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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: barneys on May 18, 2011, 07:13:04 PM
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just bragging got a phone call to day from on the road magzine
the wife filled in a competition that the show this year and i won .
a polars in car dash mounted sat/nav
dose anyone have one and are they anygood
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Nice work, they are a good unit, make sure you get a reverse cam too.
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hope to
where dose it sit in a prado 99 model
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Bastard >:D
Great stuff mate, we looked at a few of them including VMS as I'm after reverse camera as well, worst thing we did was talk to that Saftey Dave bloke ??? he really started to give me the ..... well! you know
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Nice work Barneys! They had a segment on the last 4WDAction DVD about the new Polaris systems. They look really good.
They're actually the reason I started looking into GPS/reverse camera systems again, as I've really wanted somethign that ticks all the boxes like they do. Being a cheap bastard, I think I've almost got a similar setup for only a couple of hundred bucks. I don't doubt that the Polaris units are better quality than what I've ended up with though.
As for mounting, depends whether it's a 2-DIN in-dash system (which means you'll replace your stereo with it, assuming the Prado's have a double-din stereo opening), or if it's a standalone "portable" unit that you just suction-cup onto the windscreen.
Good luck - I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of the unit once it arrives!
Congrats!
Matto :)
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Congratulations :cup:
A mate of mine mounted a double din unit in his 2000 Prado, he had to modify the dash a little to make it fit as although the radio slot is double din the surround was designed to fit pretty flush with the Toyota radio.
That said he modified it to suite the unit he got, yours might go in a piece of cake as it will be a different model. I can post pics if you like.
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thanks guys i must admit the wife did all the hard work and thank on the road mag
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Congrats mate, love to hear how it goes once installed. My auto elecy raves about the polaris stuff.
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Nice work.
I have been looking at these for the last few months and they look bloody good. The hardest part is choosing the right one for me. I like the idea of the next generation with very little in the way of moving parts but im tossing up between it and the normal one with cd player and the option of a tyre monitoring system...its too hard ... choices... im thinking the normal one for me and hopefully the cd stands up to the vibrations...
Unless you want to sell yours on the cheap...lol... >:D
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i would but the wife would kick me out
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Hi Barneys
have you installed the unit yet? im looking at getting one just wont to know what you think if it
Michael
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it has not got to me yet i am going to give them till friday and call them to see where it is
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just bragging got a phone call to day from on the road magzine
the wife filled in a competition that the show this year and i won .
a polars in car dash mounted sat/nav
dose anyone have one and are they anygood
Lucky Bastard ! Have fun with your new toy....
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i will morge . but the wait is killing me
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Hey well done. I happened to win the Waeco Esky at the Brisbane Tinny n Tackle show from the same magazine. Don't want to swap do ya :D
Cheers
Ken
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love to hehehe but the wife would kill me
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Hi Barneys
Guess what !, I won the same unit from the Melbourne Caravan Show, also waiting for it to arrive.
I guess we will soon find out how good they are.
Cheers
Neil
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Lucky Bastard ! Have fun with your new toy....
hope you get it soon...
Michael
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You Lucky Jammie Bastard ,,, but wiat ,,,, hope it arrives faster than the dunny I won form CTA .
Took nearly 3 months till it got to me , only had to travel 7.5 km :-[
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3 months you would have given up onit
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3 months - that's a long time to hold speewa.
Thanks!
Matto :)
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got the call to day it gets put in tomorrow
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I had mine installed a week ago and seems to be a great unit. I didnt get the next gen i got the one with cd i think it was pid1621 or similar i got the optional hema maps and tyre pressure monitor. The blue tooth hands free works a treat too.
Cheers
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3 months - that's a long time to hold speewa.
Thanks!
Matto :)
Hahahahahaha roll around laughing cheers Rellbell
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still not shore wich one i have won yet but i dose have rear veiw camera
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Polaris rang me yesterday, and told me the unit I won, is on it's way.
Cheers
Neil
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res.q.guy mine is in and still learning how to use it.
the one i got is the next generation gps andmultimedia system .
when you get yours can you tell me if your volume controller works and if the mute button works
the only way i can get them to work is to have the radio on the screen
gee they have heaps of stuff in it
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Well done barney & res.q.guy :cup:
No excuse for getting lost now ;D
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Polaris are a great system well done guys :cup:
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bob i get lost walking from me bed room to the kitchen
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Will do barneys !
