Samuraj
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Looking to update my stock 2010 PPV radio , all my speakers work and I do have steering wheel controls .
Better radio ?
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Ron C
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I did the upgrade, to the OEM Nav Radio. I went through the hassle of figuring it out. It is pretty easy to do, but it gets a little expensive... but. I like the result.
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Samuraj
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Plug and play ?
Ron C
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Yes, except for one wire that needs to be spliced into the vehicle's speed sensor wire. I did a posting on that, one (lengthy) about the nav radio install, and one about the amp. (If you go with the OEM Nav Radio, it needs to be unlocked. You don't need an amp per se, but things just work better with one. The amp install has sort of the write up I believe.)
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kbuskill
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Not to be too nosey but how much would you say you have invested in this whole setup?
Radio + programming + harness + amp + ???
Ron C
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It adds up real quick. I bought the Nav Radio for $600 (on ebay), it was a pretty new one. (they go somewhere between $400 - $900). Programming the radio was $150 (I tried dealerships, they don't really want to do it and are more expensive + no guarantees it works, but you still owe the money.) The conversion harness was $75, The GPS antenna (for under the dash) was $26 and the amp with harness was $249. I bought the HDD version of the Nav Radio, it has the Navigation on a hard drive (I am pretty sure it is some sort of SSD (one of these card ones), and the size is 30Gb, The HDD radios tend to be more expensive, and they can "record" music on to the drive too. (I put an SSD with all my music underneath the console tray). The 'regular' Nav Radios run of a CDROM, in a car constantly using a CD will probably ruin the CD and/or drive because of dust etc.
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kbuskill
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So roughly $1100
kbuskill
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My personal preference is the Rosen GM1210 as I have mentioned in other threads.
It comes with different harnesses depending on whether your truck has the Bose system or not.
In your case without the Bose system the head unit will put out 50W X 4 channels which would avoid the need for an amp.
For $700 it is far superior to the factory navigation system in my opinion although I will admit I have never used the newer style Navi as my truck is an 08.
It comes with different harnesses depending on whether your truck has the Bose system or not.
In your case without the Bose system the head unit will put out 50W X 4 channels which would avoid the need for an amp.
For $700 it is far superior to the factory navigation system in my opinion although I will admit I have never used the newer style Navi as my truck is an 08.
Ron C
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Yeah something like that. The stuff to make it work is not all that bad, it's just those OEM Nav radios are expensive (new they are close to $2,500)
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Ron C
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Hi Ken, yes I, I looked around and there are better and less expensive options, but I wanted it to be factory, (and at the time was messing with the rear audio, which I gave up on.) Also planning on the back up camera, which should just work with my setup. (The radio already does 'everything' video when I back up. There's just no signal... because there's no camera yet)
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kbuskill
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I forgot to ask... did you install a VCIM for Bluetooth or does the PPV not have wiring provisions for it?
Ron C
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I didn't, I don't know for sure if the wiring is there for it, and what wiring is really needed for it to just make the bluetooth work. I might look into that some day.
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Samuraj
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look like simple aftermarket 50w per speaker will do .
any different options ?
i just like to have GPS , CD slot , hard drive for storage , radio tuner ,just remember this is PPV ,
any different options ?
i just like to have GPS , CD slot , hard drive for storage , radio tuner ,just remember this is PPV ,
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Ron C
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That's my thought. The Nav radio also has a USB port, I hooked an SSD with all my music on it up to it. It has GPS (the updates are expensive though) But I like the GPS, clear directions. However Garmin for example has also the warnings, speed, sharp curves etc. Maybe the newer version does. (but the update is over $200 I believe).
I like the music volume changing with the GPS, and also with speed.
Also, when going down the road at 50-80 mph, I wonder how much better speakers will be worth. Besides, I think the difference between the standard speakers and the Bose are not that big
I like it, it's functional and also, since it is factory, fits really well with the rest. (it starts up with the Bowtie too.
(Oh and the documentation says you cannot have more then 1,000 on a USB device, I have way over 2,500 and it just works.
Ron
