407 upgrade to RT3 Unit

Hi

New one to this forum but I just recently bought my 407 SE and I am looking
for so info regards the RT3 Sat'Nav/GSM Phone Headunit available.

I bought my 407 used (10months with 4k on the clock) and as a result I wasn't
able to pick my own spec' but was extremely happy with what I was getting
hence I bought. However, now that I have it I find that I am more and more
needing Sat' Nav' for work and also find the GSM Phone feature of the RT3 to
be a fantastic idea/set-up.

At the moment I have the RD4 unit but is it possable to simply buy the RT3
and take out the RD4 and replace it with an RT3. I know it works with the
colourless Mono screen of the RD4 that I have at present so I wouldn't need
to fork out extra for the colour screen, though may do so in the future. Can
I though simply 'plug and play' the RT3 with the current set-up. I.e. Is all
the wiring there for it and it simply needs to be plugged in/installed?

I don't wan to go pay a Peugeot dealer £100's of pounds extra to install it
when I can do it myself with the help of a friend whom is a mechanic?

Help greatly appriciated.

Neil

 

At the minimum you would need the gps antenna, a new loom plus the unit.
OTOW it would all need to be configured by Pug for a fee, and they may not
even be willing to do it unless you hand the whole job over to them.

Have you thought about the Tom Tom Go 500/700 series? This is a superior
nav system to the oem unit plus it can accommodate a bluetooth phone as
well. You could go one step further with it and have a car docking kit
fitted which amongst other things can route the sound from the nav/phone
through the vehicles speakers. You can also transfer the unit to another
vehicle in minutes.

I just feel this would be a more practical/cost effective solution and you
can take it with you when you eventually change the vehicle.

HTH.

Nick.

 

The standalone TomTom units are *vastly* superior to the OEM systems.
Forget about the Peugeot kit, and get yourself a
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000816M6M or similar.

 

Thanks but I don't want anything 'mounted' in the car. i'd rather stay with
the manufacturers stuff.

I'll look further into it myself.

 

But it's crap and expensive.

It's crazy to discount the cheaper, easier, portable, more functional
aftermarket units

Go ahead - you'll find nothing but praise for the TomToms

 

Couldn't agree more.

TomToms's are customisable, amongst other things, you can load point of
interest databases and upgrade maps at a fraction of the cost of the
*inferior* oem units.

But hey, you pays your money, you makes your choice!

 

How about a GPS + mobile phone/PDA solution? There's a number of
solutions out there where your phone + a bluetooth phone/PDA can be used
for sat nav - even Tom Tom produce a mobile version.

This means that you're only mounting your phone in the car (as many
people do anyway) - and not having it on display at all times when
parked etc. Obviously those phones with larger displays (ie. PDA
phones) are better - but depends what you're after.

D

 

I had looked at a Tom Tom set-up but thought the 'built in' unit would be
neater and not as unsightly

I simply hate to see unsightly features mounted to dashboards :-( even small
things like a mobile or iPod :-(

Anyway if you recommend the a Tom Tom 500/700 series then can you answer a
few questions?

Can the unit be wired up through your car speakers (mainly for the use of a
mobile via the bluetooth feature) and does it come with all the needs for
such a set-up?? (i.e. microphone etc for use with mobile via bluetooth etc
etc?)

Thanks for the help and advice so far

Neil.

 

********Edit to last post***********

Can it also be hard wired into the car?? Not fixed but is there a docking
station etc for sale that means I can hardwire the power supply and simply
remove only the unit from the car when needed just leaving the docking
station/power suplly cable so I don't need to have a cable running across the
dashboard to the unit when I use it in the car and can hide it instead behind
the dash??

Thanks

 

Neil

You will never beat the tidyness of an oem package, but what you have to
weigh up is aesthetics versus performance. As I mentioned in my earlier
post there is a docking kit available for the TomTom Go series as you have
obviously researched. This will relay *all* sound through the vehicles
speakers and *yes* it is hardwired, so no you would not have wires trailing
around your dash.

I have been using a Go Classic (original) for the past 18 months and believe
me it has changed my life, and possibly saved some points on my licence.

Cheers.

 

Thanks for the help.

I'll look for the best deal on a Tom Tom 700 now

 

Hurrah