Looking forward to getting it.
Cheers
Neil
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Neil rang Polaris today they told we what was wrong .if you have the nav system running the have to use the touch screen vol for the radio
when you turn the nav off the vol can be used by the dial button
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Hi barneys
There was a nice surprise in todays post, my Polaris arrived !!!!!!!!.
It's Mod No: NG7700
So I just have to work out if I will fit it to the cruiser myself, or get it fitted.
Glad to hear the volume control problem is solved.
Cheers
Neil
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polars charge me $230
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neil have you put it in yet .
canot get the video to work it keeps saying you canot use it when driveing
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neil have you put it in yet .
canot get the video to work it keeps saying you canot use it when driveing
Is this while your are moving? Video shouldn't work whilst moving, try pulling the handbrake on a bit
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cars stopped motor on hand brake on and off still does it i mite give them a call
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Hi
I am installing it in the cruiser at the moment.
It is in the car and working, still the camera wire to run to the rear, a couple of wire to connect and facia to refit etc., but have tested it all ok.
One of the wires on the loom out of the radio says "Brake Input", a blue wire, this has to be earthed, either to an earth on the radio / mouting brackets, or, if wiring correctly to the handbrake, giving an earth when the hand brake is on. If not you get the message you are getting.
I also had a Mini Digital TV Set Top Box from Dick Smith, (a little bit larger than a cig packet) laying around, so I have installed it via the AV Input RCA jacks at the rear. Works ok on the desk with the house antenna when tested, but the 3" magnetic antenna isn't much good out here in the country, but may work in area's with stronger tv signals, ........ just something to play around with !!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Neil
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Hi
The only wires I haven't connected yet, are "Amp Control" which I assume goes to an external amp if fitted ! (which I don't) and " Steering Key + ", which I have absolutely no idea what it does, or where it goes to. I assume it may have something to do with radio controls on the steering wheel, but the cruiser hasn't, so I am leaving unconnected at this stage until I find out. I have Googled it, but nothing that makes sense yet !!
Cheers
Neil
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sounds like you are having fun
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Did you get the video working ?
Cheers
Neil
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not yet i will have a look soon as i have done my back in cannot move that well at the moment
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neil got it to work some how
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Hi barneys
Great to hear.
Is that with the handbrake on, or has the brake wire been earthed ?
Mine is all in and working, fascia etc back in. Only job left is to run the camera wire to the rear.
I also today, finally replaced the broken mast in the electric antenna, so now goes up and down as it is supposed too !!
While I was setting some radio stations in the memory, I came across a "Radio Area" setting, setting an area via a map, (page 32 in the user manual) but can't select Australia, what is yours set to ?
I don't remember what mine was set to before I tried to set it to Aust. I think I set it to Europe and seems to work ok ?!?!
Cheers
Neil
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i am real go with teco things (not) mine is set as Asia ,i got the movies to work ,in the setting icon on the screen there is a red button press that and it goes to a screen there is a tick that reads handbrake check wipe the tick and the , movies work when the car is driving (sorry i should not try and right when i have had a pain killer some may say i should not right at all )
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hey guys
i have just ordered a next generation polaris/
what are you boys gunna do about offroad mapping/
i am not that keen on paying $250 or so for the offroad maps
can i cheat and get them from somewhere else
please be gentle with me as i am tecknologically retarded
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hi trackabout lover iam not sure yet what iam going to do about ofroad maps sorry
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Hi all I have the Hema maps in mine and just so you are aware they are not turn by turn navigation. They are designed to pin point you on the screen so you can work out exactly where you are on your paper maps. Just like a magellan explorist 500 or similar but probably more advanced. It comes with a disc that you put in your computer and you can plan your trek and download to your SD card and install in the Polaris unit.
PS Mine isn't the next gen model it is the normal one PID1621 or something it was called but should work the same.
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I got a call from 4WD Action last week, offering me the latest Polaris 2Din plus mag subscriptions and other bits n pieces for $900.
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bigjules i like mine the wife is not fussed , she does not like it because the sun glear . and when you get suggest direction it cuts out the radio