Downloadable NAV CDs
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Mike:
I owe you one. Next time we are in OC lets meet at Caption Jacks in Seal Beach for the free drink.
Copied your west coast file to my computer (PC)
Used EZ cd creater to copy to CDR.
Piece of Cake.
Works fine..I will let you know if I encounter any problems.
Thanks Again
Wizzer White
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I owe you one. Next time we are in OC lets meet at Caption Jacks in Seal Beach for the free drink.
Copied your west coast file to my computer (PC)
Used EZ cd creater to copy to CDR.
Piece of Cake.
Works fine..I will let you know if I encounter any problems.
Thanks Again
Wizzer White
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Originally Posted by PRocha
question, when i download the file it goes into an HTML format, how do i get this to open or change the file type, please help i am so new to this!!!
Just purchased 2005 Limited Coupe......dealer is beating around the bush on the discs, and a couple of other issues.....guess it's just the after sale BS.
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UPDATE: As of 8.31.2007 these seem to be working. Please read all notes below.
There seems to be a lot of comments about missing NAV CDs in the "Inventory Reduction" cars and I'm sure somewhere along the line folks will misplace or damage the ones they do have. My car only had the West Region disk in it but, with the gracious assistance of crossfirefun (AKA Phil) I now have the East Region as well.
These disks are for the Infinity Modulus System only, they will not work in other NAV systems. So to share the wealth, so to speak, I have both sets of files sitting on my FTP server and links to both right here:
East Region Nav CD (622MB)
West Region Nav CD (467MB)
Be warned, the files are quite large and are in .ISO format. The following instructions should result in working disks - I tested both methods and produced working disks both ways.
Make sure to use the correct media for this project: CD-R media is the ONLY media that will work. CD-RW discs or DVD media of any type will not work in your Crossfire's NAV unit.
Windows Computers:
Using Roxio Easy CD Creator:
1. Launch Roxio Easy CD Creator
2. Select "File" > "Record Disk From Image"
3. Browse for the file you downloaded (either XFIRE_USA_0015.1.iso or XFIRE_USA_0015.2.iso) and select it
4. In the resulting pop up window select "Details", then select "Disc-At-Once"
5. Select "OK"
6. Once burning is complete the disk should be useable in your NAV system
Using Nero Burning ROM:
1. Launch Nero and close out the "New Compilation" popup window
2. Select "File" > "Open"
3. From the "Types of Files" selector, choose "Image Files (*.nrg, *.iso, *.cue)" and then browse to the file you downloaded (either XFIRE_USA_0015.1.iso or XFIRE_USA_0015.2.iso) and select it. NOTE: you will not be able to browse to the file until you have chosen the correct file type from the dropdown menu
4. From the "Burn" tab, select "Finalize CD (No further writing possible)" and next to "Write method" select "Disc-at-once"
5. Select "Burn"
6. Once burning is complete the disk should be useable in your NAV system
Apple Computers:
(Many thanks to djreact33 for the following instructions on burning these files to disc on a Mac)
There seems to be a lot of comments about missing NAV CDs in the "Inventory Reduction" cars and I'm sure somewhere along the line folks will misplace or damage the ones they do have. My car only had the West Region disk in it but, with the gracious assistance of crossfirefun (AKA Phil) I now have the East Region as well.
These disks are for the Infinity Modulus System only, they will not work in other NAV systems. So to share the wealth, so to speak, I have both sets of files sitting on my FTP server and links to both right here:
East Region Nav CD (622MB)
West Region Nav CD (467MB)
Be warned, the files are quite large and are in .ISO format. The following instructions should result in working disks - I tested both methods and produced working disks both ways.
Make sure to use the correct media for this project: CD-R media is the ONLY media that will work. CD-RW discs or DVD media of any type will not work in your Crossfire's NAV unit.
Windows Computers:
Using Roxio Easy CD Creator:
1. Launch Roxio Easy CD Creator
2. Select "File" > "Record Disk From Image"
3. Browse for the file you downloaded (either XFIRE_USA_0015.1.iso or XFIRE_USA_0015.2.iso) and select it
4. In the resulting pop up window select "Details", then select "Disc-At-Once"
5. Select "OK"
6. Once burning is complete the disk should be useable in your NAV system
Using Nero Burning ROM:
1. Launch Nero and close out the "New Compilation" popup window
2. Select "File" > "Open"
3. From the "Types of Files" selector, choose "Image Files (*.nrg, *.iso, *.cue)" and then browse to the file you downloaded (either XFIRE_USA_0015.1.iso or XFIRE_USA_0015.2.iso) and select it. NOTE: you will not be able to browse to the file until you have chosen the correct file type from the dropdown menu
4. From the "Burn" tab, select "Finalize CD (No further writing possible)" and next to "Write method" select "Disc-at-once"
5. Select "Burn"
6. Once burning is complete the disk should be useable in your NAV system
Apple Computers:
(Many thanks to djreact33 for the following instructions on burning these files to disc on a Mac)
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Re: Downloadable NAV CDs
They appear to work from here but not the indirect route.
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post111722
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post111722
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Just FYI, I was able to successfully download and burn copies of both East and West discs, after clicking on the links provided in the forum - so I can confirm that as of last week at least, they both worked!
I'm 99.9% positive there's going to be no way to obtain versions of these with updated map data though.... That's becoming a real problem with many GPS units today.
I owned a couple of stand-alone Navigon branded units, for example, and finally got rid of both because Navigon decided to pull out of the U.S. market except for selling an iOS app for the iPhone. They quit updating the maps for all the stand-alone products.
