help, does anyone know how to remove the Map light assy.

I have a 2006 prius , I want to install a magellan 3140 GPS above the rearview mirror in place of the sunglass door.
I removed the door and installed a bracket.
the GPS works great there but I don't like having the power cord hanging, so I want to remove the light assy and wire up and bury the power adapter above the light assy. I should be able to tap into the power wire for the reading lights.
I removed the 2 screws in the top of the assy but it won't come down.
does anyone know how to remove it??


Thanks for your help.

see pictures below

 

Thanks for the help.
I did get it down and found a larger red wire(for +12) and white wire with black stripe(for GND) on the connector that has +12v.
(note: do not use the larger black wire for ground because it is only ground if you have the door open... I found that out the hard way. )

I connected a wire to the 12v and brought the wire out to the GPS mount.
I will post more pictures below.

I still have to figure out how to mount the small power supply for the GPS.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dogfriend @ Sep 2 2007, 09:29 PM) [snapback]506095[/snapback]</div>

When I first thought about doing this I figured I would mount it above the map light assy, but then I thought about how hot it gets up in that spot and decided not to mount it above .
Yes I think a piece a velcro will do the trick.

Thanks again for the help !

 

here are the final pictures .
for others thinking about doing this, keep in mind that the GPS instructions state that the GPS should be mounted so it has a unopstructed path to the sky.
the way I mounted it(under the roof), it should not work properly but it does.
I don't know if the magellan 3140 is better than the average GPS at getting sat signals since this is the first one I have ever owned.
If you are going to do this with a different model GPS, I suggest you try it in that position and see if it can get the sat signals it needs before you mount it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Prius07Pkg4 @ Oct 28 2007, 06:55 PM) [snapback]531677[/snapback]</div>

I really am happy with the mounting spot, It is very easy to work the GPS and hearing and viewing it is perfect.

Magellan has new models out to replce the 3140 and 4040.

one of the new models is the 3210 it has a larger screen and it is thinner, here is the link

http://magellan.factoryoutletstore.com/det...9800008001.html

magellan seems to release a new model every 2 months.


here is another link for info on all the latest models:

http://www.magellangps.com/products/product.asp?segID=408

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Prius07Pkg4 @ Oct 29 2007, 12:03 AM) [snapback]531773[/snapback]</div>

I have bluetooth in my prius so I don't use the bluetooth in the 3140.
I tried it once and my wife said it has terrible sound quality compared to the prius so I never got as far as trying to transfer thr phone# to the 3140.