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Old 07-06-2013, 09:34 AM
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Hey guys, awesome site you have here. Just recently bought a 4.6 in Florida, and drove it home to Ohio. I absolutely love it! Has some minor issues, the usual stuff that needs to be taken care of. Hope you guys have some advice for me. I'm wanting to upgrade my nav system, maybe the head unit itself. How do I know if I have MKIII or MKIV? What would you recommend for an upgraded interface. Any help appreciated....
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Old 07-06-2013, 09:42 AM
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Old 07-06-2013, 10:01 AM
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Welcome to the forum...

nice truck indeed, congratulations on the buy... tell us some details, how many miles, what options (the llist of available options is tiny, as most things are standard)...

if your nav computer says DVD on the front of it, it is MK4... Also, when you press SETTINGS from the main menu of the screen, in the top right corner, the numbers wil ltell you what you have... 3-1/56, 4-1/40, whatever... 3- MK3, 4-MK4... you have a color screen, so m iddle number will be 1. the last two digits are the firmware... the latest firmware for the MK4 is "00", that includes the perspective view... not available in the MK3... look up those numbers...

upgrading the audio iS is harder than a regular system, since you got the DSP and the subwoofer which need to be accounted for... the interface - i realize that the nav system is very dated on these cars but the level of integration is so deep that when you remove a vital component (and the monitor is a vital component) you lose some functions... you have to weigh the drawbacks and the benefits of the replacements system before diving into a replacement...

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Old 07-06-2013, 10:10 AM
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I love the way the car looks. Don't change a thing to the exterior. Just give it a wax. Love the wheels too.
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Old 07-06-2013, 10:33 AM
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Nice ride.. Did it have more than 90K miles, Blk leather/cloth? There was a very similar one in Atl, that very recently sold and understand the mileage increased about 1000 miles..
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Old 07-06-2013, 11:35 AM
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Gosh where do all these clean 4.6 Estorils keep popping up from?
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Congratulations! Great color!

2002 4.6 does not have Mark 4 navigation. I found one on eBay offered by a 5 star seller with 98% satisfaction. Easiest way to tell is go to map on nav screen and if perspective is there it is Mark 4.

A plug and play speakers, amp and subwoofer is offered by BSW.

Easy way to upgrade features to have USB, Sirius, Aux and bluetooth is to add add a Dice media bridge that works with existing controls and display info on Nav screen.
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