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| Baltic Blue Member Since: 13 Aug 2015 Location: North Wales Posts: 3883      | Just checked build sheet for my 2011 VSE;
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|  7th Apr 2017 6:30pm | 
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35878    | the dvd goes into the dealers computer and then the mapping is transferred via firewire to your hard drive.. ... - .- -.
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|  7th Apr 2017 6:48pm | 
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| stu Member Since: 04 May 2011 Location: Richmond North Yorkshire Posts: 927      | Cheers Stan, that explains it..  | ||
|  7th Apr 2017 7:25pm | 
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| stu Member Since: 04 May 2011 Location: Richmond North Yorkshire Posts: 927      | Just out of curiosity, where is the fire wire socket?
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|  7th Apr 2017 7:55pm | 
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35878    | the socket is to the right of the glove box fuse box...i dont think anyone here has tried to access the hard drive..
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|  7th Apr 2017 8:45pm | 
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| stu Member Since: 04 May 2011 Location: Richmond North Yorkshire Posts: 927      | Surely it's got to be possible to copy maps from a hard drive to the car via a fire wire set up. 
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|  7th Apr 2017 8:57pm | 
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| stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 35878    | i shall be watching this thread with interest Stu.. ... - .- -.
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|  7th Apr 2017 9:15pm | 
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| Baltic Blue Member Since: 13 Aug 2015 Location: North Wales Posts: 3883      | You will have a line of FF's outside your house if you crack it !!!
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|  8th Apr 2017 9:10am | 
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| Giantlandyman Member Since: 25 Nov 2015 Location: Essex Posts: 800      | ^ How very true.....
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|  8th Apr 2017 10:39am | 
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| stu Member Since: 04 May 2011 Location: Richmond North Yorkshire Posts: 927      | Just applying some logic, if the main dealers up load maps from. DVD to the system via the fire wire socket, surely copying maps to a hard drive and doing it via a fire wire cable will have the same effect?
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|  8th Apr 2017 9:25pm | 
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| Giantlandyman Member Since: 25 Nov 2015 Location: Essex Posts: 800      | The main dealer download the map to the hard drive and then upload to the car, I believe. 
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|  8th Apr 2017 9:48pm | 
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| GGDR Member Since: 26 Nov 2016 Location: London Posts: 3561      | Doesn't the head unit take input from individual boxes? like the TV module.  
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|  9th Apr 2017 6:55am | 
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| stu Member Since: 04 May 2011 Location: Richmond North Yorkshire Posts: 927      | it just amazes me that 10 years ago, when I strayed to the dark side for a change (please forgive me..  | ||
|  9th Apr 2017 8:39am | 
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| Baltic Blue Member Since: 13 Aug 2015 Location: North Wales Posts: 3883      | Does the sat nav updating PDF in the Workshop Manual help you ? G reg 2.5VM  Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
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|  9th Apr 2017 2:10pm | 
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