2003 2007 Saab 9 3 OEM Navigation system? Did they ever offer it?
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2003 2007 Saab 9 3 OEM Navigation system? Did they ever offer it?
03-06 offered nav, 07 up also offered nav, if you're thinking about adding nav to an 03-06, shopping the salvage auctions and getting the whole well crunched car cost less than buying all what you need to fit the hole in the dash and upgrade.Quote:
Originally Posted by greenie 00 9 5 kombi
Better installing a new audio double din android 7.0 with GPS even installing a rear dash cam for about 500$
take a look at this post http://saabworld.net/showthread.php?t=33311
Here is more information about the 2003-2006 navigation system: http://saabworld.net/showthread.php?...ll=1#post40680
The head unit is integrated with everything else in the car and uses fiber-optics to communicate with most components. Technically very interesting but expensive and very difficult to use aftermarket head units for navigation/audio. http://saabworld.net/showthread.php?t=25524
I think the story is GM wanted Saab to use one the existing GM systems for the 2003-2006 9-3 but the Saab team in Trollhattan completely ignored that and developed their own using fiber-optics. And they spend a lot of time and money in doing so.
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Originally Posted by Digger
Im planning to do what you advised me , actually there is a part car an 06 9-3 that has nav , just wondering if the nav system will work for 04 9-3 arc
Make sure it works before you pull it from the donor car and divorce it before you pull it or you will have a heck of a time getting it to work again.
Except to say that the radio works when I turn it ON, I've got nothing good to say about the intigrated infotainment system in my sportcombi and I gave serious thought to harvesting a nav system from a smashed Saab to get something that would display useful information on the SID. After looking into what the swap would entail and what I would have when done, I opted for a TomTom.
I've found that Bluetooth is useful but, for me, GPS is not used often. So infrequently, that a map, online map, or smartphone is a useful substitute. I have a Garmin GPS that I haven't used in more than a year. I no longer keep it in the car. Eventually, the GPS battery will go bad and not recharge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Digger
I've found that Bluetooth is useful but, for me, GPS is not used often. So infrequently, that a map, online map, or smartphone is a useful substitute. I have a Garmin GPS that I haven't used in more than a year. I no longer keep it in the car. Eventually, the GPS battery will go bad and not recharge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Digger
Also appreciated are airbags, traction control, anti-lock brakes, and intermittent wipers. Not so much used are fog lights and cruise control. When I eventually have a car with a rear camera, I think I will start to back into spaces often.