[icecold]

Have anyone tried to use a roof anntena for the Mygig? Like a GPS/Sirius antenna, from Mercedes or ford?

 

[icecold]

Like the one here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...50485949054&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:MOTORS:1123

 

[pd300c]

Never installed one but it looks like my stock sirius antenna.

 

[todd]

nope most people with mygig are using the terk sir-mini. its like $20 bucks. it works the same as the OEM one and thats what i am running and so are several others. I didnt want that monstrosity on my roof so i have mine hidden in the cup under the center speaker grille in the dash. Yes i probably am not utilizing the antenna to its greatest potential but it works perfect for me. i got mine here, best price i can find it was like $30 shipped
http://www.antonline.com/p_Terk--SI...rius-Satellite-Radio-Roof-Antenna-_246550.htm

 

[icecold]

nope most people with mygig are using the terk sir-mini. its like $20 bucks. it works the same as the OEM one and thats what i am running and so are several others. I didnt want that monstrosity on my roof so i have mine hidden in the cup under the center speaker grille in the dash. Yes i probably am not utilizing the antenna to its greatest potential but it works perfect for me. i got mine here, best price i can find it was like $30 shipped
http://www.antonline.com/p_Terk--SI...rius-Satellite-Radio-Roof-Antenna-_246550.htm

How about the GPS antenna?

 

[pd300c]

You can mount that in the dash I put mine where the optional front dash speaker goes in the top middle of the dash

 

[todd]

yeah my gps antenna is mounted right between the vents on the crossbar, never had a single issue:

 

[icecold]

I am looking for my gps antenna, I been reading some threads, and some antennas are rly bad, I found one on eBay and I would like to know what do you guys think about it, http://cgi.ebay.com/GPS-ANTENNA-FAK...s?hash=item1c0c11d18c&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177 , Thanks

 

[todd]

not sure on that one i actually have the factory antenna for my mygig.

 

[rucker007]

todd, so your gps antenna is below the dash?? and it still picks up? im getting ready to install mine and was wondering how i would get it to the top of the dash. if it works below im golden

 

[icecold]

my gps only get 5 satellites, its that normal or its a bad antenna?

 

[todd]

hmm never tested mine to see exact amount. i wouldnt base it on number but performance. if your gettign directions and location perfect than its no issue. if you are gettign wrong directions and pinging the wrong location then you might have a issue.

 

[Hank1946]

I believe that you only need three to get a accurate fix for elevation and position! I have seen 7 on mine and think it goes up to 12!

 

[icecold]

my position its never right, always off.

 

[aawhyte]

my position its never right, always off.

First off where is your antenna mounted?

The more satellites you can "see" the more accurate your GPS position will be.

What system do you have? Aftermarket? Stock NAV?

 

[icecold]

I have a mygig, its mounted under the dash, on the midlle speaker grill, its a original 2008 mygig antenna.

First off where is your antenna mounted?

The more satellites you can "see" the more accurate your GPS position will be.

What system do you have? Aftermarket? Stock NAV?

 

[aawhyte]

I have a mygig, its mounted under the dash, on the midlle speaker grill, its a original 2008 mygig antenna.

My suggestion, if you can, pop out the center grill cover and pull the antenna up on the dash for a day and see if it makes a difference.
Like I said before the more satellites that the antenna can "see" the more accurate your position will be. That is why on most installations the antenna is on top of the car, not under the dash being blocked by the metal roof.

If that doesn't help you can swap out the antenna to see if it helps. A GPS antenna is a single element design, one reason for degraded performance could be the wire got pinched or damaged.

Plus having more satellites in view allows the software to update the position faster on the screen. When your driving does the car look like it's skipping on the screen or is it smooth?

 

[icecold]

My suggestion, if you can, pop out the center grill cover and pull the antenna up on the dash for a day and see if it makes a difference.
Like I said before the more satellites that the antenna can "see" the more accurate your position will be. That is why on most installations the antenna is on top of the car, not under the dash being blocked by the metal roof.

If that doesn't help you can swap out the antenna to see if it helps. A GPS antenna is a single element design, one reason for degraded performance could be the wire got pinched or damaged.

Plus having more satellites in view allows the software to update the position faster on the screen. When your driving does the car look like it's skipping on the screen or is it smooth?

I already done that, and even calibrated it a bunch of times, when I go to the road, the cursor gets stack at some point, I tried a several times and nothing changes. I am about to use a 8 lbs hammer to fix the Mynightmare.

 

[todd]

make sure you have the latest updates as i know there was a ton of fixes on the latest disc.

 

[icecold]

I have the last update with the clock fix.