BMW Sat Nav Postcode help

[bigfish]

Hi

Sorry - dull post I know - and searched through a few old posts but need help on what to get

Have a 55 plate 3 series with I Drive & Nav - with 4 digit only

Now its my wifes car & just about to have twins - so getting from A to B with no grief is no really important

I see alot of new discs on ebay - do I need to get one of these - if so what one & how much

Or can I download from somewhere?

Help very much apprecaited :-)

[philip600]

Hi,

I got one for my X5 from a guy on x5drivers.co.uk
His e-mail address is - [e-mail]
Not sure if he does disc's for your car but if he does I can highly recommend him. Paid for mine ( £ 40 ) via paypal & disc arrived the next working day.
Updated my X5 nav to include birdeye view, 7 digit postcode search & speed cameras.
Fantastic product & it was easy to instal, hope this helps,
Phil.

[paoloh]

I get my discs from Maroof.

Discs have always worked spot on and allow full post code entry.

07790840123

[bigfish]

Thanks all

Anyone tried this?

http://bmw-gps.yolasite.com/?gclid=CO_fmYWlvZ0CFUx...

Only £30 for 7 digit postcode + speed cameras

The other chap I spoke to said he wanted £60 for the same

Any comments?

[Joe911]

I've had a couple of these disks (not necessarily from that guy - but a similar deal) and they have worked perfectly. The postcode entry is not slick/intuitive - but the limitations are caused by the BMW system not the disks. I would assume that latest gen. sat navs from BMW do now do full postcode by default (my car is an 07).

[bigfish]

I spoke to BMW - and for some odd reason they do not have a 7 digit postcode search disc I can upgrade to

So, only choice looks like the non official route

Anyone else had experience of these? Good or bad?

[skeeterm5]

I think the reason BMW dont have full postcode entry is because they dont want to pay the license costs to the Post Office.......

S

[bigfish]

Well....spend £30 on a disc that should be arriving some time next year (!) in the post

Will tell all my findings

[Sticks.]

bigfish said:

Thanks all

Anyone tried this?

http://bmw-gps.yolasite.com/?gclid=CO_fmYWlvZ0CFUx...

Only £30 for 7 digit postcode + speed cameras

The other chap I spoke to said he wanted £60 for the same

Any comments?

Yes, arrived promptly, well packaged, loaded quickly. Not tried it fully yet but seems a bit clearer than the BMW disc. Didn't find night mode halpful, maybe just me.

[garreth64]

bigfish said:

Well....spend £30 on a disc that should be arriving some time next year (!) in the post

Will tell all my findings

Bigfish, did the disk arrive and did it work ok?

[Steve748]

Have you got full 7 digit postcode search on the hooky disc that came through?

[bigfish]

One word..."average"

I will keep my cash in my pocket if I were you

[Dr Dave]

The 'hooky' Nav DVD's I've "seen" have made the DVD drive sound very "busy" (in the dash) - has anyone else ntoiced this?

The BMW DVD drive is fragile enough as it is, not overly happy about making it work harder!

[530dTPhil]

I bought one following a recommendation on BMWland for my 07 LCI E61. As has been said, it's not slick and easy to use. It was fine for a few weeks and then the satnav kept crashing. When the OE disc was replaced, the system reset itself and was fine. I was sent two more disks by the supplier and the same thing kept happening. I even persuaded BMW to do a software upgrade but the problem resisted.
Not convinced that it's worth the trouble of trial and error.

[Steve748]

I'm using a Sergei download torrent 09/1 that took 3 and a half days to download and works fine. It did direct me the wrong way a couple of times even with the original disc in, I got the dealer to look at it (with the original disc in of course) and it works ok now.
If I want full 7 digit PC search I use my Garmin.