Thanks, will try that

Was the basic model brand new? If so it's not a bad deal. For traffic I think you just needed a TA10 cable for the original unit, which costs £10 new on ebay. I'd contact Halfords Customer Service and see if you can get a partial refund for having been messed about and sold a lower-spec unit: http://www.halfords.com/advice/customer-services/want-to-get-in-touch?topCategoryId=292503

I originally got a Nuvi 2599LMT-D. Fairly confident mine was a return model as it had history destinations in eastern europe.
I don't know if I got the wrong cable or the unit was faulty - but I kept getting the message on start-up “The connected power cable is not compatible with traffic for this device. Traffic service is disabled. Connect the correct power cable to receive traffic service”. After a fruitless exchange of emails with Garmin - I returned unit to Halfords where I exchanged with a basic model. Not entirely happy - would have preferred an exchange with a comparable model - but you pays your money and take a chance!

Thank you to the OP. I ordered the 2569LMT at Bodmin but they couldn't find it when I got there so gave me a brand new unopened one instead. Well done Halfords!

Just picked up 2589LM in Halfords Stevenage. Seems unused but possibly open box.

Great find. Thanks smileclear

Mount @ £4.49, and they said they were going to give you the charger?

A standard USB lead is fine. Surely you've one lying about? I've half a dozen here. You can buy them in pound shops.

So £80.49 compared to £140?

Each to their own, but i know what i'd have done.

Yes but once you count all the extras in mount, charger, usb lead, d-link lead its about £100 in already. and new is £140 about or bit less. Going to get new instead.

Yes, the one you need ends in "80" not "50".

Also, my TA-10 has "TA-10" on it as well as the full serial number (the previous one had no model number on it)

Cheers for the info.

I went to my sons house and it downloaded in a couple of hours across his 30mb connection.

Ebay is your friend. You can get one from £4.49 delivered.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Suction-Cup-GPS-Mount-Holder-Stand-for-Garmin-Nuvi-42LM-44LM-52-52LM-54-54LM-/172166318231?hash=item2815e98897:g:L2cAAOSw3mpXDiDS

You did well. If I'd been offered a brand new 2569 over an ex-display model I'd probably have taken it too. I think the only differences between the units are the mapping and that the 2599 has voice command.

went to pick my 2599 up and the manager says it couldn't hold charge so offered me a 2569 new for 75 which I took only difference is its only western Europe. so no trips to Albania

Went to pickup the 2599lmt-d, and it was just the unit itself without anything, no mount, no charger ect, so they offered me charger free of charge. Had to refuse it all due without mount no use really?

All sorted they (eventually) found the correct cable and sat nav up and running with traffic now.

Cheers op :-)

I hope they can supply it - it's the TA10 cable you need for the 2599. It can be had for £10 on ebay if Halfords can't supply; in that case try and get them to give you a discount as it's an incomplete unit, then you can put that towards purchasing the correct cable elsewhere.

it looks they ad new units as some models appeared today while oos 2 days ago

Looks as if I've been given the wrong power cable for my 2599.

The part number I've been given is: 320 00239 50.

Best get in touch with Halfords.... :-(

Thanks scarl, When I went to search address or postcode it came up saying something about no maps so I just assumed it had been deleted after the reset. Will have another look once it's completed the update.

I have a pretty good connection speed but using garmin express it hung on 13% for ages with no activity so I gave up and tried again - this time I selected to download to a folder on my desktop. It completed the download at much faster speed in around 20 mins and I have a folder named "City Navigator Europe NTU 2017.10.gmap" (4.65GB). I'm now using the Garmin MapInstaller to send this to the unit and it currently says "Building index files" 30% complete with 40 mins remaining.

A factory reset will not erase any map, go into the ''map and vehicle'' in the settings and scroll down to ''mymaps'' and make sure your map has a green tick next to it

We've an incredibly crap broadband connection and its proposing taking 13.7 hours to download. Frankly ridiculous that companies think its ok to dump these massively big files down via crap links at their end and on the assumption that everyone is running fast broadband and that they're happy to leave their satnav connected the whole time (which is what it tells you to do.

I even let it run overnight and its STILL only 10% through...

When I picked up my 2599LMT-d it was obviously store demo as it was covered in fingerprints and giving it a quick look over it had a few local postcodes stored in the recent destinations. I hope I haven't done anything wrong but in my haste I clicked the reset thinking it would just clear all previous routes and history but looks like it's factory reset and no longer shows any map installed. I've downloaded the garmin express software which detected some updates and a map and is currently downloading / updating maps (around 7.2GB) which, according to the progress bar, is painfully slow at around 1MB/s with a current estimate time of around 2hrs.

I picked up second unit with traffic updates.
This was set up as a demo unit, as it was in demo mode, and plastic film had been removed from screen.
Had a look over it and not a single mark or scratch, very happy with it.

Thanks again op

It is pretty easy to get into the hidden folder on the Garmin and you can delete unwanted language files etc to free up space, you can even remove the original map once you start downloading the update freeing up a few gb's and allowing the new map to install seamlessly

Forgot to say - heat added op!

