Just a quick question........Going to install a Garmin Nuvi 780 that has the MSN Direct. I'm going to hard wire the Garmin, but just curious if the MSN Direct will be powered through this same barewire, or would I have to separately hardwire that? I'm searching for the owner's manual now. I'm installing it for a friend and have not played with one yet, but he asked about the MSN Direct portion of the install. Is this built into the Garmin or a separate component. I'm searching some more but just wondering if anyone has had experience and a quick answer for me. Thanks.

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btw, it's going into a 2007 Acura TL.

 

I wanted to hardwire my 680 but no one knew anything about this. Please do a write up if you do it for your friend. Pictures too. I wouldnt see why the msn direct wouldnt work hardwired up???

 

No problem. I'm going to go ahead and trial and error the bare wire and see how it works out. I'm thinking that it will be fine. I'll report back with a writeup.

 

haha thanks for being the guiney. I would love to just DIM but then I'd have a bunch of open ends if nothing works..but let us know how it comes out im sure they're others wondering the same. BTW I'm looking into hardwiring mine through the power rear view mirror on the 03 max. (dont know exactly what wires are up there but im sure a ground and hot..)

 

I have a Garmin 765T which uses fm and not MSN for traffic, my antenna is built into the power plug. I would imagine that the MSN is powered by the same cord as the Garmin itself.