gooffeyguy
Tom
So they have SD cards in them, and not hard drives? I thought my 2012 had a 30gb hard drive
Nav radio upgrade.
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Everything ive read about them is that the 2012-2014 have the faster better more cooler internal 30g HD.
We have hard drives, I don’t know what the escalade has, dont care and not sure we he keeps bringing it up.
2012-14 Tahoe/yuk/sub/yukxl and denali all Can be had with hard drive nav units.
gooffeyguy
Tom
I know that top pic of the front of the unit he posted isn't of a 2012+ hard drive unit. The buttons aren't the same and you can see where the front flips down for the nav dvd.
It looks like the one I had in my 2011
It looks like the one I had in my 2011
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Would be very nice to have some where to go look at what HU is best for what you are trying to do. Say you find one but not sure if its what you need. Ive googled part numbers on those I have found but usually there is not much info listed about that HU.
petethepug
Michael
Read the pdf of the user manual for clarification. Info on several GM Navi units is being spoon fed. Don’t care if discussing other GM products confuse or upset in a forum created for discussion of all things GM LOL!!
The HDD Navi is an obscure head unit that slipped under the radar just before the CUE /modular system came out in 14-15. The Esky got all those updates in 11 to early 14 except the Internal HDD.
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gooffeyguy
Tom
So the Acadia or Escalade units use a SD card for updates?
I read through the pdf you linked to earlier and didn't see anything about SD card updates
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petethepug
Michael
It’s there, or in a supplementary page supplied later. Essentially there’s some action like holding down the CD/DVD eject button for 15 seconds then then screen rolls up.
Pretty sure the DVD drive Navi access the Navi disc that way too.
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Pretty sure the DVD drive Navi access the Navi disc that way too.
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gooffeyguy
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Yeah
Yeah on my 2011 there was an on-screen button in one of the menus to eject nav disc and it caused the screen to flip down exposing another DVD slot behind the screen.
My 2012 doesn't, it has a hard drive and map update discs get fed into the top CD/DVD slot and copies to the hard drive then removed.
Yeah on my 2011 there was an on-screen button in one of the menus to eject nav disc and it caused the screen to flip down exposing another DVD slot behind the screen.
My 2012 doesn't, it has a hard drive and map update discs get fed into the top CD/DVD slot and copies to the hard drive then removed.
petethepug
Michael
Thanks for clarifying that. The instructions on Nav data updates are usually included with the Nav data CD /SD. No info provided w/ the SD cards for Caddy’s except w/ a new SD
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where do you get the map update discs from? - for the 2012
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gooffeyguy
Tom
Those don't work on the 2012+
I used one of those on my 2011, but the hard drive based units need the dvd coded to the vin of the truck to install correctly.
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gooffeyguy
Tom
Newest update disc is 2016
https://gmnavdisc.navigation.com/home/en_US/GMNA/USD
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Which is why I wrote this is an example....
gooffeyguy
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But he asked specifically for 2012. I have never seen those on ebay, due to being vin locked copy protected
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K2 Kaiju
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A 2012 nav is not an upgrade in 2020. Look for a high quality aftermarket unit that can bluetooth stream (the 2012 cant), and has amp/speaker/sub connections...
gooffeyguy
Tom
This is very true. By today's standards it is limited and lacking!
Compared to my 2001 factory stereo it's an upgrade though...lol
K2 Kaiju
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Lol, got the teenager an 07 accord, and the $180 pioneer I installed has a better back up image than my 18 burb (plus it streams BT). Upgrading the old double din head unit is so easy with the harnesses & dash kits available. New HU, speakers, amp, and a sub is a single afternoon project, and well worth it...
petethepug
Michael
The Bose A2DP streaming module handles music streaming and integrates seamlessly into our trucks. The older version operates off 5V aka USB power source too. It allows your phone to pair up to the trucks oem BT & A2DP simultaneously. The Bose will pause the music and resume when a call comes in via BT. It’s quite a marvel for being almost a decade old and has no finicky issues pairing up.
I’ve had too many smash & grabs over high end audio equipment to go down that road again. As far as VIN locking, nothing is VIN locked on NNBS anymore with Vendors offering unlock services or inexpensive, cloned Tech II available.
Wait, the 12-14 NNBS Navi update DVD for HDD units is one time only VIN locked to the head unit?
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I’ve had too many smash & grabs over high end audio equipment to go down that road again. As far as VIN locking, nothing is VIN locked on NNBS anymore with Vendors offering unlock services or inexpensive, cloned Tech II available.
Wait, the 12-14 NNBS Navi update DVD for HDD units is one time only VIN locked to the head unit?
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