My last in-dash stereo in my Jeep was a double-DIN JVC that I liked a lot... built-in HD radio and downloaded traffic info automatically, etc. etc. But once again, no evidence of any possible map updates for it! If you called JVC about it, they said to call NavTeq, and NavTeq would tell you they had nothing because it was up to JVC to pay them to do an upgrade for it.
I'm 99.9% positive there's going to be no way to obtain versions of these with updated map data though.... That's becoming a real problem with many GPS units today.
I owned a couple of stand-alone Navigon branded units, for example, and finally got rid of both because Navigon decided to pull out of the U.S. market except for selling an iOS app for the iPhone. They quit updating the maps for all the stand-alone products.
My last in-dash stereo in my Jeep was a double-DIN JVC that I liked a lot... built-in HD radio and downloaded traffic info automatically, etc. etc. But once again, no evidence of any possible map updates for it! If you called JVC about it, they said to call NavTeq, and NavTeq would tell you they had nothing because it was up to JVC to pay them to do an upgrade for it.
They appear to work from here but not the indirect route.
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post111722
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...tml#post111722
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Re: Downloadable NAV CDs
I just right-clicked on one of the links, and selected the "Save As" option from the small menu that popped up. The files are ISO images, a standard image type used by many CD burning packages.
Once you've saved them, you just use a program capable of making a CD from an ISO image and point it to the location of one of the two files (East or West) to record the disc.
QUOTE=XFire-GTO;679204]What is the correct way to save the link provided?[/QUOTE]
Once you've saved them, you just use a program capable of making a CD from an ISO image and point it to the location of one of the two files (East or West) to record the disc.
QUOTE=XFire-GTO;679204]What is the correct way to save the link provided?[/QUOTE]
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I'm glad these are still available and working for those who want them. I pulled my factory NAV headunit out of my car a couple of years ago and replaced it with a Blaupunkt St. Louis so that I could run my iPod, or a USB stick, or an SD card, or all three through the unit. I figured since the factory NAV discs would never be updated it was a case of increasingly obsolete tech. I now just use the built in NAV in my Droid Bionic, which uses Google Maps and even includes a Google Street View image when I reach my destination. Full text to speech, choice of either a map view or satellite view, and if I'm in NAV mode and I get a text while driving, the phone will read the text message to me. I never thought I'd say this about a phone, but I love this phone!!
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I just right-clicked on one of the links, and selected the "Save As" option from the small menu that popped up. The files are ISO images, a standard image type used by many CD burning packages.
Once you've saved them, you just use a program capable of making a CD from an ISO image and point it to the location of one of the two files (East or West) to record the disc.
QUOTE=XFire-GTO;679204]What is the correct way to save the link provided?
Once you've saved them, you just use a program capable of making a CD from an ISO image and point it to the location of one of the two files (East or West) to record the disc.
QUOTE=XFire-GTO;679204]What is the correct way to save the link provided?
Thanks for the info.... will give it a shot.
I'm glad these are still available and working for those who want them. I pulled my factory NAV headunit out of my car a couple of years ago and replaced it with a Blaupunkt St. Louis so that I could run my iPod, or a USB stick, or an SD card, or all three through the unit. I figured since the factory NAV discs would never be updated it was a case of increasingly obsolete tech. I now just use the built in NAV in my Droid Bionic, which uses Google Maps and even includes a Google Street View image when I reach my destination. Full text to speech, choice of either a map view or satellite view, and if I'm in NAV mode and I get a text while driving, the phone will read the text message to me. I never thought I'd say this about a phone, but I love this phone!!
Do you have a part number you replaced the factory Nav headunit with, and best place to purchase one. Sounds like your enjoying the replacement unit as well as your Droid Bionic.
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My replacement HU is a Blaupunkt St. Louis, but I don't think they make it any more. It has a removable silver faceplate and I just painted the black bezel silver so it all matches the center stack in the car. I didn't want a black radio sitting in there, calling attention to itself.
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Re: Downloadable NAV CDs
I just right-clicked on one of the links, and selected the "Save As" option from the small menu that popped up. The files are ISO images, a standard image type used by many CD burning packages.
Once you've saved them, you just use a program capable of making a CD from an ISO image and point it to the location of one of the two files (East or West) to record the disc.
Once you've saved them, you just use a program capable of making a CD from an ISO image and point it to the location of one of the two files (East or West) to record the disc.
I'm glad these are still available and working for those who want them. I pulled my factory NAV headunit out of my car a couple of years ago and replaced it with a Blaupunkt St. Louis so that I could run my iPod, or a USB stick, or an SD card, or all three through the unit. I figured since the factory NAV discs would never be updated it was a case of increasingly obsolete tech. I now just use the built in NAV in my Droid Bionic, which uses Google Maps and even includes a Google Street View image when I reach my destination. Full text to speech, choice of either a map view or satellite view, and if I'm in NAV mode and I get a text while driving, the phone will read the text message to me. I never thought I'd say this about a phone, but I love this phone!!
My replacement HU is a Blaupunkt St. Louis, but I don't think they make it any more. It has a removable silver faceplate and I just painted the black bezel silver so it all matches the center stack in the car. I didn't want a black radio sitting in there, calling attention to itself.
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I am glad to see these are still being used as well. I replaced my head unit about six months ago and never looked back. No NAV in it, but with smart phones and my cheap Garmin ($99.00), there's just no need to use EIGHT year old data.
Cheers!
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I wouldn't even waste my time. Discs suck and they're incomplete. Was looking for directions to a town in NJ a few years back. Wasn't even on the discs, not by name or zip code. Went out and got a Garmin Nuvi and never looked back. By the way, the town (Clinton) was settled in the 1700s. You would think it would be there.
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