No factory navigation? - Here's a Navi alternative
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Looks good, I installed mine in the trunk about six months ago. I posted here and started a war about bypassing lockouts. Anyway, I'm really impressed with the mapping on the Garmin as it shows just about every dirt road here in New Mexico when the factory Nav can't even find my house.
Just as an FYI, I placed the antenna under the rear deck (stick it up through one of the holes and put it alongside the brake light under the deck) so it is totally hidden. Works great and you don't have to use the metal plate.
Just as an FYI, I placed the antenna under the rear deck (stick it up through one of the holes and put it alongside the brake light under the deck) so it is totally hidden. Works great and you don't have to use the metal plate.
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Originally Posted by NewMexicoG
Looks good, I installed mine in the trunk about six months ago. I posted here and started a war about bypassing lockouts. Anyway, I'm really impressed with the mapping on the Garmin as it shows just about every dirt road here in New Mexico when the factory Nav can't even find my house.
Just as an FYI, I placed the antenna under the rear deck (stick it up through one of the holes and put it alongside the brake light under the deck) so it is totally hidden. Works great and you don't have to use the metal plate.
Just as an FYI, I placed the antenna under the rear deck (stick it up through one of the holes and put it alongside the brake light under the deck) so it is totally hidden. Works great and you don't have to use the metal plate.
Thanks for the tip, that was the one thing i was actually unhappy about, so next weekend i will definetly revise the antenna location
I agree with you, I drove the car to work this morning and was absolutely thrilled with the interface and the quality of detail in the system, A1
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Originally Posted by izmir41500
is this unit compatible with a touchscreen?
My initial idea was to buy as second remote and the controls from a gps unit (just the rotary wheel and buttons) and hot wire the gps buttons to the second remote that would live under the dash. But after using the stock remote for a couple days I am most happy with it.
I have also seen mention that the unit is compatible with a touchscreen, but have no idea how that would work as it doesn't come with connections nor the possibility of buying a generic touchscreen overlay from garmin. Maybe it works only with certain aftermarket 7" touchscreens i.e. kenwood/pioneer, if anyone finds out please let me know as well
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Originally Posted by hokiesean24
Completely jealous. I think that is probably way better than our factory Nav, it even looks good on the factory display. Very well done!
But with that said, you can't beat the integration of an OEM setup. Touchscreen, voice commands, etc.
And remember, any car that doesn't have these jacks in the console for audio/video input requires additional money to be spent on the interface. It just so happens that this car was built mod-friendly for this particular mod...