I bought a road angel compact on sunday and can't get a signal in the cossie,works in every other car i've tried so want to get my £150 back .

 

Grey area that buddy, just explain the situation to them that it doesnt

work in the cossie and they should refund it to you if not

get £150 worth of magic trees

 

fpmsl at magic trees

 

Check that your cigarette lighter socket is working properly first.

 

have you got a heated front screen?

if so thats the problem!

Alex

 

Hi Lynne,the unit powers up but doesn't get a signal.

 

KSA-Cossie


Halfords are usually very good for refunds

Alternatively I think you can get an external aeriel for the road angel, so you can place it somewhere other than under the heated front screen.

 

I do m8.

 

Think i'll just take it back,cheers m8.

 

How long have you waited for a signal?

I've waited ages - as long as 30 mins sometimes. Wait for 10 mins if it doesn't get a signal, unplug it then plug it in again.

Road Angels are notorious for taking a long time to pick up a signal.


Another way to do it to see if the unit is faulty, is plug RA in and put it on the roof of your car so it can pick up a clear signal, you might still have to wait 15 mins or more - when and if it does, then put it back in your car.

 

Heated screen means you have to use the optional antenna to get a signal

 

Had the same problem in my Escos, was the heated front screen.

 

What did you do simon did you keep it or not ?

 

Hd it in my van all day today and it worked fine,put it in the cossie and no signal after an hour of waiting.

 

KSA-Cossie,

Gave it to my brother as a birthday present and sold the escos too

 

RA works fine in my cossie with a heated screen - I've had an RA Classic and now have an RA 2 along with a TomTom Go 700.

 

You might not have been getting a clear GPS signal in the cossie, try the roof method

 

Will try it today,thanks lynne.

 

I also never had a problem in my escort with a heated screen

 

Yes they do cash refunds as long as you have your reciept and paid in cash originally, if you dont have your reciept they will only exchange.

 

I have a RA Compact and it works fine with my Sierra heated front screen.

 

WITH SAT NAV ECT ITS EXEMPT FROM THE 28 DAY MONEY BACK GUARNTEE AT HALFORDS