Cable Routing on 2005 Envoy XUV

[dancase]

I'm going to be moving up from a '97 Blazer to an '05 XUV in the next few weeks. I have an external (Garmin GPS16) GPS receiver installed on the Blazer that I need to move to the XUV (for the work I do). On the Blazer, I mounted the roof, near the back window, and used a cable path similar to the one used for the rear window defroster cable, using a 3/8" hole and a rubber grommet. It worked well because the entry point was "shrouded" and there has never been a problem with water. I also didn't have to drill any holes in the roof, which was my goal. When I remove this receiver, nobody will know it was ever there.

Any suggestions on how I can do something similar on the XUV? Anywhere I can slip a cable through (about 1/8 - 3/16 diameter) without any visible evidence if it's removed? The receiver is round, about 3" in diameter and maybe an inch high.


Thanks!

D.

[OurZoo]

I have an '04 and I'm guessing the roof layout of the '05 is the same. I'll have to look at my roof and get back at ya. You might just be able to get away with slipping something so small where the electric roof drops back down and falls in line with the rest of the roof.

[dancase]

I have an '04 and I'm guessing the roof layout of the '05 is the same. I'll have to look at my roof and get back at ya. You might just be able to get away with slipping something so small where the electric roof drops back down and falls in line with the rest of the roof.

Yeah, I've thought about that as a possibility. We have an '04 XUV where I work, and I've taken a brief look for obvious spots. I'm thinking there might be something at the front stop for the electric roof, or possibly the ends of the roof rack. Might take a little creative engineering... my specialty. :)

Unfortunately, folks would be upset if I start disassembling the company's XUV... thus the question. :)

D.

[yak8998]

if you can mount it up near the front, you can run some pretty thick cable the following way:

start in the passenger's dash (airbag area), run the wire up the a-pillar.
slip under the weatherliner somewhere, it just pulls off.
tuck under the top of the windshield liner.

ive ran gps and xm together on that path on a customer's car at work, and currently have my xm antenna setup there

[jimmyjam]

gps donesn't have to be outside, I put mine in the dash
http://forums.trailvoy.com/showthread.php?t=1142&highlight=gps
If you don't have bose stereo then there is just black plastic below the tweeter grills in the dash; the tweets are in the doors.. I've got full signal with my gps antenna there.

[dancase]

gps donesn't have to be outside, I put mine in the dash
http://forums.trailvoy.com/showthread.php?t=1142&highlight=gps
If you don't have bose stereo then there is just black plastic below the tweeter grills in the dash; the tweets are in the doors.. I've got full signal with my gps antenna there.

It all depends on what degree of precision/accuracy you require, and the specific receiver. I've used "mouse" type gps receivers on the dash, and always had issues with detailed accuracy and reliable WAAS lock. The Garmin is a bit bulkier, but with it on the rooftop the signal is always rock solid -- important for my application. If it had an external antenna input I'd just use a combo Cellular/PCS/gps antenna -- but it doesn't.

D.

[jimmyjam]

It all depends on what degree of precision/accuracy you require, and the specific receiver.True, my nav head unit does dead reconing with the speed and compas measurements so it can afford some leeway. But my HU says its got lock on 7 satelites...

[dancase]

True, my nav head unit does dead reconing with the speed and compas measurements so it can afford some leeway. But my HU says its got lock on 7 satelites...

With the GPS16, I often have a lock on 10-11 satellites, and it's usually in WAAS mode by the time my software is loaded. Most of what I use involves locating specific measurement points with topo maps.

D.