckster would say.

Stops thieving light fingers, brush damage and unecessary exposure to the elements.

The cable is routed through a flexi conduit to the fire wall and then through the obligatory grommet that takes much cursing and grunting to pass the mother through to the passenger area.

Do with it what ever floats your boat from there on.

Ken Robinson

some great responses here, thanks for taking the time to answer...