monkeybagel
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Hi all,
Has anyone been able to successfully make a backup disc of a NAVTEQ (who has since been bought out by another company) DX navigation maps? The maps in question are for North America and have been out-of-production for many years. I happen to have a set that covers that United States and Canada, and they are still useful and are still used for some trips I take. They are of course the original pressed CDs, and were the last maps created for the DX navigation system in America although they are still common in other countries. I have a legitimate reason to need to make a backup of at least one of these discs, which is the one in my area that I am most likely to use. They are unavailable from the dealer, and I saw a complete set of them, exactly matching my library of them, on eBay for $999.00 USD recently. I am not sure who would pay $1k USD for 2011 Maps, but removing the integration the navigation head unit provides (phone, CD changer control, fiber optic ring, amplifier, etc.) is not something I want to do as I would like to keep the car in original condition. Where the navigation may fall short due to new roads and routes I can resort to my smartphone, however I don't like the idea that a slight accident with the CD-ROM could render the entire system useless. These were used by vehicles utilizing the Bosch Navigation head unit until around 2003 in America. I have tried Verbatim CD-R discs written at the slowest speed, and the head unit rejects them. Presets include Copy Protected Game CD using an external LG BD-RW writer. Should I see if an older Plextor SCSI 4/8/20 would perhaps fair better?
Thank you
Has anyone been able to successfully make a backup disc of a NAVTEQ (who has since been bought out by another company) DX navigation maps? The maps in question are for North America and have been out-of-production for many years. I happen to have a set that covers that United States and Canada, and they are still useful and are still used for some trips I take. They are of course the original pressed CDs, and were the last maps created for the DX navigation system in America although they are still common in other countries. I have a legitimate reason to need to make a backup of at least one of these discs, which is the one in my area that I am most likely to use. They are unavailable from the dealer, and I saw a complete set of them, exactly matching my library of them, on eBay for $999.00 USD recently. I am not sure who would pay $1k USD for 2011 Maps, but removing the integration the navigation head unit provides (phone, CD changer control, fiber optic ring, amplifier, etc.) is not something I want to do as I would like to keep the car in original condition. Where the navigation may fall short due to new roads and routes I can resort to my smartphone, however I don't like the idea that a slight accident with the CD-ROM could render the entire system useless. These were used by vehicles utilizing the Bosch Navigation head unit until around 2003 in America. I have tried Verbatim CD-R discs written at the slowest speed, and the head unit rejects them. Presets include Copy Protected Game CD using an external LG BD-RW writer. Should I see if an older Plextor SCSI 4/8/20 would perhaps fair better?
Thank you