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Joined: Oct 2014
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From: Atlanta, GA
Well, yes and no.
added?.....yes
Cheap?....not really. LOL.
Here's what you can do:
Like you, I have a 2015. Mine came with all the options since it's a 3LT trim...navigation, PDR, HUD...etc. What it did NOT have was Apple CarPlay. That came along beginning in 2016. You CAN upgrade your car. I upgraded mine to have CarPlay. With this upgrade, it also came with GPS. Since my car already had that pre-installed, I didn't have to run the GPS antenna included with the upgrade equipment.
The upgrade included 3 modules. Two on the passenger side behind the footwell and one up under the driver's side dash. Plug n play. I did it in a day...with a LOT of aggressive foul language barked out at no-one in particular. LOL. Ugh. For your car, the GPS antenna would run from that driver's side box up to around the front left speaker. That probably would have been the easiest task but I didn't have to that part.
The YouTube videos made it look easy. Eh, yes and no. It was just a royal pain in the *** to get to the modules to replace.
I think it was about $1,100 for the upgrade.
https://www.infotainment.com/product...=9856511901732
It will NOT give you the PDR if you don't already have it. That is a completely different unit somewhere in the car.
added?.....yes
Cheap?....not really. LOL.
Here's what you can do:
Like you, I have a 2015. Mine came with all the options since it's a 3LT trim...navigation, PDR, HUD...etc. What it did NOT have was Apple CarPlay. That came along beginning in 2016. You CAN upgrade your car. I upgraded mine to have CarPlay. With this upgrade, it also came with GPS. Since my car already had that pre-installed, I didn't have to run the GPS antenna included with the upgrade equipment.
The upgrade included 3 modules. Two on the passenger side behind the footwell and one up under the driver's side dash. Plug n play. I did it in a day...with a LOT of aggressive foul language barked out at no-one in particular. LOL. Ugh. For your car, the GPS antenna would run from that driver's side box up to around the front left speaker. That probably would have been the easiest task but I didn't have to that part.
The YouTube videos made it look easy. Eh, yes and no. It was just a royal pain in the *** to get to the modules to replace.
I think it was about $1,100 for the upgrade.
https://www.infotainment.com/product...=9856511901732
It will NOT give you the PDR if you don't already have it. That is a completely different unit somewhere in the car.
Last edited by Jaykoh-Z51; Sep 27, 2021 at 11:41 AM.
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If you want a dedicated GPS, the mount may have to be cobbled together. My Garmin Zumo XT has a ProClip mount with the wedge and a Garmin GPS bracket.
So complicated these days . . . . .
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Probably your best bet is to use your cell phone or get something like a Garmin Nuvi - heck of a lot cheaper and works better than the factory GPS IMO.
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When I travel, I use a Garmin Nuvi 55. It works everywhere except in downtown in a canyon of buildings. It cost about $100 and updates are free.
No, it 's not built in.
I use a suction cup on the window or a beanbag mount on the dash. I am not worried if someone is offended by the looks.
I have used it in tandem with the built in GPS in the wife's Cadillac XT5.
The Garmin is much more accurate. Foresquare has many more restaurants, gas stations and hotels than the built in GPS.
No, it 's not built in.
I use a suction cup on the window or a beanbag mount on the dash. I am not worried if someone is offended by the looks.
I have used it in tandem with the built in GPS in the wife's Cadillac XT5.
The Garmin is much more accurate. Foresquare has many more restaurants, gas stations and hotels than the built in GPS.
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We have two Garmins, two cellphones with apple maps and Google maps and Waze.
But we still use the C7 factory Nav most of the time. The HUD directions are very nice.
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But we still use the C7 factory Nav most of the time. The HUD directions are very nice.