I need to add navigation to the CX-5

Kinja'd!!! "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
10/29/2014 at 10:53 • Filed to: None

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SO I CAN DO DIS

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Kinja'd!!! RotaryLover > Takuro Spirit
10/29/2014 at 10:59

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I was talking about that with a friend. My navi looks like Mario Bros level when you're on a bridge.


Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Takuro Spirit
10/29/2014 at 11:05

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Mine has options for the car but none as cool as that. I have big car, bro truck, small car, bird and beach ball for some reason.


Kinja'd!!! Dunnik > Takuro Spirit
10/29/2014 at 11:39

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I guess you have to find out how difficult it is to swap in a factory navi unit.

My new 08 TL didn't come with navi (the only option for the TL). I thought, oh, I'll just swap in the navi unit one day! Nope. The wiring is such a pain in the ass that a dealer would refuse to do it, and if they did agree, they'd ding you like $6000. Even as a DIY project it would be an epic build taking dozens of man-hours. Such a project is certainly beyond my abilities.

So I just use my smartphone with an offline maps to save data charges. Shrug.


Kinja'd!!! Takuro Spirit > Dunnik
10/29/2014 at 11:46

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Yeah the days of just swapping the radio/display are well over. Between wiring harnesses, dashboards, and components, OEM's went a little nuts a few years ago.

NOW, if your Mazda has a radio with a touch screen display, all you have to do is add a SD card reader, or JUST the SD card.