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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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haven't had a reason till today, to look for a directional compass.
i can't find one and the owners manual doesn't mention anything
about one. am i dumb or did chevrolet forget to put one in my 04.
its bugging me. help. thanks, jerry
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 07:02 PM
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sorry. i didn't see this before. thanks for info.
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There wasn't a compass installed in any of the C5s. Not really sure why there would be a need for one, but some people do like them in their vehicles.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jerrys vette
haven't had a reason till today, to look for a directional compass.
i can't find one and the owners manual doesn't mention anything
about one. am i dumb or did chevrolet forget to put one in my 04.
its bugging me. help. thanks, jerry
Thank you Jerry, you back up my original thread!

I don't care what anyone says, there should be a compass!


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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 09:24 PM
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Mine has a compass.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 10:07 PM
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Here is my solution to the compass issue.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...maplights.html
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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You have one on your i-Phone.
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thanks for the info. i'm not worth the beans electronically, so i wll
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thanks for the info. i'm not worth the beans electronically, so i wll
have to pass on reworking a diff mirror. its too bad chevrolet missed
the boat on this one.
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The C5 was developed in the early '90's - the compass hadn't been invented yet.

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If I had a thousand dollars for every time I needed a compass in my car, I'd be broke.
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Here ya go. Stick it wherever you want and it even works when the car is off.

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allred---i agree with you no matter what anyone says
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