Member Since: 11 Feb 2008
Location: North East
Posts: 792
Retro Sat Nav/Info Unit
Hi Chaps
Is it possible to put a Sat Nav/Info head unit from an HSE or similar into a GS with the smaller 41/2 inch unit - i.e. is the wiring there and will it just need activating or are there other issues?
Cheers."UNDERSTEER" ---is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"OVERSTEER" ------is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" -is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" ------------is how far you take the fence with you.
16th May 2018 10:04 am
Famousfive
Member Since: 12 Aug 2014
Location: Southampton
Posts: 1806
Lots of issues such as no MOST cabling not there for connections.
Hardware needed would be head-unit, clock, separate amp, dab unit and various looms to name just a few from the top of my head.
Something a lot of us would like to do but not really viable tbh* *think it has been done once if you search threadsStolen - D4 Loire Blue
D4 Bali Blue
16th May 2018 10:22 am
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1072
I have fitted a lenovo Tab 2 into mine.
I have installed Amazon music to it and tom tom, so looks like a proper unit with the usual D4 sat nav bezel.
Only issue is that to hear the sat nav instructions I need to press the aux button-not an issue for me as I either have it on silent anyway, or am on a long journey when I listen to my playlists anyway.
I just moved the standard headunit into the glovebox, so the radio and bluetooth controls all stay the same.
16th May 2018 10:32 am
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
Any pictures of your setup Phillip?
16th May 2018 11:11 am
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1072
Not on me-I am in the wifes car today, but will take some tonight when I get home
16th May 2018 11:13 am
DiscoDan15
Member Since: 30 Dec 2017
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 87
Watching with interest!
16th May 2018 11:24 am
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Think there about a thousand threads on this subject!
I replaced the entire system with a Kenwood double din system with garmin satnav, reversing camera, dvd, etc. I put am ipad mini where the sat nav screen was. Everything I "lost" by removing the head unit was replaced by the new head unit anyway.
That was all in my previous vehicle and cost about £1200-1300 to do from memory.
Not bothered to do it with this disco because the reality I found was that the google nav is far superior than I have yet seen fitted in a car and when on long journeys I mostly played my spotify play lists - so didn't use the head unit really either. Reversing cameras, access to facebook and other bling I can live without.
So my current set up (for longer journeys and laning) is an iPad pro mounted on a ram type mount connected via bluetooth and the aux port.
The supplied head unit is good for the scrap heap...D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
16th May 2018 12:45 pm
Famousfive
Member Since: 12 Aug 2014
Location: Southampton
Posts: 1806
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Honestly.. it's all absolute pooD3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
16th May 2018 1:05 pm
Philip1972
Member Since: 10 Mar 2017
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1072
Apologies for the delay, I totally forgot to take pics the other night
Anyway, here they are
18th May 2018 8:41 am
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Cool! D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
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