Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Definately not.

They run on two system here in Japan. One is a GPS based system that superimposes your position and direction on maps stored on a DVD or HDD.

The second system does the same, but uses terresterial positioning rather than GPS.

Either way, you'll need to get a GPS based system WITH Australian maps in order for it to work. Since each navi system manufacturer has a different format for their maps, that's going to be extremely difficult.

It'd be easier and cheaper just to buy an equivilent system in Australia.

IG

PS On a side note. The boss of a friend in NZ has a navi system in his car that was terresterial based in Japan. It now permenantly displays the last location signal it recieved . . . . . . . . . . . The car thinks it is about 100km out to sea from Tokyo.

 They run on two system here in Japan.  One is a GPS based system that superimposes your position and direction on maps stored on a DVD or HDD.

 The second system does the same, but uses terresterial positioning rather than GPS.

I think they're all GPS based these days, though I believe Japan has DGPS (Differential GPS) where additional ground based transmitters transmit a correction signal to further improve the accuracy of the GPS location calculated by the receiver. Some cars have a secondary inertial system to provide location info when the GPS signal isn't available.

But IG has hit the nail on the head regarding the problem, which is map compatibility. Each manufacturer uses a different format, and I'm not aware of any mainstream Japanese manufacturer and/or OEM NAV system supplier who has maps available for Aussie.

Therefore aftermarket for Aussie is the only way to go, something like this:

http://www.navman.com/go/aus/index.html

I reckon there is a business opportunity in Aussie and NZ for someone who can reverse-engineer the various Japanese map systems and produce local maps for them, I've seen heaps of imports recently which have nav systems that are essentially expensive paperweights!

Sat navi is a dead industry in Aust as far as I'm concern...

Obviously not, the new Commodores and Monaros come with them as options and some even factory, hell even Nissan Maximas have them.

Im sure the police think this is a grey area, i have never heard of anyone getting an infrigement related to in car DVD's or Sat nav systems.

...last time for the reading impaired!

Im sure the police think this is a grey area, i have never heard of anyone getting an infrigement related to in car DVD's or Sat nav systems.

Perhaps the Sat Navi was already turned off.

Any installation by an auto electrician has to ensure the TV is off when the vehicle is moving, that's the only requirement FOR AUST! Sat Navi by right should remain ON for it's purpose, however as I've explained above again units overseas especially the Japanese units are not restricted to this STUPID rule...so when POWERING OFF the TV will also POWER OFF the SAT NAVI...i.e. backlight off = nothing can be viewed anyway!

If you could some how inhibit the TV or prove to the officer the TV was not active in the background then you will be OK.

Perhaps Holden, Ford and Nissan have done for the Aust market...certainly wasn't the case in a friend's Aust delivered E430. AFAIK other makers are using the speed signal to trigger and turn off the backlight to comply.

Back on topic, Troy you've got a good point there, I think someone brought it up on PF too... how can you use the Navi in AU when it's off while you're driving?

Voice guidance is the key people..... I've heard of some systems that can be configured to switch the screen off when the car is going above ~5km/h, but the unit still gives you the voice commands - eg 'turn.... left.... in.... 100... meters.....' or my personal favourite: 'Make.... a.... legal... u-turn...' when you manage to confuse it!

The manufacturers who supply Sat nav as an option probably have an exception to the ADR's for allowing the Nav screen to be on.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • You just need to remove the compressor housing, not the entire turbo. I would not be drilling and tapping anything with the housing still on anyways. 
    • So, I put my boat on a boat. First of all, I'm going to come out and say it. Why is Tasmania not considered a holy goal, an apex that all road-legal modified cars go to, to experience? This place is an absolute wonderland of titanic proportions. If people are already getting club runs for once in a lifetime 30 person cruises to Tassy then I've never seemed to see it. It is like someone replaced the entire place with an idyllic wonderland for cars, and all of the people living there with paid actors who are kind, humble, and friendly. Dear god. After doing a lap of almost all of the place I've found that it's a great way to find out all of the little things that the car isn't doing quite right and a great way to figure it all out. All in all, I drove for 4 hours a day for a week and nothing broke. I didn't even need to open the engine bay. This is by all means a great success, but it has left me with a list of things to potentially address. I also now have a 3D printed wheel fitment tool which annoyingly hasn't got any threads in it to actually assemble it. I might be able to tape it together to check the sizing I actually want to use, but it'll likely involving pulling the shocks out to properly measure travel at least at the front, and probably raise the car while I'm at it, at least in the rear. I scraped on quite a few things and I'm not sure how else to go about it. I was taking anything with a bump at what felt like 89 degree angles. And address those 10 other tasks. And wash the car. God damn it is dirty. And somehow, the weather was perfect the entire time - And because I was on the top of Mt Wellington it turns out it was very much about to freeze up there. I did something I typically never do and took some photos up there in what must have been -10 and the foggy felt like suspended ice, rather than mere fog. If you own a car in Australia, you owe it to yourself to do it.
    • Damn that was hilarious, and a bit embarrassing for skylines in general 馃槀 vintage car life ey. That R33 really stomped. Pretty entertaining stuff
    • Hi, I have a r32 gtr transmission. Does any of you guys have an idea how much power it will hold with the billet center plate and stock gearset? At what power level and use did yours brake with or without billet plate? Thanks, Oystein Lovik
    • Saw this replica police car based on a Mitsubishi Starion XX parked next to a 'police box' (it's literally a box) in Hirohata, Himeji City in Hyogo prefecture the other day. It's owned by Morii-san who is a local Mitsubishi Starion enthusiast. According to a local radio station blog post, he always wanted to make a police car himself based on ones he saw in his favourite Manga comics.  As it's illegal to modify a car to look like a police car and drive on the road, Morii-san tried many times to get permission from Aboshi police station headquarters nearby. They refused initially by after they got tired of that they granted him permission. However, the car can only be displayed on private property and obviously can't be registered as long as the police livery is present. The car was completed at a cost of 1.5 million yen (US$ 10,000) in addition to the car cost. A location was chosen outside Hirohata Police box where the car can easily been seen from the street. Morii-san has two other Starion road cars, both widebody GSR-VRs.
  • Create New...