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15th September 2014, 10:09 AM
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RNS-D change GPS antenna but still no satellites
hello people
 i've just changed the boot mounted GPS receiver with one that i bought from A8 parts. unfortunately it doesnt work, the head unit is still showing 0 satellites located out of 30. i have made the connection in the boot lid, and also pulled out the head unit slightly and checked the connection there. am i missing something? this is all assuming the GPS receiver is working thanks andy 
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15th September 2014, 10:22 AM
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Have you tried plugging the aerial in directly into the unit?
There could breaks or something in the cable.
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#3
15th September 2014, 10:30 AM
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also how long have you given it and did you drive around to give the unit time to locate satellites?
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#4
15th September 2014, 10:57 AM
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thanks for the quick replies
i cant plug the receiver directly into the head unit, the connectors are different and i dont have a spare cable to butcher  are there any joins in the cable aside from where it connects to the head unit and receiver? i left the satnav turned on for a good 5 minutes whilst i did other stuff as i have read previously about it taking a while to get the first fix. the car is outside with a clear view of the sky... confused! 
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15th September 2014, 11:01 AM
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I might have a good spare length somewhere if you want to use it as a tester or even a generic aerial that fits the RNS units if you want to use them as a test and if I can find them.
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#6
15th September 2014, 01:37 PM
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You can get a cheap hockey puck style one from ebay for less than a tenner, plug this into the headunit to test. If this works then you can mount this in the void between the top of the instrument cluster under the dash.
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15th September 2014, 02:36 PM
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I remember after the aerial failed on my old S8 (RNS-C admittedly) it took ages after the aerial replacement to find them again.
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#9
15th September 2014, 02:36 PM
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IIRC when I changed mine it picked up the new satellites very quickly - 30 seconds to a minute, I think.
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