Ok, my 2005 x type does not have the navigation system.......yet. I just bought the complete package off of eBay and am now wondering if it will plug into the existing wiring harness?

Has anybody made the swap and will the current wires from the stock a/c and stereo all plug into the navigation system? Will it be a nightmare to even make the attempt?? I bought the DVD player with it as well.

Any info would be appreciated.


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did you ever get your unit installed? if so, what was the process and cost? I am considering buying the nav myself.

 

The Jag nav system is prohibitively expensive to retro fit.It is factory installed and not dealer installed therefore the correct wiring is not in place so it wont plug and play.I looked into this when I bought my X type and it uses a different wiring harness with different wiring lenghts/connectors,etc, for connecting to various control systems like AC,heater controls etc.Amongst other things you also need a DVD player (not CD player) to run the nav discs and a GPS antenna on the rear shelf and let the GEMS module know you have satnav.
Jaguars Paul Grantham at the X type seminar confirmed this as didthe Jag Master Technicianwho upgraded the software on my car to run aJag retro fitted cruise control ataJag dealers.Give your dealer a call and ask him for the part numbers . Also ask them what the price would be to install the system.
PS Let us know if you manage this as you will be the 1st person in the 2 years I have been an X type owner who I have heard of being able to do this.
Because of the above I paid £200 for a TomTom and it can be moved from car to car.
Enjoy the ride...

 

it would be a lot cheaper to get a custom nav instead of the stock. I asked the dealer near me how much to get the stock fitted, and they told me $6k just for the install, so plus parts it wud be close to $8k. Racer got a custom doubledin, and it looks good. check out the thread with his pics.

 

I agree, and as you all know I opted to get an aftermarket unit installed due to the dealers inability to configure a none NAV Jag. Entire jag Nav unit with installation would run about 6+K. Aftermarket with a great NAV unit is about 1500 installed...lol

 

$300 TomTom and he's more then great!

 

lol...best deal in town so far!

 

Just traded in my old "new " Road Angel unit today against the Road Angel sat nav 7000 unit.
Really cool, as it costs £300 new and they gave me £110 on my old unit. Taking into account the £20 it would've cost me for the nee power lead as the old one had been split, quite a saving.
As well as the sat nav capability its got speed camera alerts accident blackspots etc etc etc
Cool

JC

 

You'll save ove 300 quid just with the speed camera alerts. I hear they have a dirt load of hiddencameras now.

 

My God 04 .........They're springin up everywhere, I swear!
But as I said to my mate, people that drive for a living look at the cost of these devices all wrong. They think, Hmmmm.....£300....If it saves me two or three times, its paid for itself....WRONG!
Think about it this way
You earn £36,000 per year...k?
Now divide that by 3.......Why 3 I hear you ask?
Because 4 is no good.......If you've been caught 4 times you're banned, that simple, based on basic 3 points for general speeding offences of course.
Now divide your salary by 3......Are you gettin where I'm going with this?
Thats £12,000 (essentially every time you get caught) although you may only get 3 points and a £60 - £100 fine.
You get caught 4 times, lose your licence and can't work...you've lost your £36k a year job!
Thats how to look at speed camera detectors!

JC

 

Nice way to look at it and makes sense

 

For sure 04
Don't know bout you, but, I drive approx 30- 40k miles a year and usually want to get where I'm going in a hurry,but, even the average motorist breaks the limit more often than not!
Its getting less n less fun to be out there on the orad these days.

JC

 

Wow

 

K Racer..........I've heard a few wows in my time, but, the tone in that one?........Not sure........lol
Give???

Is it the thought that some lowly person might ONLY make £36k a year.....lol

JC

 

lol, I wasn't picking on you bro....i just didn't read the entire post and thought if i just posted a wow....would have been cool and we would press on...know what i mean?

As for your 36K a year....that's average...no worries...you be a middle class person.....so it's like ah cool.....lol

 

Lol...........you gotta be jokin racer my old mucka.................I wouldn't get outta bed for £36k

JC

 

Hey jimbo...I'm was taking your advice and trying to be a nicer person...geeze...
Gotta make the brother feel good...and now you make me feel bad......I'm hurt bro...

 

Yeah whatever.........lol
Love ya bro.............in a manly bear hug ( Tim Allen grunt) sorta way..........An I mean that from the heart of my bottom

JC

 

lol...ah, so good having you back bro!!!
man i miss you....in a kind of girly wanna give you ahugway...

 

Sure thing Honey.......lol
I missed you too..........You all good now, you were like sh*t last time if I remember, although it was a while ago

JC