How do you fit a satnav if no car lighter?

iwantitnow

My wife has got a Nissan Micra it dosen't have a lighter socket, Is there any other way of fitting a satnav?

Bogof_Babe

You don't need a lighter socket unless you want to charge it while on the road. Our TomTom can be used by cyclists, walkers etc. as well as motorists.

C_Ronaldo

If theres no lighter then does it take batteries then if so use them

Keith

Nothing at all? Not even the 12V plug blank which has replaced the cig lighter in most cars?

balsingh

get someone who knows a little bit about car electrics to pull a 12v feed from the fusebox and use that.

Smi1er

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

You don't need a lighter socket unless you want to charge it while on the road. Our TomTom can be used by cyclists, walkers etc. as well as motorists.

And your battery lasts how long exactly?

Ms_Chocaholic

The battery on my Tom Tom is hopeless, the charge doesn't last long at all. Do others have similar problems with theirs?

in2deep_2

Yes two hours max....although using the power saving setting greatly extends it...(turn off map between instructions)

tomstickland

Yes, you'd can wire it into any switched & fused 12v live wires you can locate.
Usually a Haynes manual wiring diagram will allow you to locate good candidates, and then test with multimeter.

OK_Sauce

in2deep wrote: »

Yes two hours max....although using the power saving setting greatly extends it...(turn off map between instructions)

Wow, 2 hours is a bit naff isn't it. Can you dim the backlight to increase the battery life? The charge on my Garmin Streetpilot satnav lasts ages - a least 3 days on and off without charging. I guess it may depends on how bright the backlight is. You can certainly dim the display quite a lot on mine and it's still readable and it also has a nightmode where the colours change to reduce glare and the backlight is barely on.

iolanthe07

My wife had a Nissan Micra and it had a 12v socket. Have another look.