Hey guys, some of you might not use this but i figured it was information i can share.

first off theres many websites to download custom cars for your gps but this site is the best http://www.vehiclesforgarminnuvi.com/



Download the vehicle to your desktop you would like to choose off a website for this tut, i used a yellow ss/tc


once you download the vehicle to your desktop, it is in a .zip format you must extract it.

once you extract the folder there should only be one file there with the .srf extension


How to Install:

1. Connect your Garmin GPS device to your computer.
2. Click Download.
3. Click Open, if necessary.
4. Click Extract.
5. Browse to find the “Garmin/vehicle” folder on the Garmin drive. You may need to create the vehicle folder.
6. Double-click the Unplug or Eject icon in your system tray. Click Stop, and then click OK.
7. Unplug the USB cable from your Garmin GPS device.

How to change your ride on the GPS:

1. On your GPS device, touch Settings.
2. Select Map.
3. Select Vehicle.
4. Choose your new vehicle.



ENJOY!

 

thanks!

 

and it's even yelloow?!?!?!!? SO MUCH WIN.

 

SWEET! I tried to do this on my old garmin but failed and never saw a cobalt. I wish you could change the icon on the Pioneer units.

 

lmao thats awsome. good job OP

 

What unit do you have?

I could on mine

 

haha sweet i always hated that blue default car. thanks for sharing

 

no problem guys! If somebodys good at photoshop they should make different color cobalts for the site with the .png to .srf editor floating around the interwebs somewhere

 

That's pretty funny. I wonder if I can put my patrol car on there

 

Haha, siiick! Looks like I will have to upgrade from my hawk.

 

Ha downloaded some new cars and other vehicles sweet!! but no cobalt ss/tc sedan

 

I think you can, I have worked on a cop car that had a patrol car on his garmin. LOL

 

Dude, thats so ******* cool. Only the yellow 'balt tho? Id love to get the Blue Note in all his blue glory

 

Anyone figure how to add your own custom routes? I've looked up a few how-to online but they say I need map source..which garmin won't allow you to download

I have a 250 mile back roads route (many turns) that'd I'd like to put

 

Bump /\ ...anyone?

 

niceee lol sub'd

 

woo! good post i'll add to it...

http://techmods.net/nuvi/

Once you get the file extracted fire it into that converter it comes out as a png... after a series of color replaces in gimp i made it white now to remove that spoiler and add a sunroof... (I'm bored)

 

Hey Guys, I stumbled on this thread a few days after I bought my Garmin GPS. Not that driving a yellow cobalt on my gps was annoying, I just wanted to see my car in it. So, through photoshop and paint.net and after about 8 hours of frustration because adobe doesnt understand transparent backgrounds in PNG formats, The fruits of my labor, which i give to you.

also, i didnt pay for the file hosting site so you have to click on this url/add thing. then scroll down, fill a captcha and wait 30 seconds. but it is correct.

* Black Cobalt
Black_Cobalt.srf - download now for free. File sharing. Software file sharing. Free file hosting. File upload. FileFactory.com
* Blue Cobalt
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* Green Cobalt
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* Orange Cobalt
]Orange_Cobalt.srf - download now for free. File sharing. Software file sharing. Free file hosting. File upload. FileFactory.com
* White Cobalt
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* Yellow Cobalt
Yellow_Cobalt.srf - download now for free. File sharing. Software file sharing. Free file hosting. File upload. FileFactory.com
* Red Cobalt
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subd! thats awesome

 

Anyone have the red? It says the file is no longer available/has been deleted.

 

Uh oh did this mod today lol

 

all of them have been deleted already. if someone downloaded these they should add them to the thread as an attachment

 

Lucky me with a Yellow car lol