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Oct 21st, 2018, 15:13 | #1 |
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Retro fit
Hi all just bought a 2004 xc90
It has not got factory satnav and I'm wondering how easy / hard is it to fit a S/H unit from another vehicle Any advice be it good or bad happily accepted |
Oct 21st, 2018, 17:05 | #2 |
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Save yourself the grief and get a standalone Garmin
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Oct 21st, 2018, 20:02 | #3 |
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If you want the factory nav, the cheapest way is to buy a car with it already in. It’s a whole lot of expense and headache for what is a 17 year old system.
Don’t get me wrong, I like mine but the lack of postcode input is a pain. As said, get a stand alone garmin or Tom Tom or google maps on a smartphone. |
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Oct 21st, 2018, 20:13 | #4 |
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I have a 2005 Exec with the nav and phone. Don’t bother........
Your mobile phone will have better mapping tech and you can get a bluetooth hands free module for voice calls etc. |
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Oct 23rd, 2018, 00:28 | #5 |
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Reading with interest, and I also have integrated satnav and phone.
Certainly both are old technology, for example the phone needs a 2g sim, but I have a my2003 and the sat nav certainly does have post code entry. Select the 'city' line and you get the option on top of the screen, tab right for post code entry. I personally use all sorts of navigation software including garmin and google maps on phone, but in support of older volvo satnsve technology, I think it works fine and use it often. Key to retrofitting and I am not an expert, but there are integrated controls on the steering wheel and the phone will need major changes to the icm ( for a start it has phone controls on it.). So I would also agree that this would be an expensive and comprehesive retrofit and other members in my opinion are correct it that it really is not necessary with off the shelf alternatives Hope this helps. |
Oct 23rd, 2018, 00:35 | #6 |
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It's not just hardware the software will be the real problem.
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Oct 23rd, 2018, 11:18 | #7 |
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Having read the replies and looked on ebay for the parts I think I'll leave alone and maybe just do a head unit install with an after market media head unit ( done this in my mercedes) I have seen a quite good video on YouTube on how to do it on the xc90
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