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FNKNSTN · 07-03-2009, 08:26 PM

Are there really that many people who get in their cars without knowing where they're going?

klove · 07-03-2009, 09:08 PM

Something i was thinking about pending several things would be to buy a gps, and if it can be paired with the car through blue tooth all the better. What i was thinking was that i would want to see a map so i can have some idea of where i am. I recently drove from MI to AL to FL back to MI and it was something that i wish that i had. What i am going to look into is installing a gps in the dash that can be paired with the car if possible but not near the radio. I want to see if it can be installed with a motor on top of the dash where there is a little island. I want to see if i can remove that island and have a screen flush there that will come up when the car starts and can be put back down when it turns off and at the push of a button. Well see how far i get.

patriotpa · 07-04-2009, 07:22 AM

Garmin.

Look@ what everyone compares their system with: GARMIN. They're the gold standard.

HTWLSS · 07-04-2009, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LongbowDriver

Anyone out there already tried pairing a gps with their Camaro? Did u get voice over the stereo? Did you get turn directions through the DIC?

My TomTom 730 will recognize and display "General Motors", but I can't get it to connect. It says it can't configure it, so I dunno what to do to get it to work.

CamaroDreams07 · 07-04-2009, 12:26 PM

No one has mentioned Magellan yet. I have had one for two years its never once let me down I love it. It works faster/better than my friends' Garmins.

Italianwhiplash · 07-04-2009, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

Maybe someone will develop a GPS unit that uses an HUD type system. Now that'd be fun.

challenger has that

tjd24 · 07-06-2009, 01:12 PM

I am waiting for the Tom Tom for iPhone to come out to see if its specs are great compared to dedicated GPS' -http://iphone.tomtom.com/

If its comparable and I can do away with yet another device plus have my Nav with me out of the Camaro it may be the way to go ( recognizing you have to have an iPhone 3G / 3Gs)...

Yamatr3 · 07-06-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjd24

I am waiting for the Tom Tom for iPhone to come out to see if its specs are great compared to dedicated GPS' -http://iphone.tomtom.com/

If its comparable and I can do away with yet another device plus have my Nav with me out of the Camaro it may be the way to go ( recognizing you have to have an iPhone 3G / 3Gs)...

Thats what I'm waiting for too.

GothamCamaro · 07-06-2009, 01:55 PM

Garmin FTW! though I'm using Onstar for the first year.

SpeedRacerX · 07-07-2009, 03:08 PM

Tried pairing my Garmin Nuvi 660 with the car. Could see "General Motors" on the gps but both the car and gps want you to enter a passcode on the other. So it looks like a no-go. Heard there was a PDIM software update for the camaro, might update the gps bluetooth connection options. Not holding my breath though.

Nuvi on the dash works great, I don't usually use the voice prompts anyway. Just like the estimated arrival time.

Camaro-Teskey · 07-11-2009, 01:43 PM

Cut out stereo and mount:

http://alpine-usa.com/US-en/products...el=IVA-W505/P1

bpoirier · 07-11-2009, 09:19 PM

Just got a Garmin 1390T and absolutely love it. It has traffic updates and bluetooth built in.

levi1922 · 07-21-2009, 03:12 PM

so no one has been able to connect a GPS with the bluetooth yet? i really want to know how that would work, i love the way my tom tom has the 3D street view, and i dont think the onstar system will be able to compare with only an arrow. but if i had a bluetooth GPS that would connect, i think it would be perfect...any new news on this?

Mohrg Beast · 07-23-2009, 02:02 AM

i bought the garmin nuvi for mine..alot of the addresses are wrong for my area..and it takes me to the wrong locations..but i do live in west virginia so im sure thats why its soo messed up. but the factory navi/dvd/cd player in my tahoe done the same thing..if its that kind of system navi in dash dvd/cd/navi unit youre talking about ive put on several posts that my fiancee has a rockford fosgate one in her lancer its the best radio ive seen so far. when you put a cd in the system it instantly rips the cd to the stereo in only 20 secs or so. she had queens greatest hits and it only took 20 secs for that. we didnt even know it did that so when it wouldnt play we got mad then it spit the disc out. we were furious so we read the manual and found the whole cd had been ripped to the player permenately untill you delete it yourself. it stores 999 playlists and each playlist stores 999 songs you do the math and that is a butt load of songs for a built in mp3 player basically. so you dont need an ipod or zune or cds. its all there with navi and xm/serius fm am dvd. so when the camaros come out in december with the nav units in them ima try to order a dash for my camaro and try to have that same unit installed for my car.that is if they release the nav units in december like ive heard.

