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| Manufacturer: Bell
Category: Automotive Parts And Accessories
Buy New: $44.95
New (2) from $44.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 17908
ASIN: B000K3KVYM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New & Ready To Ship! NOTE: Manufactured By BELL & Distributed By Mobile Gear.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Does not work - Don't waste your money August 29, 2008
Shows wrong directions. Calibrated 20 times. Shows North & South correctly, but East for West and West for East. e.g. If you are pointing North and turn right, you expect it to show East, but it shows West, etc.
Also, drains the battery pretty fast. First time when it was misbehaving, I thought the factory supplied battery was dead and installed a new battery. No difference.
Even after reading this review you buy this product, you are wasting $30. Amazon does not let me give zero stars, that's why this product gets 1 star.
Could have been better May 20, 2008
Digital compasses can have their inherent limitations: you only see letters: N, NE, NW, SE, etc., with little sense of where you're heading. Other compasses have pseudo-analog displays that are far clearer. This particular one was a bit troublesome because you have to reach up to turn it on (a function of its self-contained battery, which admittedly relieves the requirement that the thing be wired into the car's electrical system) and it has a feeble backlight that works okay if not great. It stopped working after about a year, so I replaced the battery, which briefly fixed things, but now it's gone again. My one-dollar ball compass worked about as well, though it would get strange on steel bridges (if you don't see trees on the side of the road, don't trust your compass) but I think I'll look for a more sophisticated instrument.
zero stars, do not buy January 1, 2008
Number one - so small and and so poorly lighted that you cannot see it at all. You will not be able to use it in cars where the mirror is longer distance from the windshield that the cable of the compass. In my Honda Element you would need longer cable. Also be aware that since this is electronic device you cannot return it to the most of the stores for any refund.
 It is worth the money November 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This compass works ok, however, I had to calibrate it 3 times already.
The down size, it that it does not stay on all the time, so you literally have to push the button every 10 minutes and even though it comes with a back light, it is not bright enough for sunny days. But, it does serve the purpose.
Compass Adventure October 18, 2007
I was not satisfied. It is nearly impossible to read when mounted on the rearview mirror when the sun is out. Additionally, after four callibrations it still declares the Pacific Ocean is east.
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