# Compass use in 2008 Honda Fit **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** fit, compass, honda\ **Created:** [April 11, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313 "2010-04-11T23:54:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![charchoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@charchoc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/charchoc)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/1 "2010-04-11T23:54:47Z")
I am not able to use a compass inside a 2008 Honda Fit. The compass will work outside the vehicle, near the sides but will change readings on top of the car. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/2 "2010-04-12T00:11:29Z")
Charchoc, Blow A Hundred Bucks On A GPS Unit And Call It Good. You’ll Think You’ve Died And Gone To Heaven. CSA ---
**Author:** ![charchoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@charchoc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/charchoc)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/3 "2010-04-12T00:14:32Z")
GPS works great, but has no compass feature. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/4 "2010-04-12T00:20:53Z")
Are You Sure About That ? Mine Has One. Besides, Why Do Need Compass Direction If The GPS Gets You Where You’re Going ? I’m Just Curious ? Did you check the manual or online instructions for your GPS ? Is your GPS made of wood and brass ? 🙂 Maybe it’s time for a newey. CSA ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/5 "2010-04-12T04:22:45Z")
Most compasses won’t work right unless they are the ones made for use in cars. They won’t be the ones you can put in your pocket for hiking. ---
**Author:** ![charchoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@charchoc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/charchoc)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/6 "2010-04-12T23:13:07Z")
These have all been compasses that I have had in other cars. Dash mounted. Calibrated in the car. They will not calibrate in this vehicle. Take it out of it and it works fine. ---
**Author:** ![charchoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@charchoc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/charchoc)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/7 "2010-04-12T23:14:36Z")
I like a compass. Besides a GPS can tell you to drive off an embankment if you take them seriously. ---
**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/8 "2010-04-12T23:18:21Z")
try calling the company that makes the compass. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/9 "2010-04-13T03:19:00Z")
A compass is a useless instrument in an automobile. There is WAY to much magnetic interference for a compass to provide any useful information. Cars follow roads…Compasses are not needed. Neither are GPS’s… ---
**Author:** ![Scrabbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Scrabbler](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrabbler)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/10 "2010-04-13T04:11:12Z")
I’m with CSA here. My GPS, no luxury model, says whether I’m going north, northwest, south, southeast, east, and so one. It might not be obvious at first glance–it’s a little letter on the screen, but it’s there. And even if you don’t trust GPS directions, just the fact that it displays street names can be a godsend, particularly at night when you are trying to find a strange place. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/11 "2010-04-13T14:04:38Z")
Your Compass Can Lead You Right Off The Edge Of The Flat Earth Or Right Into The Ocean If You Take It Too Seriously.. Any navigational aid still requires a glance outside once in a while. Are you licensed and equipped to drive on “instruments” in pea-soup fog, or what ? CSA ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/12 "2010-04-13T14:13:32Z")
Go With The Satellites ! A GPS Is A More Modern Version Of A Compass. You possibly adjusted your compass “deviation” in former cars, but did you allow for compass “variation” ? Do you know all the varitions for where you drive ? What is it you want to accomplish, aircraft carrier deck landings at night, in the fog ? What if the wheel alignment is off just a tiny bit on that little Honda Fit ? Then what ? CSA ---
**Author:** ![charchoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@charchoc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/charchoc)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/compass-use-in-2008-honda-fit/47313/13 "2010-04-13T22:53:34Z")
Thanks for all your kind help.