GPS location in Cafe Racer
 

Where have you guys mounted your GPS units? Has anyboby done a flush mount? I was wondering if I could put a flush mounted unit above the grab handle going into the cabin. Any pics and model numbers would be greatly appreciated.

Frank

I don't think I have seen a flush mounted one. You could always flush mount on the dash and move some of the gauges over the cabin entrance to make some room. This is the dash Stecz did on his old Cafe'. A little more planning and there should be plenty of room to flush mount a GPS.

Another thing I have thought about is if you could find one small enough to fit where the trim/tab indicators go and mount it there and move the indicators to top of the dash using the pop up indicators.

Mine sits in the exact same place as the one shown on Stecz's boat....

Stecz's boat looks familiar. Lol. Probably cause I own it now. Yes, that is a good location.

What model is it? Does it fall off in rough water?

Here are some pics of a center mounted

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o27502-en.html

There was another cafe w/ one there but i cant find it.

That boat has been for sale since I started shopping in 2006. Price hasn't budged..... I was laughing at it the other day!!

yeah i know. i guess for us owners better to see that price then like $30k.

Yup, I looked at it when I started shopping too.

Hey 41 what about a redesigned gauge cluster with it flush mounted in the center and gauges surrounding?
-Mike

Yeah Mike I thought about it, also have been thinking of putting it where the tab and drive indicators are and putting in the heads up ones but I have to stop the spending at some point. I would mount where everyone does I am just worried in rough water it will come loose or fall off.

Mine is a Garmin, I think, designed for automotive or marine applications. I have never had it fall off in rough water.

I just bought one where the previous owner redesigned the dash and did just that, center mount gps and stereo control above the throttles, and installed a heads up indicator. He said the heads up indicator was a tricky install. He had to design a base for it to get it right.

Me like.

I will do the same in my Cafe`.

I installed one into the trim and tab recess, relocated the indicators to the top of the dash with Stainless Marine heads up indicators. Just my opinion but GPS on the top of the dash is for Bass Boats.

This is the installation Zero Patience is referring to. Before, during and after.

How difficult was it to install the heads up indicators?

Very nice and clean install. Looks great.

It wasn't bad. We spent a whole day on it. It is tight inside the dash to get the cables into the heads up units but they use quick connect cable ends, not to bad. We have since replaced the cables and it was not nearly as tough as replacement on the stock indicators.