Fat Tony Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 This is my first navi system (other then Garmin that is on my cell phone) and from what I see, this thing is great. A complaint? Sure, it doesn't say the street name. It says right turn in 3 10ths of a mile, but will not say the name of the street. Don't know if there is a fix for this in the settings. Not a deal breaker, but it would be nice. Considering the cell phone Garmin did it. XM radio I purchased was a refurb, and the unit is ON! All the stations, free of charge! WOOO HOOO! No nav traffic. I was more then willing to pay $17 per month for the service and the nav traffic, but not willing to pay $17 for just the navtraffic (considering the unit is on). Not unless they shut off the unit. Another complaint? Sure, a program scan would be nice. You have 18 presets for FM and XM, it would be kinda cool if you could hit one button and have the thousand dollar head unit scan your presets like the cheapy $50.00 radios you buy on the flea market. Navigation is almost flawless. Sometimes it's off by about 50 yards, most of the time it's off by 30 feet. The phone number search actually works! Could not get the SWI-PC thingy to work with my Ford for the steering wheel controls. That sucks. The installer tried for over one hour and could not get it working. I've waited my entire life for a car to have steering wheel controls for the radio (I thought of this when I was 10 years old) and now that..... meh. Not that serious. I'll burn an extra calorie or two leaning over to hit the knob. Bypass worked flawlessly! Thank you! Now, I just need to find a cheap Ipod cable, BT set and a really cheap rear view cam. Will one of those $10.00 cams off of ebay work with this unit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mobiletrance Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 thanks for the quick review. Can you please post some photos? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 ......Now, I just need to find a cheap Ipod cable, BT set and a really cheap rear view cam. Will one of those $10.00 cams off of ebay work with this unit? You're joking right? If not then why is it people are willing to spend a grand or close to it for a nav system, but can't drop 100 for a decent camera. It always seems to be gimmie cheap and gimmie it now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whtcrxghst Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 The ipod cable is only $30 retail. Anything cheaper than a decent meal is cheap in my book Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Tony Posted March 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 A grand for a radio? Fine, it's something that will get major use. $30.00 for an ipod cable? No worries, it's going to be used often. One fifty or more for a back up cam? That will only be used in the tightest of parking spaces or to show off with my friends? Gimmie the $10.00 cam off ebay (if it will work). So, will the cheapy crappy $10 cam off of ebay work as a rear view? Don't need precision, don't need clear pic, just need to see if my F250 is going to hit the fancy 3 series parked behind me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Then buy it and try it yourself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Tony Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 That is EXACTLY what I did. I purchased the crappy/cheap $10 cam off of ebay (what's the worse that can happen, I'm out $20 bucks including shipping????) and I will let everyone know how it works. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VoBoy Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 a 40$ one off ebay will work. Heard good things about: http://cgi.ebay.com/BOSS-AUDIO-Mini-Rea ... 0074334968 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SWINGRRRR Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 http://www.mp3playerstore.com/stuff_you ... CAM-07.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fat Tony Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 I got this one: Ebay 160091592646 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PA 6.0 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Tony, I have a 06' F-350 with the steering wheel controls and the PAC controller worked just fine. I installed it myself with no problem. Maybe the PAC unit you have is defective? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VoBoy Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 I got this one: Ebay 160091592646 Let us know about the pic quality when you get it installed and working Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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