aftermarket nagivations....

NCSUPACK09

I read a lot of reviews where Pioneers had problems. The best reviews have come from the Kenwood DNX5140 (no bluetooth) and DNX6140 (bluetooth). I'm actually thinking about getting the latter myself.

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Mike@Blackline

had the 5140. lackluster system if you want my two cents. i sold it and just never replaced my radio, sweet sweet exhaust audio in my 06 350Z

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Zsteve

Had the aviv 90bt in my last car, it needed an software upgrade to make it boot faster, which they came out with. But it still kinda messed up on the bluetooth while talking and stuff so when I traded in I kept it in the car and they gave me an extra grand for it. I bought it from Amazon for $500 brand new.

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JvKintheUSA

I use a TomTom - the best IMO. I bought an extender so I can stick it to the left side of my front windshield and tap the screen with my left-hand fingers without my hand leaving the steering wheel. These portable GPS systems are far better (again IMO) since you can connect them to you computer and upload different screen colors, latest POIs etc. without having to buy expensive DVDs. TomTom charges nothing for the 1st year for map updates and $80 or so thereafter. Plus when a fancier GPS comes out I can give my wife the old one and get the latest and greatest for myself

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Who will be the first to put a unit in the center cubby!?

TheWeatherman

I HAVE! I have since day one. A Garmin 275WT fits in perfectly with it's windsheild suction bracket mounted to the machine. It "wedges" in the cubby, and doesn't move thanks to the rubber windshield suction mount's friction. You have to find a place to hide the wires though. I'll get you a pic if I have some free time.

I even have the screen tilted towards me. I love the setup. It's like Garmin and Nissan designed the cubby together. No drilling for me.

Oh, and it gets perfect satellite signals from inside the cubby as well, free FM traffic monitoring. I was thinking of buying a few of them now in case mine broke, or they change the dimensions.

brakedrift12

how do u charge while the nav is placed in the place?
are u like charging it before the use?
adding pic would be great i want to see how it fit and look with my own eye imao

TheWeatherman

I charge it with the power wire out the side of the cubby. It's the traffic antenna. It's really easy to pull in and out.

brakedrift12

hmmm. dont they fall or move aroung while driving?? looks like there is a gap each side of the navigation.

And I thought it would be hard to see the navi since the cover is poped out. u know, it does not go in-ward when its opened, does it?

brakedrift12

i personally dont like the interface for tomtom, has old garmin in the other car, i think kenwood will be my choice then

Mike@Blackline

it may be unlikely that a aftermarket system will be in the cubby anytime soon; it took quite a while for someone to put one in a 350Z, and it was impossible to do it with any double-din from what i heard; the only way it was done was through the building of custom carputers. there was no way to fit the depth of a double-din in there, so people were building systems that utilized thin LCD touchscreens in the cubby.

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theDreamer

Yep, the depth is almost there for a double din but the issue I found was that the sides narrow as you go back so it is not the same dimensions in the opening as the rear.

I think if you want a double din then you need to mount it where the stock radio is and if you want additional items (HKS Camp II or something) then a simple screen up top will fit easily.

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Mike@Blackline

yeah might as well double the screen use for the navi and FI gauges and keep the lower area dedicated for music. i always hated having to switch over to the audio screen just for basic functions when youre using the nav to get somewhere. idk FI and doubledins are both things i cant afford right now anyways so guess it wont be bothering me anytime soon

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Zsteve

use the cubby for a touchscreen monitor and there is a program out there that can throw different gauges on the screen and you will be able to interact with it but its pretty expensive. It would be great if it wasnt so expensive.

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theDreamer

HKS Camp II is around 500-600, add in a screen (does not have to be touch) is around 100-200 and overall that is not that much. There are add ons to the HKS system which will give you more readings if you want. I finally got to see the system in action (it was plugged into a Pioneer Z110-BT only though), but it looks fantastic overall. It lagged on the RPM readings, though I would not use that gauge, but everything else was pretty damn close to real time readings.

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