GPS options for Discovery II

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Author Message   BPP Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 04:49 pm:    Hello all, I have a 1999 Discovery Series II which has not been modified in anyway. I am interested in getting a GPS system, (much like the one in the new Range Rovers) however the dealership says that is impossible unless I get an aftermarket system. In going that route, I do not want to lose my steering wheel stereo controls. Anybody have any ideas on what I can do? What GPS systems are other Discovery II owners using? I am willing to spend some money on this, however I do not want to break the bank. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!   Kennith P. Whichard III (Kennith) Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 05:01 pm:    You might do well to check out an import tuner, These guys, and also automotive audio shops that cater to them, may be some of the most knowledgeable people around in that area. They constantly recieve cars in which to install dvd navigation systems and the such. The classier tuners that trick out Mercedes cars and the like tend to deal more with those steering wheel controls, though. It's worth saying, though, that a GPS system can be routed through the dealer installed LCD screens with the right friends. Cheers, Kennith   Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 05:05 pm:    I thought Land Rover offered a JAMES unit for the D2. It was a pod mounted unit but the same thing. But like Kennith said you may want to look into an aftermarket radio store. Alpine makes some nice units.   Eric Pena (Evalp) Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 05:08 pm:    I use a Garmin GPS III + but I think you may want something more than that. Garmin Makes a Street Pilot III that is color and gives address finding capabilities. It can mount right on the dash and can be removed for security. http://www.garmin.com/products/spIII/ If you are looking for something even nicer, Megellan makes a 750NAV that has a display unit with controls seperate from a bix that houses the CD's with the information. This unit have info similar to the Garmin unit but you can also search areas for the closest ATM, McDonanld's etc...and it talks to you. That is a nice unit. http://www.getagps.com/mag750navgps.html   Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 06:08 pm:    I am using a color version of the Garmin Street Pilot. This aftermarket GPS is affordable and can operate different programs, i.e. Topographical or Metro. The advantages of a Garmin product are: #1 The Memory chip is small in size physically, but large in storage. #2 You can plan routes / trips on your PC, download to the mem chip and be off on your journey without packing along CD's. #3 If your Garmin model goes tit's up, you can send back to Garmin for a refurbish job at a fraction of the cost of buying a new unit. #4 You will not lost steering wheel functions for your Stereo. Do the research and do a keyword search here on Dweb and you will find lots of stuff on this subject. A lot of folks I know run the Garmin 176c, which is a great performing Chart Plotter. Hope this Helps, Paul '00 ROVER   BPP Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 06:59 pm:    Thanks everyone who replied. Definetly something for me to think about. Paul: Doesn't that thing impede your vision a bit sitting up there? Anyways, I found something that will let me keep my steering wheel controls with whatever aftermarket stereo/GPS I decide to purchase. Hopefully, it will work as advertised. Thanks again everyone!   Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Posted on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 07:17 pm:    Nope....You can alter the brightness as to not take your attention away from the road.   Mark Albrecht (Markalbrecht) Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 05:21 pm:    I'm chiming in late on this -- but if you want the GPS for on road navigation (like JAMES, etc.) and if you have a pocket PC you could run Destinator or Pocket co-pilot through the pocket PC and get similar results (Destinator uses the same navigation data as JAMES) for about $300 (plus the pocket PC). For off road navigation you'd want something that allows you to use waypoints or breadcrumbs so that you can plot your path for future reference.   Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - 06:14 pm:    The pocket PC stuff and Garmin stuff won't do as well as JAMES for on road directions. But the Alpine stuff would do better than JAMES. The Palm and PocketPC GPS units I've seen were also less than ideal but the Garmin units do give lots of flexibility.