someone a while back was interested in one of these and I came across one today...allows you to place the GPS receiver whereever you want and then have a laptop or a mounted screen with carputer working as a nice nav system

you didnt really give the info on the reciever... is it the delorme earthmate one? i heard the battery life leaves a little to be desired, but i guess you could plug it in somewhere

oops I guess I never posted the link...I'll pull that up...again oops!

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Product_Id=164017

here you go it is only $140 with the code 82242 when you buy it

you should wire it into the car's power so you don't have to worry about it...plus you can remove it and take it with you