Yep, I'd be willing to take copies and rip them to ISOs and post them to my server just as I've been doing with the originals for several months. That way we can make them available to everyone quickly and easily.

 

That Would Be Great Mike Let Me Make Copies And I Will Send Them To You....

 

Wow, that is awesome! Regardless of whether they work, thanks for the effort and for ripping them to ISOs. I'll be happy to give them a try, as I'm sure will many others with the NAV system.

 

Way to keep at it guys!!
I'm sure you all will keep us updated
If you need a Pacific Northwest tester give me a shout

Steve

 

I hope they work. It would be nice to have my own street recognised on the map.

 

Sowardcustoms,

If previous plans don't pan out, let me know. I have a navigation system and would be happy to try it in mine. I too, would be interested in upgraded cd's.

I am semi-local to you, I am in Allen.

Jim

 

I would be great if you two could meet up and see if they work. I would love an updated set - I've been happy with the NAV. on my car with the exception of not being able to input an addreess that is newer than 2004.

 

That Sounds Good Xfired-tx I Will Be At The Next Dfw Gtg And I Will Bring Them With Me....

 

I'm a member of the Chrysler advisory board, I'll make sure Chrysler is aware of this situation, and I'll see what they have to say.

 

that would be great especially that 2008 cars are being sold with 2004 data

 

I'm a member there too - Chrysler/Cerberus has bigger fish to fry than this. They aren't going to spend a penny on updating NAV discs for a discontinued vehicle that was the ******* child (albeit a beautiful one) of Chrysler and Mercedes Benz.

 

Sowardcustoms,

We will be there. I presume that is the meeting in Bedford, listed under South clubs.

 

I'd settle for the data formats and source code. Turning our nav radios into open source platforms would ensure their longevity.

 

Yes At Dukes In Bedford See You There......

 

I wanted to post this quickly so people would have a chance to bid. Here is a Nav CD set for dirt cheap as of right now on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHRYS...spagenameZWDVW

 

Any word on the updated CDs?

 

Thanks for the post Smokey. But the person selling that says it's a set of '05 disks, and it's probably actually from '04. We're hoping to find a more current update

Steve

 

I sent this email to NavTeq on 7/4/08.

Do you ever plan to release a new update for the Chrysler Crossfire which uses the Infinity NAV system with East Coast/West Coast CDs? This car is not even listed on your web site. There are a large number of users with the OEM NAV radio systems that are stuck using the original CD's from 2003. This was a $1200 dealer option that owners feel should still be supported. Help us all out here please. Regards, Karl

Reply from Paige dated 7/7/08:


Karl,

Thank you for contacting NAVTEQ. Although Daimler-Chrysler uses our map data we neither produce nor distribute the disks for the Crossfire. For information please contact your nearest authorized Daimler-Chrysler dealer.


NAVTEQ
Customer Contact Center
888.628.6277
nabc_english@navteq.com

Obviously this is a hopeless cause..... NAVTEQ has a web Store and sells update disks for other cars, many are Chrysler models which makes this doubly painful. We got caught in a technology stairs-step moving from CD to DVD. Open sourcing this data is a great idea but it will never happen.

 

I'm still hoping to take possession of copies so I can rip 'em and post 'em for everyone else.

 

sorry mike ive been busy wth work 12 hour a day shifts doesnt get me much time for anything else but sleep i will see about burning them tomorrow and send them to you.....