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May 26, 2019

Best In-dash nav and camera system for Minnie Winnie?

So I got a great deal on a 1999 Minnie Winnie with only 46K miles on it. It is in really great shape and looks new inside. I will be spending the summer on the road and I want to upgrade my new Winnie with an in-dash navigation system that also has a front camera and rear back up camera. Has anyone done this? can you offer some advice? Like what to watch out for and what to look for?
  • gemsworld wrote:
    I highly suggest to stay away from Rand McNally navigation systems. My moho came with one and it is awful. Shame that a well known map maker can't develop a decent nav system.


    I like Google maps and have been using it on my phone for years. The problem is, I have yet to find a reliable holder to hold my phone while using it for mapping. The Vent mounted holder just break the air vents. The window suction cup holders fall off. The sticky holders don't stick. I must have gone through a hundred of these holders and never found one that was worth anything.

    I have a pile of Garmin, Magellan, and Tom Tom Navigation devices that I won't use because they are unreliable at directions. Google Maps is the best in my opinion. The thing that I don't like about Google Maps is that it requires a mobile data connection. This is fine for my smartphone, but I can't find a single in-dash Android Navigation system that has GSM capability where I can buy a mobile data plan for the system so it will have data service. So that means that I can't use Google Maps or Waze (which I use in large cities to route me around traffic jams). I can get a mobile data plan from Unreal Mobile for only $10 a month, but I need a device that I can put a SIM card in. Why none of these Android in-dash Nav systems has a sims card slot is mind-boggling to me.
  • Beverley&Ken wrote:
    For in dash components, if you really want to go that way, go to ‘ Crutchfield.com ‘. They have a very large selection of products and adaptors plus good customer service.
    When entering your vehicle information, you can use Econoline. The dashboard is is same in a 150 Econoline to the E450 cutaway.
    Others will suggest individual units for dash cam rear view monitors, your choice on products available and $$.
    Ken



    Thanks. This info really helps.
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    I highly suggest to stay away from Rand McNally navigation systems. My moho came with one and it is awful. Shame that a well known map maker can't develop a decent nav system.
  • For in dash components, if you really want to go that way, go to ‘ Crutchfield.com ‘. They have a very large selection of products and adaptors plus good customer service.
    When entering your vehicle information, you can use Econoline. The dashboard is is same in a 150 Econoline to the E450 cutaway.
    Others will suggest individual units for dash cam rear view monitors, your choice on products available and $$.
    Ken