Smart Nav???!!!

laracroft · Dec 19, 2014

I've had some work done to my D90 and it appears there is a Smart Nav unit in there meaning I have GPS! Button controlled, not a screen. Now, is there a way I could get this rewired to give me a positional fix connected to a tablet with mapping? As I refuse to pay a premium for my car to direct me when I'm perfectly capable of doing so myself.

Mcclegend · Dec 20, 2014

Was it not part of a tracker system with the alarm. Are you sure it still works.

I bet is is posible somehow but I don't think its would be worth the hasstle, if your going to use a tablet why not use a tablet with gps built in.
If you have an tablet without gps then get a wifi or Bluetooth gps box.

Chrisw8 · Dec 20, 2014

Google maps is free .....

laracroft · Dec 20, 2014

I want something to use offline. So I'm looking into a tablet where I can import mapping etc

laracroft · Dec 20, 2014

Mcclegend said:
Was it not part of a tracker system with the alarm. Are you sure it still works.

I bet is is posible somehow but I don't think its would be worth the hasstle, if your going to use a tablet why not use a tablet with gps built in.
If you have an tablet without gps then get a wifi or Bluetooth gps box.

Oh it still works. It was accidentally turned on and was barking instructions at me for ages. I press the button again and then it called their helpline who because I didn't want to sign up weren't too helpful!

mudmut · Dec 20, 2014

Best free satnav app i have come across is NAVFREE, its totally free and works offline as you download the maps to your phone or tablet, been working great for me.

wack61 · Dec 20, 2014

A tomtom with traffic is worth the £100

Mine saved me a 60-70 minute delay today on the M6 near lancaster by sending me down some lanes and back on at the next junction when a truck overturned

After a 4am start it's quite a good feeling when you're doing 60 on a parallel road while all you can see on the motorway is a sea of brake lights

The traffic on Tomtom is very good

Mcclegend · Dec 21, 2014

Google maps let you import maps for offline use.

I've got the Ordanace survey map app installed for when I'm not driving, I use a cycle gps app to log my postion when I'm out on the quad and then export the data to google earth to show my route etc.

But for navigation I bought Tom tom app few years ago for £35.

laracroft · Dec 21, 2014

Hmmm. All interesting. I will research into the aforementioned methods, but thanks

. Seems useful!

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