Retro Fitting A Ford Sat Nav Unit

[Guest glynogwen]

hi sorry if this is answered else where, i have just bought a galaxy ghia 1.9 tdi on a 53 plate. it has a standard ford stereo unit with a cd changer in the rear storage area, i really want to fit a ford sat nav unit into it. is this possible? if so which is the best unit to look for?

 

thanks keith

[Guest gooner52]

hi and welcome to the oc

 

not fitted the ford unit to mine,fitted pioneer sat nav in mine

 

might help using the search service in the ice section

 

also see quite a few ford sat units on ebay

 

:)

[Guest glynogwen]

thanks for the reply. it is the one's on ebay that i have been looking at. just wanted to check before i part with the cash.

thanks

keith

[NikpV]

IIRC you can fit the unit but you won't get direction from the little screen between the tacho and speedo unless its included in the auction ???

[Guest glynogwen]

oh well i have done it i have bought a galaxy navigation dx navi mfd.

 

i will wait untill it arives to se what else i need.

 

i have just sold a mondeo which had the dvd head rest system fitted. is it possible to retro fit that system into a galaxy?

 

cheers

keith

[Guest gooner52]

loads of threads on here about members you have fitted screens and dvd etc,

i took out my old system which was fitted when i bought my galaxy.

and put in better screens and added dvd etc..

yes can be done

 

:)

[oscargps9]

Hi

I fitted a MFD unit as a retro fit and it works fine. Took a bit of setting up though as it runs on a gps plug in aeriel - slot in back of unit for this.

Some things to note though.

1. You need a totally new bezel for unit to sit in, current one is too small a gap. Its available from Frauds parts about

[Guest glynogwen]

great thank you for the info. i am going to have a look at the dvd screens today. was hoping to find a fraud system on ebay. i want to try and make it look as standard as possible. thanks for the offer of help i think i am really going to nee it judging by the threads i have read in here.

 

cheers

keith

[Guest Warren]

Hi,

 

I've just installed a DX-MFD in my 2001 Galaxy. As per all other installs I've read up on I had the usual messing arround with power leads (unit on all the time etc) but overcome those issues pretty fast. Everything fires up ok but my position wont update on the moving map (or lack of moving map I should say)... but when I go into GPS info, the coordinates are changing all the time with the unit logged onto 6 satelites (so I know the signal is ok). I have not connected the gala cable which I presume (and hope is the problem). I do not have a purple wire on my galaxy but did find another post which said it was a thin red wire (which I do have and it is connected to the correct pole on the power connector - so I'm presuming that this is ok). I tapped another wire into this feed to connect it to my 26 way connector on pin 5 as mensioned so many other times... but oops... pin 5 on my 26-way is labelled as DFA_L - I tried it but it does not work anyway. I also have pins 13 & 26 which are labelled CAN/L and CAN/H....

 

Does anyone know how I can get a speed pulse into the MFD and what, where and how should it be connected??? Any help would be so much apreciated. Thanks, Warren.

 

 

Hi

I fitted a MFD unit as a retro fit and it works fine. Took a bit of setting up though as it runs on a gps plug in aeriel - slot in back of unit for this.

Some things to note though.

1. You need a totally new bezel for unit to sit in, current one is too small a gap. Its available from Frauds parts about

[steve67car]

hi warren i fit these as a living so should be able to help but need year and engine type and size so year of manu

petrol/ diesel

auto /manual

regards steve

[Guest Warren]

Hi Steve,

 

You are a star!!

 

Ford Galaxy 2001/2.3 VTEC Manual/Petrol/ Nav-Unit is a 2002 Build DX.

I Managed to find the setup menu and adjusted the wheel size and brought the blips down from 45 to 8 (guess the unit was on CAN/LH b4). Took a spin and at last the map started to move with me - but the actual location is still miles off - even after a 15 mile drive it had still not calibrated itself - so I'm guessing that the gala is still not correct.

 

I could do with tapping direct into the loom if you could find the info I need and let me know which sensor plug I need to chop into?? I also need the following items if you can help..

 

1) Up to date CD Map (As mine is 2004)

2) AV input cable for my DVD Player

3) Line out connector so I can attach an amp & sub

 

Thanks Steve

Warren@Studio1-London.co.uk

 

 

hi warren i fit these as a living so should be able to help but need year and engine type and size so year of manu

petrol/ diesel

auto /manual

regards steve

[steve67car]

1) maps are ford only not found any one elses to work just yet

2)av input for dvd is available from connects2 about

[Guest gooner52]

might be worth a scan on ebay fo some updated map software :32:

[oscargps9]

Warren

 

Did you get the gala lead working and does the location seem ok now?