Do they make an aftermarket dash tray flip-up?

[blackwaterstout]

I don't know if thats what it's called but the useless flat tray above the head unit that has a rubber liner.

Do they make a aftermarket part that comes with a door and allows it to open and close? I got the idea from seeing a commercial for some new Suzuki car that you press down on the door and it flips up revealing a Nav system. I really get tired of constantly pulling my PNA out of the window and the sucktion cup mounts. Having it concealed and hard wired would be sweat. That dash try is the most useless thing I've ever seen. 3 years and I've never used it for anything.

[Pro2X]

um....nissan started that. lol

Its called a navigation docking station and it houses a garmin nuvi 750...
go to the The Nismo Shop :: West Covina Nissan and you will find it.

heres another thread about it...Install Guide: Garmin Nuvi 750 w/Nissan docking unit

[blackwaterstout]

Originally Posted by Pro2X

um....nissan started that. lol

Its called a navigation docking station and it houses a garmin nuvi 750...
go to the The Nismo Shop :: West Covina Nissan and you will find it.

heres another thread about it...Install Guide: Garmin Nuvi 750 w/Nissan docking unit

Thats sweat. Exactly what I was talking about. But from my short bit of reading it appears that it only works with Garmin 750,760 & 780? Is this true? DO they make versions for Tom Tom, Magellan or Mio?

[dubie2003]

Nope, only those Garmin models thus far.

[blackwaterstout]

Originally Posted by dubie2003

Nope, only those Garmin models thus far.

That sucks. Don't want to drop $350 on a new PND when my current unit works fine. If I'm gonna drop $450+ I may as well just put it toward an Avic.

Hard to tell in the pics but wonder if anyone has been able to modify the connnector to hold a non-garmin unit.

[bigdog]

Originally Posted by blackwaterstout

That sucks. Don't want to drop $350 on a new PND when my current unit works fine. If I'm gonna drop $450+ I may as well just put it toward an Avic.

Hard to tell in the pics but wonder if anyone has been able to modify the connnector to hold a non-garmin unit.

there is a thread on here somewhere of someone that did use it for something else. You will have to search to find it though.

[dubie2003]

Originally Posted by blackwaterstout

That sucks. Don't want to drop $350 on a new PND when my current unit works fine. If I'm gonna drop $450+ I may as well just put it toward an Avic.

Hard to tell in the pics but wonder if anyone has been able to modify the connnector to hold a non-garmin unit.

I belive Steve47 tried this and it didn't work. I all depends on how the connectors for the NAV work. If they are under, side, rear, etc...

[Pro2X]

Originally Posted by blackwaterstout

That sucks. Don't want to drop $350 on a new PND when my current unit works fine. If I'm gonna drop $450+ I may as well just put it toward an Avic.

Hard to tell in the pics but wonder if anyone has been able to modify the connnector to hold a non-garmin unit.

brand new ones can be had for 250 or less on ebay...

[hollywoodstylin]

Originally Posted by bigdog

there is a thread on here somewhere of someone that did use it for something else. You will have to search to find it though.

Someone modified theirs on thenewx.org to fit an HP Ipaq 310: Click Me

[OKXterra]

Originally Posted by hollywoodstylin

Someone modified theirs on thenewx.org to fit an HP Ipaq 310: Click Me

There's also a "HowTo" for mounting a Garmin Nuvi 200W on thenewx.org...
Modifying Garmin Nuvi 200W for Nissan GPS Docking Station. - Second Generation Nissan Xterra Forums