Changing Alpine Low-Line in High-Line SATNAV
 

Hello everyone,

I'm new on this forum and I live in Holland. Excelent forum by the way! I'm driving a Rover 75 1.8 with a G3 LPG fuel installation in the space of the spare wheel. The car is from 2001.

Here's my problem (is there a new member who has none?):

I have an integrated Alpine Low-Line satellite navigation with radio/cassette. Some while ago, my GPS unit failed and the garage couldn't fix it. I recently bought a High-Line SATNAV from Alpine YIE000310PUY. I was very supprised when I discovered that the connectors behind from each model were not the same!

Does anybody knows then answers on the following:
- Are there existing adaptors for the connectors?
- If I want to buy another GPS, do I have to check wich type is right for the High-Line?
- Or do I have to change the whole wiring loom?
- I've read something about a silver box wich you need to let the High-Line work. Is this true?
- The existing CD changer came with the original Low-Line SATNAV. Does it still work on the High-Line?
- One of the options of a High Line SATNAV is receiving TV. I don't need that because in Holland there is no existing analoge signal anymore in the air. Everything is digital now.

......Where I'm afraid for, was it foolish to buy only the High-Line unit?

Hope to her from you soon.

Hello Ralph

Glad to have you on board. :)

One or more of our ICE experts will be along to help you out. If you don't get good response here I will move your post into the ICE section later on.

Thanks GG,

Looking forward to it.

Regards Ralph

I polite bump ;)

I think most of the lo-line bits are transferable to the HighLine set-up.

I'm not sure if the TV tuner is needed to display the SatNav data or if that is dealt with by the Nav Computer itself. I know several members on here have upgraded to the HighLine system so hopefully someone will see this thread and give you some solid answers.

You will need the TV Tuner for the Display to work, which means more than likely the requirement of different Loom.

Head Unit
Sat Nav Computer
TV Tuner Unit
Aerial & Wiring Loom
You can get Digital TV Receivers Now
Aerial Amplifier

Ive Just remembered the Post for all this, Read Here: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=2892

Its a question I asked Navtvman on eBay. Basically to upgrade from lo to hi line its like starting from scratch. All the bits and a new loom is required.

Well thank you all guys. Your information is very helpfull.

This is where I'm now held up:

- I have the Alpine high line unit
- I have a MKIII GPS

- I have to buy this:http://shop.kufatec.de/product_info....t.html/cat/126
- I have to check my connection on my existing CD player weather it wil fit on the new High-Line
- I have to look for a radio module
- Perhaps (like Johdotcom replied) I still need a TV module for making the display work
- several items as mentioned in the list of: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ead.php?t=2892

Its a start and maybe I will not succeed in this effort, but I'm willing to give it a try to let you all know if its worth doing. It can be helpfull for others on this forum who are having the same plans but don't dare doing it (wise descision:) ). At least I don't feel lonely on this project on this forum although I will choose to ignore my wife for a long time doing this stupid thing. She kills me if she knew I was planning this:pillow: .

Well guys, all the best, sorry for my english, but at least I drive an english car.

Regards Ralph

By the way GG,

Do you still have that spare nr 12 locking wheel nut?:drool4:

Regards Ralph:driving:

See my other post

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...0&postcount=13

Ralph's English is a heck of a lot better than our Dutch!