GPS do they have to go through cigarette plug in the car?

My cigarette plug in my car is broken. Apparently the fuse is completely gone. However, I'd love to have a GPS in the car, because I'm planning on doing alot of travelling in the U.S.

I've tried to do some research on the internet, but nothing has indicated whether or not GPS systems can work in a car without the cigarrete plug.

It really depends on which model GPS you have.

Example: If you own a Garmin Street Pilot 7200, 7200, 2730, or even a Nuvi 5000 you will not be able to use your GPS without some sort of 12 volt power supply.

Same hold true for Magellan RoadMate 500, 700, 760 etc.

Most new Garmin Nuvi's, Magellan Maestro's and TomTom's have internal battery and you maybe able to charge the GPS at home with a AC charger and use the internal battery power when you are driving with it.

So it really depends on what GPS model you own before someone can tell you if you can or can't use it without a CLA.

You can also select to hard wire your GPS system in the car and you will not need a CLA in that case.

These units above does not have an internal battery so they must use external power source from your cigarette lighter plug.

Best is to buy a replacement CLA for your navigation system, they can't be that much and it will save you tons of problems later on when you really need the system and don't have it because of a missing CLA.

Good Luck

You can go to any big box shop (Circuit City or Best Buy) or even a mom and pop shop to fix your cigarette lighter plug. Shouldn't take much time or money, and sounds like it would be the best solution for you to do instead of buying an expensive paperweight for the car.

yes like others said, you can charge the batteries. But if you have a good amount of money burning a hole in your pocket, you could order a in-dash radio that lets you do it all, radio, ipod, and GPS. If you want to do that go to crutchfield.com and look at their selection.

i have a tomtom GPS and it charges through the cigarette plug in, but you dont ahve to plug it in while your using it. as long as its charged you wont need to

You could go buy a power inverter at walmart or someplace and hook that directly to your car battery and just make sure your gps comes with a normal plug in

Some of them can run by battery or charger I believe.

most have rechargeable batteries... which can be charged in a regular outlet

yeah its needs one

um... yeah my dad has one and you need to charge it in the car

it comes with a ac adapter

yeah,im pretty sure