Adding map/navigation to a base C6?
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Adding map/navigation to a base C6?
Is it possible to add/install/retrofit the navigation system to a base 2006 Corvette?
Asking because I'm admiring one that has the panel, but doesn't mention the nav system.
Not a deal-breaker by any means -- I'm not only comfortable with using paper maps, I used to make them in the first 25 years of my career. But if I get the C6, with that map-capable display, it would be great to have the maps, too.
Asking because I'm admiring one that has the panel, but doesn't mention the nav system.
Not a deal-breaker by any means -- I'm not only comfortable with using paper maps, I used to make them in the first 25 years of my career. But if I get the C6, with that map-capable display, it would be great to have the maps, too.
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You don’t want the OEM navigation unit. It’s 17-year old technology, and was honestly outdated when it was introduced in ‘05. You would need to pay a dealer or someone with a Tech II to unlock it and match it your car. The last map update was 2016, which means it has maps from 2015.
Your best, and most cost-effective options is to replace it with an aftermarket head unit.
Your best, and most cost-effective options is to replace it with an aftermarket head unit.
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You don’t want the OEM navigation unit. It’s 17-year old technology, and was honestly outdated when it was introduced in ‘05. You would need to pay a dealer or someone with a Tech II to unlock it and match it your car. The last map update was 2016, which means it has maps from 2015.
Your best, and most cost-effective options is to replace it with an aftermarket head unit.
Your best, and most cost-effective options is to replace it with an aftermarket head unit.
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I've got a long, long history with GPS ... my former employer (Defense Mapping Agency) was a principal driver for the GPS system. GPS was the foundation of the World Geodetic System of 1984, which has been refined and tightened to a millimeter-level model of the Earth's surface.
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The best thing you can do for yourself is to get a modern head unit that you can connect via Bluetooth to your phone so you can get verbal directions through the speakers via Google Maps, or even better yet through Waze, which gives you directions through Google Maps plus it tells you where cops, potholes, road obstructions, and other road hazards are.
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Thanks, JABCAT, Corvette_Ed. I'm looking at a 2006 base coupe, and as I say, I am completely comfortable with paper maps, or Google Maps on my phone (as needed).
I've got a long, long history with GPS ... my former employer (Defense Mapping Agency) was a principal driver for the GPS system. GPS was the foundation of the World Geodetic System of 1984, which has been refined and tightened to a millimeter-level model of the Earth's surface.
I've got a long, long history with GPS ... my former employer (Defense Mapping Agency) was a principal driver for the GPS system. GPS was the foundation of the World Geodetic System of 1984, which has been refined and tightened to a millimeter-level model of the Earth's surface.
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As the others said...one of the best mods to do is to change the head unit. I just did it the past few days. It took 2 days because I took my time. I did a lot of research and a preliminary overview on the whole thing. So I am not caught with any surprises. Went smoothly. Head unit and backup camera.
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Thanks, I appreciate the advice. Certainly sounds as though a new head unit is my best option, if I choose to do anything ...
Woops -- I took a closer look, and the head unit is marked "SONY". So a previous owner agreed with you!
(Now I just have to give this car a test-drive. It looks like a good deal -- $4000 below KBB average, 44K miles, Monterey Red coupe with tan interior. It's at a Jaguar dealership, and the salesman said they want to get it out of the way to make room for another Jaguar.)
Woops -- I took a closer look, and the head unit is marked "SONY". So a previous owner agreed with you!
(Now I just have to give this car a test-drive. It looks like a good deal -- $4000 below KBB average, 44K miles, Monterey Red coupe with tan interior. It's at a Jaguar dealership, and the salesman said they want to get it out of the way to make room for another Jaguar.)
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Thanks, I appreciate the advice. Certainly sounds as though a new head unit is my best option, if I choose to do anything ...
Woops -- I took a closer look, and the head unit is marked "SONY". So a previous owner agreed with you!
(Now I just have to give this car a test-drive. It looks like a good deal -- $4000 below KBB average, 44K miles, Monterey Red coupe with tan interior. It's at a Jaguar dealership, and the salesman said they want to get it out of the way to make room for another Jaguar.)
Woops -- I took a closer look, and the head unit is marked "SONY". So a previous owner agreed with you!
(Now I just have to give this car a test-drive. It looks like a good deal -- $4000 below KBB average, 44K miles, Monterey Red coupe with tan interior. It's at a Jaguar dealership, and the salesman said they want to get it out of the way to make room for another Jaguar.)
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And - remarkably - they'd taken an '09 convertible in trade, earlier in the day. I gave it a look-over, but not a test-drive ... and late this afternoon, the salesman who had taken my first call told me the sales manager would let me have it right away for $21K. But it isn't quite what I want; it's got 90K miles, with a manual trans (clutch issues?) and a "performance" (loud) exhaust ... and a problem with its stereo head; it was folded out horizontal, exposing CD and DVD slots.
There will be another "better deal" tomorrow, or next week, or later this month, or maybe next month. I just want to have my very own 'Fiberglass Mistress' ready to go cross-country to California and back, in time for the Great Southwest US road-trip I'm planning for April.
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I bought a stand-alone Garmin back in '08. Had a couple newer ones since. Simple, low cost, effective, free updates, and easy to carry in the hotel room to plan the next day's route. I still use it, since the display is larger than my phone and the program works better. Easy to swap it into one of the other vehicles too.
Several years ago, I bought a 1954 road atlas to complement the 2008 one and the several State maps I reference on road trips. I use the 1954 one to avoid the Interstate system, because I want to "See the USA in my Chevrolet" at a leisurely pace.
Several years ago, I bought a 1954 road atlas to complement the 2008 one and the several State maps I reference on road trips. I use the 1954 one to avoid the Interstate system, because I want to "See the USA in my Chevrolet" at a leisurely pace.
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I also installed a JL Audio 900W 5-channel amplifier, two 10" subs in the trunk, and replaced all of the Bose speakers in the interior with JL Audio component speakers in the doors and 5-1/4" speakers behind the seats.
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It really does sound amazing! I can actually hear my stereo when I have the top down at highway speeds. I couldn't do that when I first bought my car. The Bose system didn't last a week.