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Dunno if you are on about retro fitting a factory system which is normally a bloody expensive exercise (I've been told it's £4k+ in a 996, wouldn't expect it to be much cheaper in a BMW).
Becker do nice DIN size CD head units which double as satnav, from about £600 at the internet car audio discounters.
www.caraudiodiscount.com/acatalog/becker_navigation.html
Don has got some sort of GPS colour screen "box" which was about £1,000 which is moveable from car to car. This works out very cost effective with 2 cars+ and has the security benifits of being able to take the unit out or leave it at home when you don't need it. Don's is "Navman" a similar system is built by "Garmin"
DAZ
>> Edited by dazren on Wednesday 26th November 11:53
Becker do nice DIN size CD head units which double as satnav, from about £600 at the internet car audio discounters.
www.caraudiodiscount.com/acatalog/becker_navigation.html
Don has got some sort of GPS colour screen "box" which was about £1,000 which is moveable from car to car. This works out very cost effective with 2 cars+ and has the security benifits of being able to take the unit out or leave it at home when you don't need it. Don's is "Navman" a similar system is built by "Garmin"
DAZ
>> Edited by dazren on Wednesday 26th November 11:53
Not sure it is cost effective retro fitting the BMW one - I have the Becker one that Daz mentions and love it, but it won't look as nice in the E46.
Maybe try contacting www.prestige-audio.co.uk - friends of mine and very knowledgable about such things (think they said 75% of their business is BMWs!)
Maybe try contacting www.prestige-audio.co.uk - friends of mine and very knowledgable about such things (think they said 75% of their business is BMWs!)
What about SmartNav ?
I understand this is a retrofit system that monitors your position by GPS and provides ongoing instructions which can also take account of changing road conditions, accidents etc.
I was told that you could even ask for directions to your nearest BMW dealership --- should that be required !
I understand this is a retrofit system that monitors your position by GPS and provides ongoing instructions which can also take account of changing road conditions, accidents etc.
I was told that you could even ask for directions to your nearest BMW dealership --- should that be required !
Ted - just call a dealer. They have standard prices for retrofit I think. For example, towbar from new is 800, or 1000 if you missed a box (you can guess how I know this!). The standard fit satnav is fantastic - I love it. Not quite as nice to use as the Alpine (difficult to scroll around randomly), but very detailed map.
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