M35 Factory Navigation. Can I Get It To Work In Aus?

[1ARX4]

Hi Everyone,

I have just bought an ARX Four 2002 with factory Nav and TV. I know that TV is possible with modification but is there any way I can make the Nav work?

Any tips would be most appreciated.

[ironpaw]

Nope....AFAIK....

[andy65b]

NO

[iamhe77]

Not the factory Navigation.... not unless someone can hack and import AUS maps into a Xanavi environment

[dirtyRS4]

you own a M35.

nobody can help you now. lolz

[Sunkist]

Not the factory Navigation.... not unless someone can hack and import AUS maps into a Xanavi environment

didnt Garmin make one?

[iamhe77]

didnt Garmin make one?

Garmin have maps, but we need someone that can somehow hack them and allow them to display in the Xanavi system we have.

You wouldn't know anyone like that would you?

Maybe talk to Chris Rogers on what needs to be done... or search, I think it was covered somewhere in here last year or the year before

Edited January 10, 2011 by iamhe77

[Sunkist]

Garmin have maps, but we need someone that can somehow hack them and allow them to display in the Xanavi system we have.

You wouldn't know anyone like that would you?

Maybe talk to Chris Rogers on what needs to be done... or search, I think it was covered somewhere in here last year or the year before

I might, but you would need to get an original garmin map for me, thats up to date.

And it would need to be hacked everytime it gets updated. not only that I would need an extra SAT NAV system out of a stag that I can give to him to hook up at home..

[Chris Rogers]

OEM system with no mods - not a chance. garmin overlayed onto it - yes, done plenty of them. cheap - no.

[Chris Rogers]

to be totally honest though the only thing that screen is good for is a trip computer and a reversing camera. (and even that needs hacking in.) forget about the rest.

if you want navi - bite the bullet and pop a 2DIN unit in there. far more effective and you gain a lot over the OEM setup and save sanity when the 6cd packs up.

[Chris Rogers]

I might, but you would need to get an original garmin map for me, thats up to date.

And it would need to be hacked everytime it gets updated. not only that I would need an extra SAT NAV system out of a stag that I can give to him to hook up at home..

and a certain one at that.

at one time I was going to do drop in units for these. I may still do that..

thing being though most of you lot won't pay for the time it takes to actually set one up properly in these cars so most of the time I tend not to bother..

[Sunkist]

and a certain one at that.

at one time I was going to do drop in units for these. I may still do that..

thing being though most of you lot won't pay for the time it takes to actually set one up properly in these cars so most of the time I tend not to bother..

my point exactly. may as well just go buy a GPS it would be a quarter of the price aswell.

[ClassOne]

F me .. All the geeks in the world and getting the sat nav to work in oz is like trying to get to mars! What a joke.

So this seriously can't be done? At all? So devo right now

[Jetwreck]

Nup....cannot happen!

No means no!

[Chris Rogers]

F me .. All the geeks in the world and getting the sat nav to work in oz is like trying to get to mars! What a joke.

So this seriously can't be done? At all? So devo right now

champagne taste on a beer budget... seriously. if you are absolutely DEAD keen on doing this work out how to code a hitachi SH4 processor, reverse engineer the OEM unit at a hardware AND software level then give the solution away.. that is pretty much the question you asked.

the shorter answer is NO! not possible.

search me on this topic and you will see a few other ways of skinning this car. most are a 4 figure exercise..

[ClassOne]

meah if its cant be done that way then there has to be an after market device that can be patched into the factory screen without interrupting the other functions.

4 figures... f**k that,,, just use my head... costs nothing

you can get a garmen gvn for $450

no offence at all intended... but 4 figures... really?

Edited March 18, 2012 by ClassOne

[Commsman]

You can put an aux AV signal into the factory tuner that can display whatever you like. Got a gps with AV output? Why not a Carputer or tablet/mobile device? Plenty of options. Do a search on TV tuners for starters as there's answers on how to interface with the tuner/screen & all sorts of infomation & ideas to get you thinking about the possibilities.

Edited March 18, 2012 by Commsman

[joshm35]

What about a refadex?

[ironpaw]

Get a samsung 7" Galaxy tab. Stick to existing 7" display with double sided tape. done. $450...

Or spend 1-2K on an aftermarket double DIN GPS/Media player...

your choice. Not sure why people are so caught up with using the stock display for GPS...

I mean, do you really want to use this to control the GPS?

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=1468

[Daleo]

+1^^^

I'd rather be able to remove it from the car & use in my other car; or replace it when it gets old.

I rarely even use the display anyway, if I had my time again; I'd have the pocket, and set the Navman up in there.