Nav Update CD
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Nav Update CD
Hello all, I am new to the forums having bought my first Corvette last week. 2006, C6 LS2 Convertible 13500 miles. Car was owned by my mother in law, new to her Christmas gift 2005. I was looking through the original purchase docs and found the window sticker indicating that it includes two free map updates. I spoke with my mother in law and she advised that they never updated the maps. Any idea with Chevrolet will honor the map update? Anyone else have something similar? Thanks for your help. Lots to read here and enjoying the forums.
Le Mans Master
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brand new Nav update CD... $10.00
bought on a few weeks ago, works fine in my '05 Convertible.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-Chevrole...72.m2749.l2649
bought on a few weeks ago, works fine in my '05 Convertible.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-Chevrole...72.m2749.l2649
Last edited by RPOZ4Z; Dec 7, 2017 at 09:51 PM.
Drifting
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brand new Nav update CD... $10.00
bought on a few weeks ago, works fine in my '05 Convertible.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-Chevrole...72.m2749.l2649
bought on a few weeks ago, works fine in my '05 Convertible.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-Chevrole...72.m2749.l2649
Thanks
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Hello all, I am new to the forums having bought my first Corvette last week. 2006, C6 LS2 Convertible 13500 miles. Car was owned by my mother in law, new to her Christmas gift 2005. I was looking through the original purchase docs and found the window sticker indicating that it includes two free map updates. I spoke with my mother in law and she advised that they never updated the maps. Any idea with Chevrolet will honor the map update? Anyone else have something similar? Thanks for your help. Lots to read here and enjoying the forums.
Others have tried and have been refused. I guess it depends on your e-mail and which associate happens to be in a giving mode on that particular day.
I have the info that I used if you want. PM me and I can forward it to you.
Instructor
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I was in a similar situation with my 2006. The 2 free updates had never been claimed. I e-mailed the contact e-mail for the GMNav disc site and got the version 9 for free and the newest version 10 for free.
Others have tried and have been refused. I guess it depends on your e-mail and which associate happens to be in a giving mode on that particular day.
I have the info that I used if you want. PM me and I can forward it to you.
Others have tried and have been refused. I guess it depends on your e-mail and which associate happens to be in a giving mode on that particular day.
I have the info that I used if you want. PM me and I can forward it to you.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2017
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From: Friday Harbor WA
Hello all, I am new to the forums having bought my first Corvette last week. 2006, C6 LS2 Convertible 13500 miles. Car was owned by my mother in law, new to her Christmas gift 2005. I was looking through the original purchase docs and found the window sticker indicating that it includes two free map updates. I spoke with my mother in law and she advised that they never updated the maps. Any idea with Chevrolet will honor the map update? Anyone else have something similar? Thanks for your help. Lots to read here and enjoying the forums.
Instructor
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From: Henrico North Carolina
Should Work Well
They do look exactly like an original, but they are copies. However, they work just as well. I have an original and I burnt a back-up just in case the new one fails. When I bought mine, I think the original was $159 + shipping. A few months ago a group was selling copies on Ebay for $99 and they were selling like hotcakes. Some previous posts on the Forum called members out for buying copies and saying it was illegal and immoral. I call it free enterprise. Build a better mousetrap............
Good luck with your new disc - the money saved can be well utilized here at Christmas.
Good luck with your new disc - the money saved can be well utilized here at Christmas.
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Drifting
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I got one too and it's a copy! There are a few sites you can find that explain how to identify a copy. Also looked at the sellers negative feedback and some of the buyers have claimed the disc mucked up their nav unit. I'm not even going to put it in the car. Seller DID send me a refund however. I'll stick to my Garmin. The thing I like about the Garmin is if you need gas or a hotel all you need to do is touch the icon for either and you have choices where as with the GM Nav you need to know where the gas station is to program it to go there. A thousand miles from you're not going to have a clue where the station is?
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I got one too and it's a copy! There are a few sites you can find that explain how to identify a copy. Also looked at the sellers negative feedback and some of the buyers have claimed the disc mucked up their nav unit. I'm not even going to put it in the car. Seller DID send me a refund however. I'll stick to my Garmin. The thing I like about the Garmin is if you need gas or a hotel all you need to do is touch the icon for either and you have choices where as with the GM Nav you need to know where the gas station is to program it to go there. A thousand miles from you're not going to have a clue where the station is?
Le Mans Master
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It really is not bad , does almost everything you could possibly want a NAV to do and has never failed to get me where I wanted to go
Could the graphics be better ... sure but do we really need prettier graphics .....
Dave
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So many are quick to down the GM NAV and they never even have learned how to work it lol lol lol
It really is not bad , does almost everything you could possibly want a NAV to do and has never failed to get me where I wanted to go
Could the graphics be better ... sure but do we really need prettier graphics .....
Dave
It really is not bad , does almost everything you could possibly want a NAV to do and has never failed to get me where I wanted to go
Could the graphics be better ... sure but do we really need prettier graphics .....
Dave
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Granted, the Garmin is easier to use, but the OEM NAV is easy as well, and is very powerful once it is learned. There is no trouble finding gas stations, hotels, restaurants with the POI's. It can be set so what you may need (gas stations) is displayed 1 mile prior to coming up to any exit of a city or town.
It's in dash, no need to clutter up the interior with extra add on gadgets.
After market in dash units would be a much better solution to replace an OEM Nav than a Garmin IMO
We all have choices, and we do what we think is best for our situations.
It's in dash, no need to clutter up the interior with extra add on gadgets.
After market in dash units would be a much better solution to replace an OEM Nav than a Garmin IMO
We all have choices, and we do what we think is best for our situations.
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Drifting
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The biggest issue I have with the Nav is I have to pull over to use it and I don't want to rewire it to work. It's a PIA!
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