NAV map updates

SS_Don · 04-20-2024, 05:04 PM

Anyone try this NAV map update from AliExpress? It is the current one available from GM.

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/3256806...apt=4itemAdapt

$25 from AliExpress vs $149 from GM.

discgolf01 · 04-20-2024, 06:32 PM

Also curious about this and if anyone has tried it, as another vehicle I have (2015 Sierra) no longer has map updates available from GM.

I do know that the GM one is coded for your VIN only, so not sure how these other 3rd party ones would work/integrate into the car.

SS_Don · 04-20-2024, 06:37 PM

It’s only coded to your VIN after you install it in your vehicle.

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GroundhogSS · 04-20-2024, 07:38 PM

Interesting. Might be worth a try.

Matt1LE · 04-20-2024, 09:17 PM

Hate to be the one to say it, but if it's from China you'll never know what trash they could encode in it to "F' up your car. Or at least make an annoyance issue you'd spend thousands chasing.

Val Walkinshaw · 04-20-2024, 09:33 PM

I bought the update from GM which came on a USB stick in 2022. I wouldn't mess with something from that site you mentioned cause if it bricks your unit, now it's a trip to the dealership. Some things I'll skimp on, not that one.

arpad_m · 04-20-2024, 09:42 PM

I'm with Val Walkinshaw on this one. Aliexpress, Temu, Wish etc. aren't in the honest business of selling products.

By the way, I'm not sure about these newer, SD card based updates, but the USB stick with the 2023 update was VIN coded: the ordering page asked for my VIN, then upon receiving the stick I checked its file system out of curiosity, only to find my VIN and the use of some hashing/checksumming technique, supposedly to make it tamper proof.

Texas1ss · 04-20-2024, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt1LE

Hate to be the one to say it, but if it's from China you'll never know what trash they could encode in it to "F' up your car. Or at least make an annoyance issue you'd spend thousands chasing.

I just recently bought two DJI drones as a hobby that are made in China, a cinematic drone and an FPV drone, that I think the U.S. government banned from being used by their agencies because of privacy concerns. But it might be a money grab by the U.S. drone manufacturers pushing hysteria to steer traffic their way and make some money. The commercial market they're still allowed, though.

This concerns me as well, but they make damn good drones. The U.S. made drones suck. If DJI is banned in the U.S., there goes my 3k, unless I fly it illegally against FAA rules.

But, hell, they still are attacking TikTok, so maybe I'll be good for a while unless the FAA decides to target DJI in the civilian market. Fingers crossed.

truckrglenn · 04-22-2024, 09:29 PM

I'm ur Huckleberry. Just ordered but for $17.08 plus sales tax.

SS_Don · 04-22-2024, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by truckrglenn

I'm ur Huckleberry. Just ordered but for $17.08 plus sales tax.

Let us know how it goes.

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truckrglenn · 04-24-2024, 04:26 AM

Estimated delivery is May 8th.

04-20-2024, 05:04 PM	#1
SS_Don Drives: '22 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,044 View My Garage	NAV map updates Anyone try this NAV map update from AliExpress? It is the current one available from GM. https://www.aliexpress.com/i/3256806...apt=4itemAdapt $25 from AliExpress vs $149 from GM. __________________ '22 2SS \| Wild Cherry Tintcoat \| Design Package 3 \| NPP \| MRC \| A10 \| NAV \| Ceramic Coating \| Full Frontal PPF \| New Hood and Side Stripes \| Michelin PS AS 4 Range AFM Disabler \| Mishimoto Catch Can \| Diode Dynamics side markers \| Cold Air Inductions CAI \| LLoyd Velourtex front/trunk mats with Camaro SS logo ZL1addons Deluxe Rock Guards, Stealth Lift Pads, and Tow Hook \| Escort MAXcam360c \| Footwell Lighting \| Banks gauges in ZZPerformance pillar pod \| Paddle shifter extensions

04-20-2024, 06:37 PM	#3
SS_Don Drives: '22 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,044 View My Garage	It’s only coded to your VIN after you install it in your vehicle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ '22 2SS \| Wild Cherry Tintcoat \| Design Package 3 \| NPP \| MRC \| A10 \| NAV \| Ceramic Coating \| Full Frontal PPF \| New Hood and Side Stripes \| Michelin PS AS 4 Range AFM Disabler \| Mishimoto Catch Can \| Diode Dynamics side markers \| Cold Air Inductions CAI \| LLoyd Velourtex front/trunk mats with Camaro SS logo ZL1addons Deluxe Rock Guards, Stealth Lift Pads, and Tow Hook \| Escort MAXcam360c \| Footwell Lighting \| Banks gauges in ZZPerformance pillar pod \| Paddle shifter extensions

04-20-2024, 07:38 PM	#4
GroundhogSS Drives: '17 2SS convertible'20 Yukon Denali Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 2,934	Interesting. Might be worth a try. __________________ Richard 2017 2SS SIM convertible, A8, NPP, MRC, 56R wheels, GM CAI, Diode Dynamics Side Markers Delivered: 08/15/2016 #TeamBeckyD

04-20-2024, 09:33 PM	#6
Val Walkinshaw L8ap3x Drives: 2018 2SS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: SE MI/ NW OH Posts: 430 View My Garage	I bought the update from GM which came on a USB stick in 2022. I wouldn't mess with something from that site you mentioned cause if it bricks your unit, now it's a trip to the dealership. Some things I'll skimp on, not that one. __________________ "Manuals win hearts. Automatics win races." 2018 2SS 1LE HBM 6M

04-20-2024, 09:42 PM	#7
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 11,653 View My Garage	I'm with Val Walkinshaw on this one. Aliexpress, Temu, Wish etc. aren't in the honest business of selling products. By the way, I'm not sure about these newer, SD card based updates, but the USB stick with the 2023 update was VIN coded: the ordering page asked for my VIN, then upon receiving the stick I checked its file system out of curiosity, only to find my VIN and the use of some hashing/checksumming technique, supposedly to make it tamper proof. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

04-20-2024, 06:32 PM	#2
discgolf01 Drives: 2018 ZL1 Convertible M6 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: USA Posts: 53	Also curious about this and if anyone has tried it, as another vehicle I have (2015 Sierra) no longer has map updates available from GM. I do know that the GM one is coded for your VIN only, so not sure how these other 3rd party ones would work/integrate into the car.

04-20-2024, 09:17 PM	#5
Matt1LE Drives: 2020 3LT Camaro 3.6L 1LE Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: San Diego Posts: 257	Hate to be the one to say it, but if it's from China you'll never know what trash they could encode in it to "F' up your car. Or at least make an annoyance issue you'd spend thousands chasing.

04-22-2024, 09:29 PM	#9
truckrglenn Drives: Chevy camaro Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Tennessee Posts: 192	I'm ur Huckleberry. Just ordered but for $17.08 plus sales tax. __________________ Glenn 2017 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible

04-24-2024, 04:26 AM	#11
truckrglenn Drives: Chevy camaro Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Tennessee Posts: 192	Estimated delivery is May 8th. __________________ Glenn 2017 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible

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