Not such a good experience for me - reservered the 58lm at my local, went to collect after an hour and waited forever while they searched the store for it. Eventually found the sadest looking unit I'd ever seen, dented scratched and covered in sticky marks and bits of plastic. Checkout guy then told me that I could have the charger and suction cup from another unit, but there was no instructions, CD software or box. Not impressed - didn't buy it and saved my £55. I'd been expecting a bit of wear to the unit, but nothing like that amount of damage. Really annoying as I need a new satnav! Well done everyone that managed to get one, maybe I'm just unlucky this time :disappointed:

Can't comment on all models but the Nuvi 2599 has 8GB internal memory which is just enough to store the Full European mapping and related software. I think its when you start adding custom POI markers and additional voices (which optionally can be downloaded from the Garmin Express software) that will take up more space hence the need for additional storage.

If you're not interested in the additional stuff then it's pretty much fine to use on its own but given how cheap Micro SD cards are these days I guess it doesn't hurt to bump it up a bit if needed.

I was surprised I managed to update the maps without being asked to insert a Memory Card, as has invariably happened on previous Garmin devices when I've tried to update European maps. Does anyone know how much internal capacity is on it?

I believe it helps to speed up map updates - from reviews I've seen elsewhere. Not sure if its a necessity though!

Cheers for the info.

Whats the advantage of adding the memory card?

Reserved mine, going to pickup tomorrow :smiley:
Got the 2599, as that has full europe / not just western vs 2569.

And when on road you want to use your phone as phone, so gps is good choise.

Picked up mine earlier. Came in original box, with sat nav, car charger, USB cable, wrapped leaflets/booklets, and as the box has a label saying free case (stuck on), got a separate Garmin universal 5" carrying case off the shelf too.
There was a lot of walking round the store to gather the bits together - the sat nav itself came off the display (literally still on display), box came from the back of the store, and the two halves of the stand came from different places.

The battery seems to last for just about half an hour, so seems to have had some burn time. Halfords guy estimated it's been on display for about a year.

Yes it is a TA10 power cable that they supplied. I think the store guy was confussed and didn't realise that this unit has the receiver built in so hopefully it'll work with supplied charger. I'm just going through the updates at moment so will try it out in the car tomorrow.

Its not an optional extra, it should come with it.

The charger you need is a TA10 and can be bought on ebay for £9.99 delivered.

Still worth it IMHO

I can confirm the Garmin Smartphone Link app (free on IOS & Android) works great with the 2569LMT-D - I get live traffic, weather and can make and receive phone calls etc when connected via bluetooth to my LG G3 mobile. Can also get live traffic via TA10 charger lead (but suspect this will be a slower connection using DAB).

Halfords offers to set up any satnav you buy from them, so I got a store rep to set mine up for me, check traffic cable was working, and link it by bluetooth to my phone.

Looks like you're right. £50 to update Navman European maps....might as well buy new.

Thanks OP for the deal, picked up an ex-display 2599 LMT-D with box and all the accessories for £75. I heard from the sales assistant that some people either returned or refused some of these ex-display Garmin units because it was in the store's "Demo Mode" and didn't know how to get out of it so they missed out!

For those who don't know just put it in the car and use it for a bit, it takes a few minutes but the sat nav will then pick up that it's moving and turn off the store demo mode and acts like a normal sat nav after!

Thanks, I will have a look. I've not tried it in the car yet but the car socket adaptor that he gave me is a Garmin and says on the back "TA10 car charger". The Halfords guy was saying that to get traffic alerts I would need to buy a separate car charger and showed me one similar that had a power jack port to connect a separate box and antenna for the live traffic?

It's definitely not an "optional extra" as all units are supplied with it in the box. I would contact customer service and ask them to send you the correct TA10 cable. If you don't need traffic I'd get a cheaper LM model

​I think it gets the traffic via the power / charging cable which acts as the antenna.

Check out one of the unboxing YouTube videos which should clarify.

Is the 2599LMT D still a good buy for £75 without the traffic cable? I got one from my local branch, was ex-display but they rummaged around for the box, charger & data cable to connect to pc but insisted that the cable for the traffic was an optional extra that I would need to purchase separate. Didn't know what to do so bought it anyway but I'll get onto customer service if it should have been supplied with one.

The guy in the shop said TA10 (Traffic Antenna 10) cable is the correct one, but I haven't tried it yet! It has yellow LED, the other (non-compatible) cable looks identical but has a green LED - probably the one you've currently got?

Just finished updating mine via Garmin Connect software on laptop, took about 40 mins total (with memory 32GB memory card installed). I think you can also get live traffic via the Garmin Smartphone Link app (available for Android and IOS).

Yes, TA10 for traffic. Sounds like you're sorted.

As for units being on all day I don't know if that's going to be a problem but there is a 12 month warranty as standard.

