fakesnake

Hey factory Navs are available on Ebay for $1250 as new take offs, I did it works as advertised

Mr.Bape

I want to go aftermarket myself but I can't get past the fact that it leaves such a major gap and doesn't look OEM as one would want it:





Surely there's an aftermarket Navigation system that fills out the whole factory Double Bin chasis.

Lethaldosage423

Yeah, i was looking at a pioneer one. I really like the stock one but im really not ready to pay over a grand!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...ctiveda8751-20
I was looking into this one its real nice and Kenwood is a pretty respected brand. Still not sure tho.

maxshuty

Go with a Pioneer Avic model (I'm thinking about getting the D3---or whatever is cheapest!!)

I just saw a Pioneer Like-New Avic D3 that sold on eBay for $400 (+$25 shipping) Pretty cheap if you ask me...

East87

stock NAV is off the heezy fo sheezy.

the navigation is a thousand times more reliable and precise than any garmin or tomtom i've used.

Lethaldosage423

Like i said The stock navigation looks the best!

East 87, your nav. looks so clean and fits nicely!
ill probably end up going with the pioneer or Kenwood. i cant afford the factory one right now.

Tim From Cleveland

I played around with the factory NAV system. In terms of technology it seems really outdated at this point. I would say I looks like its 5 years old. It doesnt even have a 3D point of view interface that is standard in any $200 stand alone unit.

East87

definitely true. but the price of the car definitely didn't preclude me from having the nav in there. the dealer had two brand new black 08 GTs with red leather. one had the nav, GT appearance, polished chrome 18"s and louvers (in the sig)...the other had ambient lighting (remember not standard in '08 premiums), HID lamps, and the comfort package.

guess what? same price!

for ~$25,000, i couldn't lose...even if the nav technology isn't where it should be, i have never been misled by my unit. plus i just love the touch screen functionality for audio. absolutely no regrets here.

Allstar

i doubt the factory unit has nearly as many options as the avic series.. does the factory one even have a HDD?

StickShifty

i have used the factory nav, tomtom, and garmin.

tomtom and garmin>factory nav