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Old Jun 22, 2017 | 03:20 AM
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Does anyone installed an aftermarket Navigation and in particular CLARION Brand? I went yesterday to ask for my options and the salesman there told me that the main radio console will be taken out (including the buttons of Phone etc...) and will be replaced with the CLARION RADIO touch screen and so on.. All functions will be working as they were working except the scroll knob.. Does anyone did this before so i can have feedback and more important pictures of final product?

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Old Jun 22, 2017 | 01:20 PM
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He's right. You will lose the scroll button because it is integrated into the OEM unit only. Stay away from Clarion. That's an alright brand for your boat, but look into Pioneer or Alpine for an aftermarket nav unit. Pioneer spearheaded the Apple Carplay movement if you have an Iphone, and I've owned 3 of their units and loved them.
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Old Jun 22, 2017 | 02:09 PM
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My C250 didn't have the navigation and I didn't want to loose the stock look and feel with an after market unit. So I went with the Baker Map module that connects with the existing unit and sits in the glove compartment.
Not too bad.
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Originally Posted by meazz1
My C250 didn't have the navigation and I didn't want to loose the stock look and feel with an after market unit. So I went with the Baker Map module that connects with the existing unit and sits in the glove compartment.
Not too bad.
Have you figured out how to update your Becker? I have it on mine. Unable to with latest Mac or Windows operating system?
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Old Jun 22, 2017 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 97 GSX 97
He's right. You will lose the scroll button because it is integrated into the OEM unit only. Stay away from Clarion. That's an alright brand for your boat, but look into Pioneer or Alpine for an aftermarket nav unit. Pioneer spearheaded the Apple Carplay movement if you have an Iphone, and I've owned 3 of their units and loved them.
do you have any model to propose so that i have a look??
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Old Jun 22, 2017 | 02:50 PM
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Have you figured out how to update your Becker? I have it on mine. Unable to with latest Mac or Windows operating system?
I had trouble on Windows as well, but it eventually worked on my work PC. I think certain versions of XP, Vista, etc work and some don't. My personal PC is on Windows 10 and the Becker just wasn't having it.

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do you have any model to propose so that i have a look??
Look into their NEX models.
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Have you figured out how to update your Becker? I have it on mine. Unable to with latest Mac or Windows operating system?
I haven't tried to update it recently but when I had it first few yrs ago, i had no problem updating on my XP pc.
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Originally Posted by 97 GSX 97
He's right. You will lose the scroll button because it is integrated into the OEM unit only. Stay away from Clarion. That's an alright brand for your boat, but look into Pioneer or Alpine for an aftermarket nav unit. Pioneer spearheaded the Apple Carplay movement if you have an Iphone, and I've owned 3 of their units and loved them.
you mean 3 units of pioneer?? Can yoi send a photo of the navigation installed in your c class???
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I haven't tried to update it recently but when I had it first few yrs ago, i had no problem updating on my XP pc.
I read a lot of people having trouble. I think Becker never updated the program so it's finiky with certain versions of Windows.

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you mean 3 units of pioneer?? Can yoi send a photo of the navigation installed in your c class???
I don't have it installed in my C Class. I have a 2014 C with the nav package already. I had it installed in my last 2 cars and I have one currently in my girlfriend's Jeep. Here is what the Pioneer NEX look like though:


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Originally Posted by 97 GSX 97
I read a lot of people having trouble. I think Becker never updated the program so it's finiky with certain versions of Windows.



I don't have it installed in my C Class. I have a 2014 C with the nav package already. I had it installed in my last 2 cars and I have one currently in my girlfriend's Jeep. Here is what the Pioneer NEX look like though:


hey dude thank you! Since i cannot find the authorised reseller of Pioneer in Cyprus i will try Alpine or maybe Kenwood??
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