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Xoutpost.com (https://xoutpost.com/forums.php)

- Navigation System (https://xoutpost.com/electronics/navigation-system/)

- - Mk4 computer repair (https://xoutpost.com/electronics/navigation-system/47872-mk4-computer-repair.html)

tweakerwes

06-14-2008 07:10 AM

Nice pics bertus, :D :thumbup:

bmwnavnewbie

06-14-2008 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zogger

Thanks for the post and pics. Mine is on the way from the Netherlands now.

Thanks for the great pics BertusE46.

Zogger, what's price in USD with shipping?

Thanks!

BabyMakingWeather

06-17-2008 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BertusE46

I just did it:

My MK4 was starting to die
And your MK4 is back new again. Since then he is much faster and no reading errors anymore.

:thumbup:

This is a top tip - well done and thanks for sharing this info!

Zogger

06-26-2008 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmwnavnewbie

Thanks for the great pics BertusE46.

Zogger, what's price in USD with shipping?

Thanks!

It was USD $228.00 and Welmoed was great. Swapping out the drive took me maybe 15 minutes start to finish.

Zogger

06-26-2008 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KiwiJochen

Extremely easy to replace whole drive:

1. Remove top cover of nav (clipped on)
2. Remove 4 x torx screws that hold nav drive in place
3. Unplug nav drive connector
4. Fitting is a reversal of removal

Thanks Kiwi for the advice. It saved me a rather large chunk of money and it was satisfying to do it myself.

bmwnavnewbie

07-01-2008 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zogger

It was USD $228.00 and Welmoed was great. Swapping out the drive took me maybe 15 minutes start to finish.

Thanks. I feel like I should get one just as a spare.

ca911

07-08-2008 03:29 AM

this just replaces the laser unit correct?

what are the functions of the other components of the nav computer? are they susceptible to fail at any point?

KiwiJochen

07-08-2008 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ca911

what are the functions of the other components of the nav computer? are they susceptible to fail at any point?

Functions: central processor, memory, input/output stages, power circuits... ie: just like a home PC. A central processor unit.

However nothing else is mechanical. The laser dies with age and the mechanism wears out mechanically. Everything else should last the life of the car.

paulg

09-24-2008 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zogger

It was USD $228.00 and Welmoed was great. Swapping out the drive took me maybe 15 minutes start to finish.

What was your final price including shipping?

I noticed the price on the website was 145 euros for the part itself.

I looked up UPS and FedEx shipping costs :yikes:

Over $100 to ship...

EDIT:

Looks like the Dutch place charges 18 euros for shipping but also charges VAT - which I thought does not apply to sales outside of the EU. Total cost 163 euros or US $238.

Also found a German company that sells the same part for 119 euros.

http://www.n-tronics.com/english/ele...laserunits.php

Zogger

09-24-2008 07:50 PM

$228.00 is what I paid including shipping.

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