07-06-2009, 01:12 PM	#35
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07-06-2009, 01:55 PM	#37
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07-21-2009, 03:12 PM	#41
levi1922 Drives: 2LT RS CGM Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,378	so no one has been able to connect a GPS with the bluetooth yet? i really want to know how that would work, i love the way my tom tom has the 3D street view, and i dont think the onstar system will be able to compare with only an arrow. but if i had a bluetooth GPS that would connect, i think it would be perfect...any new news on this? __________________

07-03-2009, 08:26 PM	#29
FNKNSTN Banned Drives: A Black Car Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 801	Are there really that many people who get in their cars without knowing where they're going?

07-03-2009, 09:08 PM	#30
klove Drives: black 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Enterprise, AL Posts: 151 View My Garage	Something i was thinking about pending several things would be to buy a gps, and if it can be paired with the car through blue tooth all the better. What i was thinking was that i would want to see a map so i can have some idea of where i am. I recently drove from MI to AL to FL back to MI and it was something that i wish that i had. What i am going to look into is installing a gps in the dash that can be paired with the car if possible but not near the radio. I want to see if it can be installed with a motor on top of the dash where there is a little island. I want to see if i can remove that island and have a screen flush there that will come up when the car starts and can be put back down when it turns off and at the push of a button. Well see how far i get.

07-04-2009, 07:22 AM	#31
patriotpa Account Suspended Drives: 02 Silverado, 09 Vue, 10 1SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tired of apologizing when we should be kickin' butt! Posts: 1,966 View My Garage	Garmin. Look@ what everyone compares their system with: GARMIN. They're the gold standard.

07-04-2009, 12:26 PM	#33
CamaroDreams07 Drives: Slow V6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 9,361 View My Garage	No one has mentioned Magellan yet. I have had one for two years its never once let me down I love it. It works faster/better than my friends' Garmins.

07-07-2009, 03:08 PM	#38
SpeedRacerX Drives: ABM 2LT/RS Camaro Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 25 View My Garage	Tried pairing my Garmin Nuvi 660 with the car. Could see "General Motors" on the gps but both the car and gps want you to enter a passcode on the other. So it looks like a no-go. Heard there was a PDIM software update for the camaro, might update the gps bluetooth connection options. Not holding my breath though. Nuvi on the dash works great, I don't usually use the voice prompts anyway. Just like the estimated arrival time.

07-11-2009, 01:43 PM	#39
Camaro-Teskey BlackonBlack Drives: 2010 Blk Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North of Toronto Posts: 112 View My Garage	Cut out stereo and mount: http://alpine-usa.com/US-en/products...el=IVA-W505/P1

07-11-2009, 09:19 PM	#40
bpoirier Drives: 2SS/RS IOM CGM Stripes Join Date: May 2009 Location: Haughton, LA Posts: 931	Just got a Garmin 1390T and absolutely love it. It has traffic updates and bluetooth built in.

07-23-2009, 02:02 AM	#42
Mohrg Beast TURBO HUNTER!!! Drives: 2010 Camaro Lt Vin #1974 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: West Virginia Posts: 607 View My Garage	i bought the garmin nuvi for mine..alot of the addresses are wrong for my area..and it takes me to the wrong locations..but i do live in west virginia so im sure thats why its soo messed up. but the factory navi/dvd/cd player in my tahoe done the same thing..if its that kind of system navi in dash dvd/cd/navi unit youre talking about ive put on several posts that my fiancee has a rockford fosgate one in her lancer its the best radio ive seen so far. when you put a cd in the system it instantly rips the cd to the stereo in only 20 secs or so. she had queens greatest hits and it only took 20 secs for that. we didnt even know it did that so when it wouldnt play we got mad then it spit the disc out. we were furious so we read the manual and found the whole cd had been ripped to the player permenately untill you delete it yourself. it stores 999 playlists and each playlist stores 999 songs you do the math and that is a butt load of songs for a built in mp3 player basically. so you dont need an ipod or zune or cds. its all there with navi and xm/serius fm am dvd. so when the camaros come out in december with the nav units in them ima try to order a dash for my camaro and try to have that same unit installed for my car.that is if they release the nav units in december like ive heard.