I have been using a Nuvicam for months, it is very good and it doesn't have to be fitted in the middle of the windscreen screen it has options for left, right or center in the settings, I used mine on a 2,000 mile USA road trip (after adding USA maps) and it was faultless and if you google nuvicam reviews they are nearly all positive

These will have been switched on for months & months on display. Any issues with that?

Its the TA10 you need for Traffic then is it?

The bits they gave me with mine has a standard Garmin charger and its not recognising traffic.

They're saying if i call over they'll give me the right one though

went to pick up sat nav only offered the sat nav with no box or mount or leads. they offered to supply them for a extra £25 which i declined

sorry for being a idiot but what's the different between 2569lmt and the 2599lmt.

The Nuvicam doesn't have very good reviews and there are plenty of better dashcam options out there. Personally, if I wanted a dashcam I'd use something like a SJ4000 which is only about £40 new and has a very wide lens plus films in 1080p. You can use your SJ4000 for other things too - e.g. cycling (comes with all the mounts, and that's what I use mine for), holidays, etc.

I am glad you're happy with your 3599 too - box/packaging is irrelevant to me. However, do check the vehicle power cable they gave you picks up the traffic signal. If the cable came from the box of another LMT-D device you should be fine, but do check to make sure.

Can someone plz tell me. Apart from the satnav itself, the cradle and the charger, is there anything else the 2599 comes with when new?
Thanks

Got an old Navman from 2009 gathering dust with European maps loaded. We're off to Spain/France on a driving trip this summer so I was going to update the maps. However am tempted with this deal because of new tech and also because of the free maps for life (which Navman didn't do on our purchase). Not up on Satnavs these days so unsure what to do.....buy one of these baby's or update the maps on my Navman?

Picked it up this morning! Applying the updates now :smiley:

I looked at the Nuvicam but its large and must be positioned in the centre of the windscreen, which, given the shape of my windscreen would either put it far away or up near the middle of the screen.

Yes, mine came in original box with all accessories. Best check with the store when picking up that everything is there, just in case. Remember you are not obliged to buy a reserved item from Halfords.

Word of warning - satnavs don't have much in the way of instruction manuals anymore.

ordered too... great find op :smiley:

Hi all! Great find :sunglasses: Heat added
Can anyone tell me if ex display models come in their original box with all instructions etc?

Thanks for any help

I have one reserved but now read the reviews on Amazon and decided to pass. I'll stick with my Go730 for few more months. thanks anyway

Nuvicam is a great bit of kit and half price, I used mine on a 2,000 mile USA road trip (after adding USA maps) Garmin mapping is offline and beats any waze or here maps that mainly rely on a data connection, much more information and points of interest

It might have been round the block a few times

You're welcome - I agree it's confusing and it took me some research myself to find out what all the letters in the model numbers mean.

Thank you very much for the good deal in 2599. Just reserved to collect from Leeds location because of unavailability in local York store.
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​thanks that was super useful, why the website doesn't make it clear like that I don't know. Anyway thanks

how do you get traffic information? do you need internet???

Reserved too...but just noticed
Lifetime Map Updates: No[/quote]I think that's a mistake in the description as item title clearly says including lifetime maps & traffic.[/quote]


The 2599lmt-d for £75 include map and traffic updates. I updated my maps fine after purchase.

The argument in favour of using a phone is strong if your mobile screen is large enough (mine isn't), you're happy using a data connection for traffic info, and you find a free satnav app that does as good a job as navigating you as a dedicated device. I'd rather use a tablet with a 7" or larger screen for navigation than a phone.

just use your phone much better - download Waze app

[/quote]Reserved too...but just noticed
Lifetime Map Updates: No[/quote]

I think that's a mistake in the description as item title clearly says including lifetime maps & traffic.

That's the one I picked up today and I'm pleased with it - I think you will be happy :smiley: Just wish it had a higher screen resolution like the 3590 LMT i got from CeX but had to return as they didn't suppy it with the correct cables.

The one with the highest discount mentioned by pablomalin was posted here: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ex-display-garmin-nuvicam-6-nav-with-built-dash-cam-with-full-europe-maps-traffic-2432639 I suppose it's a good deal if you want a dashcam built in.

Reserved too...but just noticed

Lifetime Map Updates: No

The highest discount is on http://www.halfords.com/technology/sat-nav/car-sat-nav/ex-display-garmin-nuvicam-6-sat-nav-with-built-in-dash-cam-with-full-europe-maps-and-traffic

Just reserved an ex display 2599 LMT D. £75. Well pleased :smiley:

Amazons price £158 and Argos £159.99

Thanks OP

Picked up an "ex display" nuvi 58LM for £55 today to use on holidays, like other poster it wasn't ex display, it is new an unused.
Going to pick up a 2569LMT for £70 tomorrow.

I bought the ex display 2569for 70 but it wasn't actually an ex display, i also asked the staff and they said its not ex display. thanks op

Got the 5" 58LM with Europe maps for £55.

Cheers OP

nice find
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