Navigation Module
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Road Warrior
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Navigation Module
I just got a Zumo 665 installed. They ran a wire out by the handlebars that plugs into the radio for me to get the audio for it.
My question is what will the Navigation Module do for me other than get rid of this wire? I got subscribed to XM, so that will most likely be the way I listen to music and the GPS breaks into the XM for audio prompts already. I'm just not seeing any benefit to the Nav for me other than getting rid of that wire.
I've asked at a couple of HD dealers, but all they can do is read what it says in the book. Most of them didn't recognize the word Zumo.
It seems like there should be more benefit to the Nav than I'm seeing. Can anyone enlighten me?
My question is what will the Navigation Module do for me other than get rid of this wire? I got subscribed to XM, so that will most likely be the way I listen to music and the GPS breaks into the XM for audio prompts already. I'm just not seeing any benefit to the Nav for me other than getting rid of that wire.
I've asked at a couple of HD dealers, but all they can do is read what it says in the book. Most of them didn't recognize the word Zumo.
It seems like there should be more benefit to the Nav than I'm seeing. Can anyone enlighten me?
Road Warrior
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From: Southern Maryland
i have my zumo 665 with xm run into my aux port on my radio. it works fine that way. i wondered about the nav module too. i did have the gps on a ram mount on the handle bar but didn't like it. i opted for an aftermarket setup by http://www.tandtfabrications.com/ i like the setup as it puts the unit in front of you.
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My question is what will the Navigation Module do for me other than get rid of this wire? I got subscribed to XM, so that will most likely be the way I listen to music and the GPS breaks into the XM for audio prompts already. I'm just not seeing any benefit to the Nav for me other than getting rid of that wire.
I didn't care for the wire running up to the aux input. There are really just two choices: install an aux input on the rear of the radio or learn to like the wire running up to the aux input in front. For me, the wire in front was worse than the squeamishness I had to overcome to crack open the radio and install the extra input. There are vendors who will do it for you (Iron Cross), but it is really just a five minute job once you take the radio out (and you have to do that anyway to send it out to have it done).
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The Navigation Module won't get rid of that wire. You'll still need it if you want to listen to XM radio. There are dozens of threads on this forum from guys who purchased the Nav module only to find out they still need to run the wire into the aux input if they want to listen to XM.
I didn't care for the wire running up to the aux input. There are really just two choices: install an aux input on the rear of the radio or learn to like the wire running up to the aux input in front. For me, the wire in front was worse than the squeamishness I had to overcome to crack open the radio and install the extra input. There are vendors who will do it for you (Iron Cross), but it is really just a five minute job once you take the radio out (and you have to do that anyway to send it out to have it done).
I didn't care for the wire running up to the aux input. There are really just two choices: install an aux input on the rear of the radio or learn to like the wire running up to the aux input in front. For me, the wire in front was worse than the squeamishness I had to overcome to crack open the radio and install the extra input. There are vendors who will do it for you (Iron Cross), but it is really just a five minute job once you take the radio out (and you have to do that anyway to send it out to have it done).
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From: Indiana
With the navigation module it will break the AM FM or CD audio.
Without it you would have to leave the radio on AUX
If I recall correctly you don't need to plug in the Aux wire at all unless you have XM or want to load mp3s on the Zumo
And if you have the standard Zumo and not the Harley Roadtech Zumo you are out of luck anyway.
As I recall the interface will not work with the standard Zumo (unless something has changed)
Without it you would have to leave the radio on AUX
If I recall correctly you don't need to plug in the Aux wire at all unless you have XM or want to load mp3s on the Zumo
And if you have the standard Zumo and not the Harley Roadtech Zumo you are out of luck anyway.
As I recall the interface will not work with the standard Zumo (unless something has changed)
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