Zeke zeke Member 792 Member For: 21y 11m 7d Location: Adelaide Posted 01/04/04 08:15 AM Share Posted 01/04/04 08:15 AM Noticed a booth at Adelaide Motor Show advertising newly developed interface for BA screen. VDO satnav fully installed has a rrp of $2799.00. Offered a "show special" of $2600.00 (all inclusive). They said installation of the unit is dead easy so they're happy to discount. I'm not real sure if this is cheaper than the Blaupunkt equivalent or not?Looked pretty good - pic attached. (For some reason, decreasing the photo resolution for posting has caused some sort of degradation/interference to the screen image - trust me, it looked better in the full res photo and when viewed directly)Starting to look like a more affordable toy!Cheerszeke Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Cyric Just sit back and enjoy the ride...! Donating Members 1,121 Member For: 21y 9m 4d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, NSW Posted 01/04/04 09:15 AM Share Posted 01/04/04 09:15 AM Looks quite good to me. RRP for the Blaupunkt SatNav + BA Interface was $3k. Any competition that VDO can bring into this market is greatly welcomed. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/#findComment-107194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke zeke Member 792 Member For: 21y 11m 7d Location: Adelaide Posted 01/04/04 09:24 AM Author Share Posted 01/04/04 09:24 AM I was also told that all sat nav units in Oz use the same software as only one company has developed maps on CD - haven't looked into it enough yet to know if this is fact. If so, it suggests that there won't be huge differences between companies in terms of the end result, performance, appearance etc. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/#findComment-107201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
voy74656 voy74656 Member 2,039 Member For: 21y 6m 11d Location: Adelaide Posted 01/04/04 12:46 PM Share Posted 01/04/04 12:46 PM ......... theres a detailed satnav thread on 'do it yourself' kinda dealawesom thread if your interested.....http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...=ST&f=34&t=9355but for $1600.....omg......im so saving up!!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/#findComment-107342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/04/04 01:02 PM Share Posted 01/04/04 01:02 PM Great I have just shelled out $3600 for the Ford SatNav FYI Do not forget if you want satnav you MUST have the premium audio as it needs the colour screen. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/#findComment-107352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIPS Great rack Donating Members 1,351 Member For: 22y 2m 2d Gender: Male Location: Geelong Vic. Posted 01/04/04 01:06 PM Share Posted 01/04/04 01:06 PM voy74656 said: ......... theres a detailed satnav thread on 'do it yourself' kinda dealawesom thread if your interested.....http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...=ST&f=34&t=9355but for $1600.....omg......im so saving up!!! Where did you get the $1600 from voy? I couldn't see that. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/#findComment-107353 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdm Member 886 Member For: 22y 7m 17d Posted 01/04/04 02:12 PM Share Posted 01/04/04 02:12 PM rowlan said: voy74656 said: ......... theres a detailed satnav thread on 'do it yourself' kinda dealawesom thread if your interested.....http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...=ST&f=34&t=9355but for $1600.....omg......im so saving up!!! Where did you get the $1600 from voy? I couldn't see that. All you really need if you want just sat nav and no video imputs is the unit, a copy of the software, BA interface and 4m RGB extension cable.I got the signal converter for video etc however just sat nav would have cost me about,unit = 1200CD = 280BA interface = 180RGB extension = 59So about $1700. my unit came with an extra monitor which I will sell for hopefully $200 (will try to sell to Europe due conversion rate). If this works, then $1500. :D Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/#findComment-107372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
voy74656 voy74656 Member 2,039 Member For: 21y 6m 11d Location: Adelaide Posted 01/04/04 02:29 PM Share Posted 01/04/04 02:29 PM phew....I'm lucky cdm jumped in there.....that was a typo :lol: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/#findComment-107376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashie Donating Members 663 Member For: 22y 4m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 01/04/04 10:28 PM Share Posted 01/04/04 10:28 PM Zeke said: Noticed a booth at Adelaide Motor Show advertising newly developed interface for BA screen. VDO satnav fully installed has a rrp of $2799.00. Offered a "show special" of $2600.00 (all inclusive). They said installation of the unit is dead easy so they're happy to discount. I'm not real sure if this is cheaper than the Blaupunkt equivalent or not?Looked pretty good - pic attached. (For some reason, decreasing the photo resolution for posting has caused some sort of degradation/interference to the screen image - trust me, it looked better in the full res photo and when viewed directly)Starting to look like a more affordable toy!Cheerszeke Have you got any more info on this Zeke?Did you get a contact or a list of what they install etc? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/#findComment-107413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeke zeke Member 792 Member For: 21y 11m 7d Location: Adelaide Posted 02/04/04 01:46 AM Author Share Posted 02/04/04 01:46 AM I was a bit hesitant to post details as I didn't want to be seen as "advertising". But, as I have no affiliation with the company and I'm simply passing on info that's available to everyone, I think I'm being a bit paranoid.Anyway, the company is Complete Audio at Wayville (8357 9777)and Tea Tree Gully (8263 1111) and the boss is Steve Burgess (0412 530 090).Cheerszeke Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/9936-sat-nav-getting-cheaper/#findComment-107491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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