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jaytip
01-08-2008, 03:59 PM
Hi folks,
are there any computer savvy people on here that can help me out.

I went into my local Honda stealership to price up a new 2008 CD for my Sat Nav and was quoted £210 :eek: for a bloody cd.surely there MUST be a way of getting something off the net.

hopefully one of you can point me in the right direction or my Sat Nav is never getting updated :(

Cheers,

Ivor.

Sudesh
01-08-2008, 04:07 PM
Have you tried ebay? I had a similar experience with BMW. So I looked on ebay and got the latest software and firmware for my X5 for £50 and it worked perfect!!

jaytip
01-08-2008, 04:46 PM
Have you tried ebay? I had a similar experience with BMW. So I looked on ebay and got the latest software and firmware for my X5 for £50 and it worked perfect!!
What does firmware mean? See i'm totally clueless.

Senninha
01-08-2008, 06:19 PM
What does firmware mean? See i'm totally clueless.
Hard disc (cd) instead of floppy disk maybe :laugh: I'm as lost you are Ivor ....

Sudesh
01-08-2008, 06:34 PM
The firmware upgrades the nav drive, the software is the map itself. On the BMW the drive is upgraded also to unlock new features such as 3D perspective view, post code searches etc and to allow 2008/09 maps to work.

Your vehicle might not be the same and only need the maps.

jaytip
02-08-2008, 02:16 PM
Thanks for that.also thanks for the ebay tip.There is a guy on there who does CD's at £20 a pop,so i will give him a try. If it doesn't work i'm only down £20,but if it does work i will save £190.

Cheers,

Ivor.

Sudesh
02-08-2008, 08:02 PM
No problem Ivor! Hope it does the job for you.

amo
05-08-2008, 04:45 PM
mate what satnav system have you got
i got a cd for the pionner x1 if that helps

thx amo

jaytip
06-08-2008, 02:33 AM
mate what satnav system have you got
i got a cd for the pionner x1 if that helps

thx amo
Hi Amo,the system in my car is a factory fitted system so i'm not sure of the make.however my problem is solved now though because the CD i bought off Ebay works :)

Cheers,

Ivor.

Sudesh
06-08-2008, 07:08 PM
Hi Amo,the system in my car is a factory fitted system so i'm not sure of the make.however my problem is solved now though because the CD i bought off Ebay works :)

Cheers,

Ivor.

Good job then Ivor!! and great saving too.

jaytip
07-08-2008, 02:02 AM
Good job then Ivor!! and great saving too.
Absolutely mate.Thanks for the heads up.

Cheers,

Ivor.

AR
07-08-2008, 07:32 PM
mate what satnav system have you got
i got a cd for the pionner x1 if that helps

thx amo

What year mate I might have to pay you a visit. :)