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Old 09-14-2003, 12:03 PM
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I was wondering if any1 could tell me some things about using a Pioneer flip up indash GPS/DVD. Any experience with it? Any good things? Can i use the stock anteanna? etc........
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Re: W203 Aftermarket GPS

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I was wondering if any1 could tell me some things about using a Pioneer flip up indash GPS/DVD. Any experience with it? Any good things? Can i use the stock anteanna? etc........
I have Pioneers unit in my car. I love it. The newest version does not allow you to play DVD movies, so if thats something you want, look for the AVIC-9DVD or AVIC-90DVD, the new one is the AVIC-80DVD.

All of the U.S., most of Canada and Mexico is on one DVD. Pioneer gives you several 'views' to pick from, the best is the heads up view which looks like your looking at the street with a mini-map.

You can get a Pioneer touch screen if you want, the regular screen works fine too. You can talk to it (Go home) and it will talk to you (make a right turn to pick up the highway, US 9 North). It saves hundreds (or thousands, not sure) addresses you put in and you can back up your settings on a memory card, although the unit was removed from my car for 4 months and kept the settings.

I'll be happy to answer any other ?'s...just let me know.

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i noticed that you changed out your factory CD player for a Pioneer CD player. Would i have to do the same for mine?
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Originally posted by BenzoAMGpower
i noticed that you changed out your factory CD player for a Pioneer CD player. Would i have to do the same for mine?
Mine is a DVD player so I can watch movies and navigate at the same time. The pioneer unit requires one din for the Nav and then you need a screen, I know you can mount the Nav in the glove box or the trunk, i am not sure how you use the remote, but I have seen it done. I think other people in this forum have added aftermarket units while keeping their stock HU, but I don't know how they did this...you might want to try a search for that.

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I got Pioneer NAV-SYS910DVD DVD Mobile Navigation System installed in my M3. The Nav is mounted in the trunk, It can watch DVD, the screen is 6.5" touch screen. I am very satisfied with it. plus voice recognition and I am going to put PS2 .
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Check out www.garmin.com. They make portable gps.
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Re: Garmin GPS

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Check out www.garmin.com. They make portable gps.
But it's not as cool!!!
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Re: Re: W203 Aftermarket GPS

Originally posted by tifosiv122
I have Pioneers unit in my car. I love it. The newest version does not allow you to play DVD movies, so if thats something you want, look for the AVIC-9DVD or AVIC-90DVD, the new one is the AVIC-80DVD.

All of the U.S., most of Canada and Mexico is on one DVD. Pioneer gives you several 'views' to pick from, the best is the heads up view which looks like your looking at the street with a mini-map.

You can get a Pioneer touch screen if you want, the regular screen works fine too. You can talk to it (Go home) and it will talk to you (make a right turn to pick up the highway, US 9 North). It saves hundreds (or thousands, not sure) addresses you put in and you can back up your settings on a memory card, although the unit was removed from my car for 4 months and kept the settings.

I'll be happy to answer any other ?'s...just let me know.

Erik
What kind of system are you running? Where did you get the bracket for the nav and the head unit?

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Re: Re: W203 Aftermarket GPS

Originally posted by tifosiv122
I have Pioneers unit in my car. I love it. The newest version does not allow you to play DVD movies, so if thats something you want, look for the AVIC-9DVD or AVIC-90DVD, the new one is the AVIC-80DVD.

All of the U.S., most of Canada and Mexico is on one DVD. Pioneer gives you several 'views' to pick from, the best is the heads up view which looks like your looking at the street with a mini-map.

You can get a Pioneer touch screen if you want, the regular screen works fine too. You can talk to it (Go home) and it will talk to you (make a right turn to pick up the highway, US 9 North). It saves hundreds (or thousands, not sure) addresses you put in and you can back up your settings on a memory card, although the unit was removed from my car for 4 months and kept the settings.

I'll be happy to answer any other ?'s...just let me know.

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What kind of system are you running?Where did you get the braket for around the nav and the screen?
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Wow, talk about an old post.

My "surround" is a Scosche....http://www.scosche.com/

The setup is Pioneer:

AVX-P7300DVD - 7" Wide screen LCD with DVD and CD player
AVIC-90DVD - DVD Navigation Unit and DVD player
AVM-P8000R - Master Unit 'Brain'
CDX-P676 - 6 Disc CD Changer {Premier}
GEX-P900XM - XM Radio
Verizon Wireless v60p Phone {Replaced the t720c in the pic}

I didn't want the touch screen...it's not my style. I know Pioneer has a new system coming out with custom Digital Guages built in...that I might upgrade to.

The price...umm...can't discuss that.

For more pics and pics of my other cars go to: www.erikcohen.com
Under cars...present for the coupe...past for the Maxima...those are the 2 cars that had major mods. I really need to update the coupe mod page...maybe tomorrow.

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