Front and rear windscreen

Polo_Gio · Post by **Polo_Gio** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:07 pm

Does anyone know if the front and rear windscreens are coated in anyway??? athermancy or metal sintered is the terminology i think.

Getting a sat nav and apparently they are crap if your windows are coated??

Any help appreciated.

Anyone got a Navman icn 520??

Post by **alexperkins** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:00 pm

I dont beleive ours are - I used to have a road angel, and that doesnt work if the windscreen is coated, and mine worked just fine.

Some have UV protection, but polos only have a minor green tint which is just part of the glass.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:02 pm

I've used both a Sony NAV-U50 and a TomTom One and neither had any trouble getting a good signal through the glass. On the Polo I don't think you will have an issue in all fairness. On something like a top-end Audi or a Maybach for example there may be issues depending on what glass is fitted? But not on a "lowly" Polo

Cheers

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:41 pm

my tom tom does now and again, could be because i have the windows tinted, but i only have the back 3 tinted

Polo_Gio · Post by **Polo_Gio** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:40 pm

Hmmm ok well i've bought it and find it hard to get a signal in built up Glasgow....

So if i buy and external aerial that magneticallt secures to the roof (I guess) ......where is the best exit point for the cable??

Hope that makes sense.

Cheers